Thread: Eurasia Topics

Good to see them putting all that stolen technology to use.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Good to see them putting all that stolen technology to use.

The americans didn't steal the technology.

They bought the nazi war criminal, von Braun, fair and square

Originally Posted by helge

The americans didn't steal the technology.

They bought the nazi war criminal, von Braun, fair and square

* Won

Originally Posted by helge

They bought the nazi war criminal, von Braun, fair and square

They "bought"?

Originally Posted by Klondyke

They "bought"?

Bought. Yes. . . . and a bit of kidnap as well despite him seeking out the US, probably, to keep him out of Soviet hands

^^^^^

Von Braun and several members of the engineering team, including Dornberger, made it to Austria.[54] On May 2, 1945, upon finding an American private from the U.S. 44th Infantry Division, von Braun's brother and fellow rocket engineer, Magnus, approached the soldier on a bicycle, calling out in broken English: "My name is Magnus von Braun. My brother invented the V-2. We want to surrender."[10][55]

Originally Posted by panama hat

Bought. Yes. . . . and a bit of kidnap as well despite him seeking out the US, probably, to keep him out of Soviet hands

* Won

Originally Posted by Klondyke

^^^^^

Why are you referencing this post by harry? Your post makes no sense in this reference, not that that is surprising.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Good to see them putting all that stolen technology to use.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

* Won

Better

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

* Won

Harry; don't ruin my jokes

Tia

Originally Posted by panama hat

Your post makes no sense in this reference, not that that is surprising.

None of his posts make any fucking sense.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Brazil's Vale in January and Australia's BHP Group in April.

Which part of 'Eurasia Topics' are you having difficulty with?


China Slows Australian Coal Imports as Beijing Denies Ban


Chinese officials are jamming up imports of Australian coal, with at least one major port suspending customs clearance, but Beijing has denied a report of an official ban.
The foreign ministry on Friday said the report of a block on Australian coal at one northern port was false, echoing information from miners, Canberra lawmakers and people familiar with official orders in China. The news had roiled markets on Thursday as it was seen as a sudden escalation of trade tensions between the two countries.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

How long before the Communist party decides to chuck another wobbly because of some perceived insult to their 'pride' and cancels or obstructs again . . . like a spoiled big, fat child in the kindergarten

Originally Posted by panama hat

Which part of 'Eurasia Topics' are you having difficulty with?

Even when he gets to pick the topic he can't stay on topic.

The 'whataboutism' is too strong in him.

Originally Posted by cyrille

The 'whataboutism' is too strong in him.

Clearly related to Klondyke

Originally Posted by cyrille

Even when he gets to pick the topic he can't stay on topic.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Which part of 'Eurasia Topics' are you having difficulty with?

Originally Posted by cyrille

Even when he gets to pick the topic he can't stay on topic.

The article is regarding China's currency being adopted for use in international trade.


Who with is irrelevant, except for the commodity being purchased by a Chinese company, based in a country in Eurasia.

Originally Posted by OhOh (Eurasia Topics)
Brazil's Vale in January and Australia's BHP Group in April.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Which part of 'Eurasia Topics' are you having difficulty with?

Still not comprehending the basics, eh.

Nigeria says to sign Africa free trade pact


03/07/2019 - 10:30



Lagos (AFP)
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will sign the landmark African free trade agreement during the upcoming African Union meeting in Niger, his office said.
"Nigeria will sign the #AfCFTA Agreement at t

he upcoming Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in Niamey, Niger," the presidency said in a Tweet late Tuesday.
African leaders are meeting in Niamey this weekend.


Nigeria had been a key backer of the plan to progressively reduce trade barriers on the continent since talks on the African Continental Free Trade Area got underway in 2002.
However it abruptly changed course shortly before the deal was signed last year following pressure from local unions and businesses fearful that they would be uncompetitive if trade barriers are dropped.
Last week, a special government panel formed to study the potential impact of joining AfCFTA, recommended that Buhari sign Nigeria up.
The trade deal "provides immense opportunities for Nigeria's manufacturing and service companies to expand to Africa," the panel's chair, Desmond Guobadia, said in a statement after submitting its report.
AfCFTA formally came into force at the end of May, after the required minimum of 22 countries ratified the ambitious plan to boost intra-African trade, which has long suffered by high tariffs.
It hopes the progressive elimination of tariffs will help boost regional trade by 60 percent within three years. At present, only 16 percent of trade by African nations is with continental neighbours.
Nigeria is one of only three of the AU's 55 member states to not have signed up to AfCFTA, with other African economic heavyweights such as Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa having ratified the pact

Nigeria says to sign Africa free trade pact - France 24

Iraq in the balance between Iran and the USA


"Iran and the US have been at war since 1979, when the “Islamic Republic” took power. This war will continue as long as the US seeks to defeat Iran, which in turn seeks to force the US out of the Middle East. Occasionally, the war manifests as direct clashes between the two countries, but usually it takes place on the territory of Iran’s allies. These allies are becoming stronger and powerful enough to be reckoned with. This growth is imposing Iran as a regional power with influence in several countries around the Middle East—from Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen to Iraq, where direct US-Iran confrontation has shown the ability of both countries to inflict damage on one another. By accepting the election of the new Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the two countries have reached an unspoken agreement for de-escalation allowing the new Prime Minister to achieve a balance of power. This balance will be difficult to maintain in the face of new domestic challenges Iraq is facing, related not only to the Iran-US struggle but also to the devastating economic recession caused by the response to COVID-19 and the low price of oil.

Iraq agreed to drop its oil production from 4.65 million barrels per day (bpd) to 3.59 bpd in May and June and 3.8 million bpd for the rest of the year in accord with an OPEC agreement to reduce crude oil production and stop the free fall of the price of oil. The 2020 budget assumes an oil price between $56 to $58 in a country where oil accounts for 67 percent of its economy and the income from crude oil sales funds 90 percent of its yearly budget. Iraq has lost $11 billion since the beginning of this year due to the low price of oil, the relatively closed borders, and the absence of religious pilgrimage due to the Coronavirus.

However, the Iraqi “man in the street” doesn’t take into consideration these enormous challenges. He demands job opportunities, the end of the distribution of power among the biggest political parties and corruption that has dominated Iraqi politics since 2003. Therefore, notwithstanding the seriousness and good intentions of the new Prime Minister, the lack of finance, resources and cash will be devastating to the future of Iraq in the next years even if al-Kadhimi manages to keep the balance between Iran and the US.

The Prime Minister has reinstalled Lieutenant General Abdel Wahab al-Saedi at the top of the counterterrorism units, recalling him back to this position from a desk job at the Ministry of Defence. This smart first step has different goals.

Sources close to the Prime Minister said: “Al-Kadhimi is aware of the necessity to avoid challenging the US or Iran in this sensitive moment. Therefore, he is concentrating on domestic challenges and the effort to sideline the country from the Iran-US struggle. Al-Saedi understands much better today that he can’t challenge Iran or al-Hashd al-Shaabi if he wants to fight ISIS (the “Islamic State”) and hunt down terrorists that have gathered significant strength recently and carried out threatening attacks. Also, General al-Saedi enjoys US support which could help him achieve his designated objective.”

The US ceased all intelligence gathering and sharing with the Iraqis following the US assassination of the Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandes and their 9 companions at Baghdad airport. This assassination triggered the binding decision of the parliament to ask for the immediate departure of US troops from Iraq.

“The return of General al-Saedi to the counterterrorism service was a popular cause. Al-Kadhimi accommodated this request to satisfy one of the people’s demands and show that the Prime Minister respects their protest. Hashd al-Shaabi forces, spread around among many locations in Iraq, are fighting alongside the counterterrorism units in perfect harmony. Therefore, the presence of al-Saedi will not affect the performance of the security forces and is not considered a challenge to Iran, as the Prime Minister explained to the general before restoring him to his old position,” said the source.

The US did not succeed to promote the anti-Iran candidate, Adnan al-Zurfi. Moreover, al-Kadhimi did not appoint al-Zurfi to any ministerial position notwithstanding his attempt to give al-Zurfi a place in his cabinet. Shia political groups considered al-Kadhimi’s nominations inappropriate and provocative to Iran, forcing the Prime Minister to change his cabinet selections three times. An anti-Iran Iraqi Prime Minister can’t find a place in Iraq. Former prime minister Haidar Abadi was against Soleimani but not against Iran. Soleimani wanted to remove Abadi after one year in office, triggering a hostile reaction from the Iraqi prime minister. However, when the new elections were due, Soleimani reconciled with Abadi after several private meetings, but failed to convince Iraqi Shia parties to support Abadi’s candidateship.

Mustafa al-Kadhmi managed to reach power only when the Shia brought down al-Zurfi and General Esmail Qaani, Soleimani’s successor, visited Baghdad to meet with Shia political leaders to soften their opposition. Also, the Lebanese Hezbollah played an important role in persuading those rejecting al-Kadhimi, and convinced the prime minister to select his cabinet according to criteria suitable to Shia, Sunni and Kurds. These supports from outside Iraq eased al-Kadhimi’s path to power. The objection of Kataeb Hezbollah Iraq is irrelevant, even if media exaggerates the importance of this organisation. Lebanese Hezbollah mediated between al-Kadhimi and Iraqi Kataeb Hezbollah, considered a small player in the bigger Shia picture in Iraq.

Also, Iraq was given a 120-day waiver to continue importing electricity from Iran. In fact, the US had no choice but to adopt this step and will continue to do if it doesn’t want to see Iraq overtly violating US sanctions. The Iraqi southern provinces will need Iranian gas and electricity for at least the next 3-4 years. The US is looking for a moral victory when it is aware Iraq can’t survive without electricity and that the southern provinces will not abide by any US decision to block its supply. Washington prefers to appear in control rather than to be shown publicly to be no longer dominant.

Al-Kadhimi’s first meetings were with the US and Iranian ambassadors in Iraq. He spoke to Presidents Trump and Rouhani where he confirmed that “Iran is a dear friend and Iraq will never forget the support Tehran has offered to the country”. In 2014, Iran was the first to provide Iraq with weapons, training and advisors, when the US failed to deliver weapons Iraq had already purchased. The US preferred to look on as ISIS occupied a third of Iraq.

Iran transformed the US threat into an opportunity by imposing itself as a regional power. The US can no longer isolate an Iran that enjoys regional influence in so many countries in the Middle East. Russia and China need to consider Iranian influence when dealing with many Middle Eastern countries. Hashd al-Shaabi and other groups loyal to Iran are a force that can’t be dissolved or ignored in Iraq. Over 41 years Iran has painstakingly built a chain of faithful and dedicated allies in the region, whereas the US has maintained business-type relations based on the coercing of frightened Middle Eastern leaders. These US “clients” understandably cannot be relied upon to support US interests in the region."

Iraq in the balance between Iran and the USA – Elijah J. Magnier

The US can no longer isolate an Iran that enjoys regional influence in so many countries in the Middle East.

All of these silly bits of shite that you post are irrelevant because

1. They are usually silly
2. The US can do what it likes
3. Baldy orange cunto is in charge, so fuck knows what he will do

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

The US can do what it likes

Complete bollocks.

The article makes the point that the US is already ducking out of sanctions battles that it can't win.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Iraq in the balance between Iran and the USA

. . . in the "Eurasia Topics' thread. Actually a thread YOU started and don't mind it getting craped on . . . by yourself and your Russian mate

Aaaaah, you and Klondyke - extraordinary cretins


Nunavut hunters in 'disbelief' over government's attempt to cut narwhal harvest

Hunters in Pond Inlet say they "don't believe" the government's most recent scientific survey of narwhals, and are upset at the recent recommendation to cut the total allowable harvest by more than a hundred.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has put forth a recommendation to the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board to cut the quota from the current 236 narwhals, to 134.

• Nunavut hunters harvest 230 narwhal trapped in ice near Pond Inlet
• Narwhals: the 'giant unicorn of the sea' at risk from climate change

"The Inuit here in Pond Inlet don't believe the survey they have brought to us," said Jacolaasie Killiktee, with the Pond Inlet Hunters and Trappers Association, in Inuktitut.
The suggestion was based on a 2013 aerial survey done by government scientists in Eclipse Sound, the waterway around Pond Inlet.


Hunters in Nunavut cut up a harvested narwhal. Inuit have harvested narwhal for generations for their skin and blubber, as well as for their long tusks. (CBC)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada said the number of narwhals counted in Eclipse Sound in 2013 was 10,500, down from an estimated 20,200 in 2004.
"The people originally from this area know the narwhals more than those research numbers. So we don't believe what the [Department of Fisheries and Oceans] is saying to us," said Killiktee.
Meanwhile, the department has recommended an increase in total allowable harvest from 233 to 389 in Admiralty Inlet, near the Nunavut hamlet of Arctic Bay. Scientists counted almost twice the number of narwhals there since 2010, from 18,100 to 35,000.


The wildlife board held a public hearing last week in Pond Inlet for all affected parties — including scientists from the department who could answer technical questions about the survey.
Daniel Shewchuk, chairperson of the board, said reconciling the scientific and traditional voices "is not going to be easy."
"It's very difficult," said Shewchuk. But he said the traditional Inuit knowledge provided is "very, very positive and powerful information... and it has to be weighed. Just like any other information."
The board's decision will be made and submitted to the minister in the coming months, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Scientific method in 'early stages' and 'uncertain'

The area that scientists observe "is really huge," according to Steven Ferguson, a scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada who was a part of the process of surveying the narwhals in 2013"You know, about 200,000 narwhals, and it's distributed all across the Arctic," said Ferguson. "So it's a bit of a challenge for us to do this survey. They're really expensive and require a lot of people to do them."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/pond-inlet-hunters-don-t-believe-dfo-1.3882489

Originally Posted by cyrille

Complete bollocks.

The article makes the point that the US is already ducking out of sanctions battles that it can't win.

Oh, so because the article says that it must be true then.



Forget the fact that Iran can't earn thruppence a barrel for its oil at the moment, sanctions or not, and it has burned through $50 billion of its foreign reserves even when it was selling oil to the chinkies ignoring the sanctions (albeit well below market price but still at a profit).

Look at the big picture sybille, one article does not paint the complete picture.

Iran does not have massive regional influence in an area where most of the oil is owned by Sunni and is protected by the West.

Palestine, Yemen, Lebanon? They are insignificant players.

Syria? Yeah, so influential there that they had to call in the Russians to stop their puppet getting overthrown.

Lebanon is starting to doubt even Hezbollah's intentions for the country, and they were heroes after the last time the Israelis gave them a slapping.

There is no need for the US to keep trying to shoot Iran in the foot, they are perfectly capable of doing it themselves at the moment, and the only thing suppressing internal strife right now is the 'Rona.

Originally Posted by OhOh

When 96% goes to Asia.?

Iraq Exports By Country



So that's what's occurring. Who are they protecting it for? When was the Iraq request made? So noble of them, I presume some Iraq political vote was taken and the majority of the citizens thought, "that's a jolly good idea"?

Iraq isn't Sunni you fucking twat.

Jesus if you don't even know the basics why do you fucking bother?

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Expert: China to lead U-shaped recovery of regional economy

"China will lead a gradual U-shaped regional economic recovery, which will help anchor production and confidence in neighboring countries aided by the adoption of a wide range of stimulus packages to contain the novel coronavirus epidemic, the head of a leading international research organization told China Daily in an exclusive interview on Wednesday.
A U-shaped recovery is one in which the economy gradually climbs out of a recessionary environment.
All economies in the ASEAN+3 region, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus China, Japan and South Korea, could return to positive growth in 2021, and the region as a whole is expected to expand by 6.2 percent next year, led by China, said Toshinori Doi, director of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), which monitors macroeconomic and financial stability in the region.
"China can play an important role to lead and support the region's economic recovery by resuming connectivity in trade and investment with regional economies and regaining regional demand," said Doi. "But this trajectory depends largely on how effectively the regional and global economies can contain the virus."

AMRO expects the region's economy to slow sharply to 0.2 percent this year. It has already shaved 3 percentage points off the growth forecast compared to a month ago.
As the COVID-19 outbreak has been nearly brought under control in China, more than half of the companies, particularly the export-oriented ones, have achieved around 80 percent of production utilization, said AMRO.

China's resumption of production will help anchor regional production and confidence, the director said. The region's electronics and semiconductor industries－spurred by 5G and artificial intelligence development, petroleum and chemicals from energy consumption－and textile and garment sectors will benefit from the resumption of manufacturing in China.

Besides, China's plan to increase infrastructure spending will also benefit commodity exporters in the region, Doi said.
"We expect China to carry out large infrastructure investment, such as transportation in the upcoming stimulus package. The country's demand for mining products will benefit mining exporters in the ASEAN, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam."

On the shocks, the AMRO director said the pandemic has disrupted the ASEAN+3 supply chain and affected derived demand within the region.
In the post-pandemic period, efforts are likely to be focused on improving the robustness of the regional supply chain by diversifying the production of key intermediate and final products to more countries, to mitigate the risk of such disruptions."

Expert: China to lead U-shaped recovery of regional economy - Chinadaily.com.cn