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Migrants strangle France alive

By Guest PostDecember 29, 2012Politicsalien ideology, arab countries, bankrupt, colonies of france, crime, eu citizens, euro, Europe, european values, france, francois hollande, french interior minister, french policy, french taxpayers, french treasury, global competitiveness report, immigrant benefits, international factors, job search, manuel valls, migration policy, model, muslim countries, new immigration rules, nicolas sarkozy, number of migrants, presidential campaign, problems of migrants, social behavior, unemployment

It seems that migration policies of a leading country in Europe, France, are seriously changing. The country is no longer able to hold back the crowd of migrants, many of whom do not want to integrate into the social and economic life of their new home country. The upcoming radical changes for migrants were announced by French Interior Minister Manuel Valls.

After a meeting on the National Immigration and Integration, French Interior Minister Manuel Valls announced significant changes in the country’s migration policy. The government will reduce financial assistance to immigrants, and this reduction will be substantial. Starting March 1 of next year, French immigrant benefits will be reduced by 83 percent. The amount of compensation to immigrants who voluntarily want to return home will be also reduced. If earlier the government paid 300 euros for every adult and 100 euros for every minor, in March of 2013 these amounts will be reduced to 50 and 30 euros, respectively. (more…)

Putin signs ‘anti-Magnitsky’ law

By Guest PostDecember 28, 2012Media, Politicsamerican citizens, children, citizen, dima yakovlev, federation council, freedoms, human rights, kremlin, law, magnitsky act, nonprofit organization, orphan, political ngos, russian children, russian federation, russian president, sphere of protection, state duma, state policy, us citizenship, vladimir putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, December 28^th, signed the law, which had been passed in response to the USA’s “Magnitsky Act”. The law has been dubbed in Russia as the “Law of Dima Yakovlev” (named after the boy, who died in a hot car in the U.S.).

The full title of the law is “On measures against persons involved in violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms, rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation.” Previously, the bill was approved by the State Duma and the Federation Council. (more…)

Plan C: ‘All Roads Lead Back to Boehner’ – UMD’s Kettl

By Guest PostDecember 26, 2012Economy, Politicsboehner, dean, democrats, don kettl, election, fiscal cliff, house democrats, house republicans, maryland, negotiation, plan b, policy, public, republicans, schadenfreude, senate, university

University of Maryland School of Public Policy Dean Don Kettl on where the fiscal cliff negotiations head after Plan B fails:

“For the Republicans, this is a very weak situation. They’re struggling to get their mojo back after the election. It’s very clear they don’t know which way to go and they aren’t willing to follow anyone to get them there.

For the Democrats, there will be a powerful temptation to allow the Republicans to swing in the wind. It’s hard to beat something with nothing, and right now the Republicans have nothing to bring to the table. The Democrats will surely enjoy watching this for a few days, and watching the approval ratings of the House Republicans drop a few more notches. (more…)

Syria Policy Warning over Weapons of Mass Destruction Risk

By Guest PostDecember 26, 2012Politicsafghanistan, alternative path, andrew rathmell, anti assad coalition, bitter insurgency, catastrophic, catastrophic success, conflict, east timor, gareth stansfield, insurgent threat, intervention, Iraq, iraq veteran, jonathan githens mazer, kosovo, libya, mass destruction, middle eastern, military action, nato, northern ireland, paradox, post assad society, regime, risk, scholar, sierra leone, syria policy warning, syrian security forces, university of exeter, us disengagement, weapons, western strategic messages, worst option. sir paul newton

Policy-makers have been warned that premature military action in Syria could lead to uncontrolled access to weapons of mass destruction and a prolonged, bitter insurgency following any intervention that resulted in the sudden collapse of the Syrian security forces.

Despite the desire to prevent further bloodshed, taking direct action to try to end the conflict could be the “worst option” and could only serve to further destabilise the situation in the volatile country.

General (Retd) Professor Sir Paul Newton co-wrote the report alongside distinguished Middle Eastern scholars at the University of Exeter’s Strategy and Security Institute, of which he is Director. He said: “Although it may appear attractive in the short-term, the one scenario that must be avoided is sudden, uncontrolled state collapse. This may seem like a paradox given the pressing need to end humanitarian suffering and the risk of the conflict spreading. However, it could be catastrophic. If unmanaged disintegration of the Syrian state were to occur, access to weapons of mass destruction would be uncontrolled.” (more…)

Yale Senior Shines Light on the ‘French Anne Frank’

By Guest PostDecember 24, 2012Politicsfrench anne frank, french jewish woman, helene berr, resistance in lyon

The story of Hélène Berr, a young French Jewish woman who chronicled her life in Paris during the German occupation and died in a concentration camp, had a certain poignancy for Yale senior Zoe Egelman. (more…)

Commentary: Lyle Goldstein: Sunshine Returns to the Korean Peninsula?

By Guest PostDecember 21, 2012Politicsamerican strategists, axis of evil, Beijing, blue house, China, china maritime studies, cold war, east asian nato, east asian security, inter korean tension, iraq war, Japan, korean peninsula, lee myung bak, lyle goldstein, military contingency, naval war college, new president, north korea, northeast asia, park geun hye, pivot to asia, President Bush, President Obama, pro american, pyongyang, recent missile test, relief, republic of korea, seoul, south korea, strategic reassurance, strategists in washington, sunshine policy, superpower, trilateral alliance, united states, US, us china relations, yalu river

On Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, Park Geun-hye was elected South Korea’s new president, making her the first woman to hold the title. It’s a victory some say signals the beginning of a new era for the tension-riddled region. Lyle Goldstein, International Relations program visiting faculty and associate professor in the China Maritime Studies Institute of the U.S. Naval War College, comments on what Park’s election means for the future of South Korea and the country’s relationship with the United States and China.

Park Geun-hye’s election will come as a major relief to many strategists in Washington, given her pro-American credentials. Her opponent was inclined to fully reinstate the “sunshine policy” of a decade ago, a disposition that would have no doubt entailed a more discriminating look at the newly invigorated U.S.-Republic of Korea alliance. Irrespective of which candidate came to occupy the Blue House, South Koreans seemed to be looking for more sunshine and less inter-Korean tension. (more…)

Putin: ‘USA’s get-out attitude to Russia unacceptable’

By Guest PostDecember 20, 2012Politicsadoption, american citizens, anarchy, anti russian law, anti soviet law, ban, capital in russia, cia prisons, dmitry anatolievich, echo, Economy, euro area, foreign adoption, foreign journalists, gdp, get out attitude, industrial growth, inflation rate, izvestia, jackson vanik amendment, m 10 highway, magnitsky act, military personnel, moscow, moscow radio station, negative attitude, poor harvest, prime minister, putin, recession, russia, russian, russian children, russian officials, russian president, skolkovo project, st. petersburg, stability in russia, state duma, statistics, united states, vladimir putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin started his large press conference at midday, December 20^th. The conference brought together more than 1,200 Russian and foreign journalists.

The head of state started with statistics. According to him, the growth of GDP in January-October of this year made up 3.7 percent. According to Vladimir Putin, this is a good result. Recession in the world economy (and in particular in the euro area) became an obstacle for reaching better results, as well as a poor harvest in Russia. Last year, more than 90 million tons of grain were collected. This year, the harvest has dropped to 74 million tons. (more…)

An Interview with Mr. Charles Smith: ‘School Violence and Free Access to Weapons’

By BlogArenaDecember 18, 20122 commentsInterview, Media, Politicsamerican attitude, cap law, charles smith, cukier and sidel, global gun epidemic, gun control, mass shooting, school violence, shootings in newtown

Charles Smith is a native of Southeast Ohio and attended Ohio University where he earned a degree in education. After several years teaching high school social studies, he returned to Ohio University and completed his Masters Degree in Political Science, focusing on American Politics and Political Philosophy. (more…)

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