Tag: central asia
Interview 1070 - Christoph Germann on the Kyrgyzstan-US Rift
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James welcomes back to the program Christoph Germann of the New Great Game Round-up to discuss Kyrgyzstan's recent decision to cancel a two decade old US cooperation treaty. We talk about the ostensible reason for this rift and what might really be behind it, as well as the ramifications of this cancelation for USAID and other US-led NGOs in the country. |
Interview 1064 - The BFP Roundtable Tackles ISIS v. Al Qaeda
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On this episode we are joined by BFP contributors James Corbett and Christoph Germann for a discussion of the US Deep State's role in creating ISIS, its evolution, and the possible end of Al Qaeda. The three of us explore the idea of "moderate" Al Qaeda members speaking out against ISIS, and their attempts to save the dying Al Qaeda brand. We also discuss how ISIS has changed the rules of terrorism by ushering in a new level of violence that is devoid of any real political ideology, touching on the notion that they are merely a place holder for some other new form of jihadi movement yet to emerge, and then finish off the conversation by looking at recent geopolitical developments in Central Asia and how these nations are dealing with the threat that ISIS presents. |
Interview 972 - Financial Survival: Central Asia, Graveyard of Empires?
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This week on Financial Survival, James and Alfred discuss the strife, conflict and geostrategy in Central Asia. Is it random violence, or part of a plan? Why does the US want to dominate the region, and can they survive the Afghan graveyard of empires? Is war inevitable or merely a useful tool for the powers that shouldn't be? Find out this and much more in this week's lively discussion. |
Episode 298 - Gladio B and the Battle for Eurasia
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‘Operation Gladio B’--the continuation of the old NATO Gladio program--covers a tangled web of covert operatives, billionaire Imams, drug running, prison breaks and terror strikes. Its goal: the destabilization of Central Asia and the Caucasus. In this presentation to Studium Generale in Groningen on November 19, 2014, James Corbett lifts the lid on this operation, its covert operatives, and the secret battle for the Eurasian heartland. |
Interview 438 - Justin Burke
Justin Burke, Managing Editor of the Eppy Award-winning Central Asia news website Eurasianet.org, joins us to discuss the importance of Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan to NATO's supply chain for Afghanistan, its role in the Northern Distribution Network, and why it has been such a point of contention with the Kyrgyz people. We also discuss how the situation is likely to play out now that the latest president has affirmed his willingness to shut down the base.
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