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		<title>Further US sanctions on Iran threaten global repercussions</title>
		<link>http://farsighted-online.com/2012/12/11/further-us-sanctions-on-iran-threaten-global-repercussions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senators and aides announced on Tuesday that the US is planning a new round of sanctions for Iran. The full details of the sanctions have yet to be revealed, but they have been designed to further increase the burden on the Iranian economy, amidst growing fears in the West surrounding Iran’s nuclear program. The sanctions &#8230; <a href="http://farsighted-online.com/2012/12/11/further-us-sanctions-on-iran-threaten-global-repercussions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farsighted-online.com&#038;blog=35267742&#038;post=592&#038;subd=farsightdotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who is to blame? Street sexual harassment in Yemen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my daily activism to fight street sexual harassment in Yemen I often find myself dealing with questions of blame. Sadly, this usually involves helping victims who are unfairly blamed for the acts of their perpetrators. Yet I also find myself asking who is to blame for the high percentage of sexual harassment in our &#8230; <a href="http://farsighted-online.com/2012/12/10/who-is-to-blame-street-sexual-harassment-in-yemen/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farsighted-online.com&#038;blog=35267742&#038;post=586&#038;subd=farsightdotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Russia welcomes US Election result</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russian president Vladimir Putin congratulated Barack Obama on  his electoral  victory by sending a telegram  indicating signs of good will for future cooperation. According to the message, and as a result of Romney’s view of Russia as the US’s ‘No1 geopolitical foe’, the Kremlin sees Obama’s victory as a  positive development in  the countries bilateral &#8230; <a href="http://farsighted-online.com/2012/11/16/russia-welcomes-us-election-result/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farsighted-online.com&#038;blog=35267742&#038;post=576&#038;subd=farsightdotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Protest to continue as Egyptian parties wrangle over Constitution</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 9, over 10,000 Conservative Muslims gathered in Cairo to demand that Egypt’s new constitution be based on ‘Sharia’ or the rulings of Islamic law. The controversy surrounding the constitution is centred on the wording of the second amendment that reads, ‘principles of Islamic Sharia’ are the basis of legislation. The wording of this &#8230; <a href="http://farsighted-online.com/2012/11/12/protest-to-continue-as-egyptian-parties-wrangle-over-constitution/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farsighted-online.com&#038;blog=35267742&#038;post=570&#038;subd=farsightdotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ukraine visa change move to limit foreign influence</title>
		<link>http://farsighted-online.com/2012/10/26/ukraine-visa-change-move-to-limit-foreign-influence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to the recent changes in Ukrainian visa regulations, European volunteers have to leave the country or they are to be deported at the earliest opportunity. The demand for an EU reaction from the third sector is growing in the country. Ukraine has de jure deprived European volunteers of the possibility of working inside the &#8230; <a href="http://farsighted-online.com/2012/10/26/ukraine-visa-change-move-to-limit-foreign-influence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farsighted-online.com&#038;blog=35267742&#038;post=547&#038;subd=farsightdotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Georgian Dream could play both sides</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Georgia’s President conceded defeat in historic Parliamentary elections Tuesday October 2, marking the beginning of the country’s first democratic transition of power since independence in 1991.  His concession paves the way for Georgian Dream’s leader, Bidzina Ivanishvili, to take power.  This victory has raised expectations in the West that closer ties with Russia are now likely. &#8230; <a href="http://farsighted-online.com/2012/10/07/georgian-dream-could-play-both-sides/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farsighted-online.com&#038;blog=35267742&#038;post=522&#038;subd=farsightdotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Belarusian elections cause few surprises</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parliamentary elections held in Belarus on 23 September predictably resulted in 109 out of 110 seats assigned to the party of President Alexander Lukashenko. The outcome was reached with a 65.9 per cent voter turnout; though potentially justifiable by the country’s general state of political apathy, the result has raised concerns given the country’s electoral &#8230; <a href="http://farsighted-online.com/2012/10/02/belarusian-elections-cause-few-surprises/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farsighted-online.com&#038;blog=35267742&#038;post=509&#038;subd=farsightdotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gazprom investigation sign of a more proactive Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 20:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the announcement by the European Commission on September 4 regarding the newly-launched investigation into Russian giant Gazprom’s compliance with European anti-monopoly laws, questions have arisen about the future of natural gas imports to Europe and Russia’s role in it. Rather than directly engaging with the reasons behind the antitrust investigation, Gazprom provided only a &#8230; <a href="http://farsighted-online.com/2012/09/08/gazprom-investigation-sign-of-a-more-proactive-europe/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farsighted-online.com&#038;blog=35267742&#038;post=491&#038;subd=farsightdotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cool reception for Safe Haven as refugees continue to cross into Turkey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 21:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Security Council has discussed Turkish plans to create a safe haven within Syria for people fleeing the ongoing Civil War. The August 31 discussions will continue but Turkish officials are not confident that the plan will be accepted, despite demands from the Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, for quick and decisive action. Opposition &#8230; <a href="http://farsighted-online.com/2012/09/04/no-safe-haven/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farsighted-online.com&#038;blog=35267742&#038;post=480&#038;subd=farsightdotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dačić &#8216;allergic&#8217; to lectures as Rapporteur speaks in Belgrade</title>
		<link>http://farsighted-online.com/2012/09/01/464/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 22:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dačić has reacted strongly to statements on Wednesday made by Jelko Kacin, Member of the European Parliament. Dačić asked EU authorities “to lower their tone” when talking about and to Serbia, and implied that Serbia was not being treated as an equal part of Europe. Kacin spoke about two sensitive issues: corruption &#8230; <a href="http://farsighted-online.com/2012/09/01/464/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=farsighted-online.com&#038;blog=35267742&#038;post=464&#038;subd=farsightdotcom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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