perception management

hat tip to J for leaving the link to this oped in the comment section of :

What the heck is Chyrstia Freeland on about? Saudi Arabia is all for ‘rights’. Do note the fact that the Saudi diplomat rejects supporting every independence movement but just so happens to support the Usrael/remake the region friendly “independence” of the USrael affiliated KurdsSee below:

Carnegie Europe

I've been reading about Turkey's currency crisis 'round the net. There seem to be some authors that are confusing correlation with causation.These op/eds put forth the idea that the fundamentals of Turkey's economy are the reason for the currency crisis.   I disagree and suggest that these persons are confusing correlation and causation.Explainer:

 I've added an update at the bottom- a map, which should be very helpful to understanding the situation on the ground in and around Idlib- scroll downFollowing up on: Sochi: Iran, Russia & Turkey Talk Syria. Refugee Returns & IdlibWhere I'd commented:

The sanctions against Turkey have been coming for a long time now. They are the next step in the war that has long been waged against Turkey.Notice I said the next step? Not the first step? That's because there have been many attacks already made against Turkey...  I've covered many of them since 2013. Just a few in no particular order:

WSJ

Going long. Again.........In the post:  After Pakistan’s Soft Coup- Imran Khan’s Dangerous Victory The little list highlighting Pakistan's geopolitical importance was included. By no means extensive, but, hopefully enough to understand the great game is at play in Pakistan.

 Times of India

From the comments section of this post: After Pakistan’s Soft Coup- Imran Khan’s Dangerous Victory