Category Archives: Nick Ottens

After Boston Bombings, Putin Tells West: I Told You So

Posted on May 7, 2013

In the wake of last month’s Boston Marathon bombings, Russian president Vladimir Putin chastised Western powers for underestimating the Chechen terrorist threat in the Caucasus from which the two suspected perpetrators hailed. “I have always felt outraged when our Western … Continue reading →

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Independent Kurdish Oil Exports Could “Divide Iraq”

Posted on March 21, 2013

by Nick Ottens A senior Iraqi official admitted on Tuesday that plans by the Kurdistan Regional Government to export oil independently of Baghdad could split the Middle Eastern country in two. “If oil from Kurdistan goes through Turkey directly, that … Continue reading →

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German-Polish Partnership in Europe Elusive

Posted on February 1, 2013

With a new Socialist government in Paris and David Cameron’s United Kingdom contemplating whether to stay in the European Union at all, Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel could use another ally in her campaign for closer economic and fiscal integration in … Continue reading →

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Saudi Arabia Concerned About Iraqi Unrest?

Posted on January 14, 2013

by Nick Ottens Saudi Arabia warned against sectarian “extremism” in neighboring Iraq last week when thousands of Sunnis took to the streets to protest against the Shia-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Prince Saud bin Faisal Al Saud, the … Continue reading →

Posted in English only, Irak, Nick Ottens, Saudi Arabien | 1 Comment

French-German Air Force Won’t Fly

Posted on December 13, 2012

by Nick Ottens Analysts from the Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit, a think tank that advises the German parliament and government on foreign and security policy, recommended the creation of a joint French-German air force last month as … Continue reading →

Posted in English only, International, Nick Ottens, Sicherheitspolitik | 6 Comments

Tomislav Nikolić Signals A Return to Normalcy for Serbia

Posted on June 23, 2012

by Nick Ottens Newly elected Serbian president Tomislav Nikolić tried to alleviate some of the concern last week that he will divert his country from its path to European Union membership. “I will strive to ensure the continuity of this … Continue reading →

Posted in English only, Kosovo, Nick Ottens, Russland, Serbien | 2 Comments

Putin Dreams of an Eurasian Empire

Posted on February 25, 2012

by Nick Ottens As Europe was covered in a blanket of snow this January, a familiar spectacle played out in the east. Russia reduced gas exports to the West by some 15 percent because domestic consumption soared in the cold … Continue reading →

Posted in English only, Nick Ottens, Russland | 1 Comment

China and Russia Have Interests Too

Posted on February 8, 2012

by Nick Ottens Western powers said they were appalled and “disgusted” by China’s and Russia’s veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have called on Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down and allow an interim government … Continue reading →

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Insurgent Nationalism Contradicts Russia’s “Thousand Year History” Says Putin

Posted on February 6, 2012

Nick Ottens is an historian from the Netherlands who researched Muslim revivalist movements and terrorism in nineteenth century Arabia, British India and the Sudan. He writes for and edits the transatlantic news and commentary website Atlantic Sentinel and is a … Continue reading →

Posted in English only, Nick Ottens, Russland | 2 Comments