Euromaidan The protests reached a climax during mid-February. On February 18, the worst clashes of Euromaidan broke out after the parliament had failed to rollback the Constitution of Ukraine to its pre-2004 form, which would lessen presidential power and bring more balance to the government. Police and protesters fired guns, with both live and rubber ammunition, in multiple locations in Kyiv. Despite the impeachment of Yanukovych, the installation of a new government, and the signature of the political provisions of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, the protests have been ongoing to sustain pressure on the government, counter pro-Russian protests, and reject Russian occupation of Ukraine. Overview[edit] The protests are ongoing despite heavy police presence,[80][81] regularly sub-freezing temperatures, and snow. According to journalist Lecia Bushak writing in the 18 February 2014 issue of Newsweek magazine, Background[edit] Name history[edit] Initial causes[edit] Pro-EU demonstrations in Kiev
Sol Campbell: Racist attitudes mean I'll have to go abroad to coach By Declan Warrington Published: 14:44 GMT, 27 September 2013 | Updated: 15:15 GMT, 28 September 2013 Sol Campbell believes his only chances of succeeding as a coach or manager will come from working abroad because of the 'archaic attitudes' towards black individuals that blight the domestic game. Campbell is currently taking a three-year coaching course to pursue a new career across Europe. Ambitious: But Sol Campbell believes he is being held back by his skin colour Chris Hughton, Norwich Chris Powell, Charlton Paul Ince, Blackpool Chris Kiwomya, Notts County And he told the Guardian: 'I want to start abroad. 'I've spoken to other black players who want to coach and they feel the same, that attitudes here are archaic. Throughout the English game there are four black managers only: Norwich's Chris Hughton, Charlton's Chris Powell, Paul Ince of Blackpool and Notts County's Chris Kiwomya. Decorated: Campbell played at the highest level for the majority of his career Leading lights?
Eurasianism The greatest extension of Russian Empire (dark green) and its spheres of influence (light green) Eurasianism (Russian: Евразийство, Yevraziystvo) is a political movement in Russia, formerly within the primarily Russian émigré community.[citation needed] Early 20th century[edit] Eurasianism was a political movement in the Russian emigre community in the 1920s. The Eurasianists criticised the anti-Bolshevik activities of organizations such as ROVS, believing that the emigre community's energies would be better focused on preparing for this hoped for process of evolution. The key leaders of the Eurasianists were Prince Nikolai Trubetzkoy, P.N. Several organizations similar in spirit to the Eurasianists sprung up in the emigre community at around the same time, such as the pro-Monarchist Mladorossi and the Smenovekhovtsi. Late 20th century[edit] Eurasian world for eurasianist political movement Neo-Eurasianism[edit] Greater Russia[edit] Outside Russia[edit] See also[edit] Notes[edit] References[edit]
Aleksandr Dugin’s Foundations of Geopolitics | The Fourth Political Theory John B. Dunlop1 One perceptive observer of the Russian political scene, Francoise Thom, noted as far back as 1994 that fascism, and especially its “Eurasianist” variant, was already at that time displacing Russian nationalism among statist Russian elites as a post-communist “Russian Idea,” especially in the foreign policy sphere. “The weakness of Russian nationalists,” she emphasized, “stems from their inability to clearly situate Russian frontiers. Euras[ianism] brings an ideological foundation for post-Soviet imperialism.”2There has probably not been another book published in Russia during the post-communist period which has exerted an influence on Russian military, police, and statist foreign policy elites comparable to that of Aleksandr Dugin’s 1997 neo-fascist treatise, Foundations of Geopolitics.3 Dugin is reported to have been detained by the KGB for participating in this study group, and forbidden literature was subsequently discovered at his apartment. The Gorbachev Debacle
Ukrainian Sides Reach Tentative Deal After Days of Bloodshed Photo KIEV, Ukraine — A deal aimed at ending a lethal spiral of violence in Ukraine began to show serious strains late Friday just hours after it had been signed, with angry protesters shouting down opposition members of Parliament who negotiated the accord and a militant leader threatening armed attacks if President Viktor F. Yanukovych did not step down by morning. Russia, which joined France, Germany and Poland in mediating the settlement, introduced a further element of uncertainty by declining to sign the accord, which reduces the power of Mr. The developments cast a shadow over a hard-fought accord that mandates early presidential elections by December, a swift return to a 2004 Constitution that sharply limited the president’s powers and the establishment within 10 days of a “government of national trust.” Continue reading the main story Slide Show Except for a series of loud explosions on Friday night and angry chants in the protest encampment, Kiev was generally quiet. Mr.
Why aren't there more black football managers? Glance at the average football pitch and you might conclude racism in Britain's favourite sport is dead. Team-sheets from the Premier League down have players of all ethnicities, and organising bodies host myriad anti-racism events. The discrimination bound-up with the game in decades past appears to be over. In 2007, about a quarter of all players were black, but only two out of 92 league clubs had black managers. The research, by Ellis Cashmore, professor of culture, media and sport at Staffordshire, and his colleague Dr Jamie Cleland, senior lecturer in sociology, involved 1,000 football fans, professional players, referees, coaches and managers revealing their views on the dearth of black managers. "We didn't expect support for reform," admits Cashmore. The academics believe that while black former players like Ruud Gullit and Patrick Vieira helped combat racism in football by showing off their skills, football management escaped that development. Cashmore agrees.
Anti-globalization movement The anti-globalization movement, or counter-globalisation movement,[1] is critical of the globalization of corporate capitalism. The movement is also commonly referred to as the global justice movement,[2] alter-globalization movement, anti-globalist movement, anti-corporate globalization movement,[3] or movement against neoliberal globalization. Participants base their criticisms on a number of related ideas.[4] What is shared is that participants oppose what they see as large, multi-national corporations having unregulated political power, exercised through trade agreements and deregulated financial markets. Specifically, corporations are accused of seeking to maximize profit at the expense of work safety conditions and standards, labor hiring and compensation standards, environmental conservation principles, and the integrity of national legislative authority, independence and sovereignty. Ideology and causes[edit] Global opposition to neoliberalism[edit] Anti-war movement[edit]
Ukraine's Protests in Context How the fascist Svoboda party emerged from the fringes of Ukrainian politics By Kenny Coyle February 28, 2014 "Information Clearing House - Western corporate media outlets have been noticeably reluctant to delve too deeply into the neofascist wing of the Ukrainian protest movement. The protests against the government of President Viktor Yanukovych have been presented as essentially a resurgence of democratic pro-European values against a corrupt Kremlin-backed regime. The truth is more complex, combining geopolitical rivalry between Russia and the EU with mass impoverishment following the Soviet Union's collapse. After 20 years of capitalism, Ukrainian per capita GDP is 12-20 per cent lower than it was in the last years of the Soviet Union. The Euro love-fest for Ukraine masks some deeply ugly alliances. Of course, the Ukrainian protests have a mixed content and the far-right, certainly so far, has not been the dominant force. The rise of the Ukrainian far-right has been spectacular.
Ukraine–United States relations Ukraine – United States relations are bilateral relations between Ukraine and the United States. On December 25, 1991, the United States officially recognized the independence of Ukraine. It upgraded its consulate in the capital, Kiev, to embassy status on January 21, 1992. In 2002 relations between the United States and Ukraine deteriorated after one of the recordings made during the Cassette Scandal revealed an alleged transfer of a sophisticated Ukrainian defence system to Saddam Hussein's Iraq. The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine is John F. The United States supports Ukraine’s bid to join NATO despite Russia’s objections.[1] According to a documents uncovered during the United States diplomatic cables leak U.S. Despite Ukraine's close cultural and historical ties with neighboring Russia, Ukrainians have generally viewed the U.S. positively, with 80% expressing a favorable view in 2002, and 60% in 2011.[5] According to the 2012 U.S. History of relations[edit] U.S. Controversies[edit]
Make No Mistake: After Sochi, Putin's Coming for Ukraine Here's how one scenario might play out: Putin waits until we have all left Sochi with our ice dancing and bobsled medals in tow. Only then do his eyes refocus on Ukraine where, he will say, the country's 8 million ethnic Russians are calling for protection from nationalist Ukrainian zealots. The ensuing Russian military invasion happens swiftly; it begins in Crimea, on the northern coast of the Black Sea. To imagine the Russian Federation using military force to stamp out Ukraine's "Euromaidan" — the mass protest movement that began in November, when Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych ditched a planned association agreement with the European Union — is still to engage with far-fetched fiction. Image Credit: AP Sort of. Let us not forget that Ukraine's woes are largely a Russian foreign policy affliction. For several years, Putin has been cobbling together a rival to the EU: a so-called "Eurasian Union," to be unveiled by 2015.
Ecology movement The global ecology movement is based upon environmental protection, and is one of several new social movements that emerged at the end of the 1960s. As a values-driven social movement, it should be distinguished from the pre-existing science of ecology. Background[edit] Contemporary manifestations[edit] At least since the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992, the discussion about sustainable development and sustainability has surfaced and partly replaced older ecological oriented ideologies.[2] This and the establishment of a global anti-globalization movement in the late 1990s can be seen as follow-ups to the ecological movement. (See Rio Declaration on Environment and Development.) Although Green parties have roots in the ecology movement, they are a separate movement. Radical-criminal factions[edit] A radical wing of the ecology movement opposes and actually illegally sabotages or destroys infrastructural capital of what they deem to be "Earth rapist" activities. See also[edit]
The New Fascism: Coopting the Nationalist Meme for Globalist Ends Events in different parts of the globe strongly suggest that we must revisit 20th century history. We think of Fascism as a passing phenomenon that was vanquished in the Second World War, leaving us to cope with the equally dangerous threat of Communism. Alas, we must put that illusion to rest, for only by realizing that Fascism never died can we make sense of today's news. I had begun to suspect this last summer when it became clear that the United States was supporting "pro-capitalist' Islamists. Millions of Nazis followed Hitler... and they didn't feel that they were Wrong(image by rich_french77Amber) But it is with the Ukrainian "revolution' that we have the most blatant proof that globalization and fascism go hand in hand. Seen in that light, the determination to draw Ukraine into the EU (first as a long-term guest) is about enrolling its citizens' delusions of (European) grandeur in the NATO effort to prevent Russia from posing a serious threat to U.S.
U.S. slaps travel restrictions on 20 Ukraine officials over violence but experts expect little impact | World WASHINGTON — The Obama administration slapped visa restrictions on 20 senior Ukrainian officials Wednesday to punish “the full chain of command” behind the bloody crackdown on a protest camp in Kiev, where at least 25 people died in street violence this week. The visa sanctions represent the toughest U.S. action yet after three months of clashes between the security forces of President Viktor Yanukovych and protesters unhappy over the government’s decision in November to forgo a trade deal with the European Union in favor of a $15 billion bailout from Russia. Visa restrictions are among the least harsh sanctions the United States could impose, and some Ukrainian protesters and their supporters scoffed at the U.S. move via Twitter and other social media sites. In Mexico for a summit with the leaders of Canada and Mexico, President Barack Obama sought to play down any rivalry with Russia over Ukraine or Syria. The U.S., he said, isn’t trying to revive “some Cold War chessboard.”
The complicated relationship between sports and politics A new study suggests serious sports fans are likely to show strong support for the U.S. military — a finding that could help explain why some Americans react negatively to athletes kneeling during the national anthem. The study does not specifically address sports fans’ opinions about the national anthem or athletes kneeling during it as a form of political protest. However, for some fans, the military and “The Star-Spangled Banner” are closely linked, said one of the authors, Michael Serazio, an assistant professor of communication who teaches a course on sports, media and culture at Boston College. “In the minds of those fans, the anthem and the [American] flag and the military are possibly interlocking in a way that to protest in the presence of one is to protest all of those elements,” he told Journalist’s Resource. Serazio teamed up with Emily A. They found that, generally speaking, Republicans are no more likely than Democrats to identify as sports fans.