Watching International Welcome to the program. Now the current state of the russian economy has been picked over as a key forum in Russia Vladimir Putin gave his assessment at the russia calling event which also touched on the Global Economy and International Relations with more details his maria. Widely reported has been uncertain questions from participants all the 11th annual russia calling investment for a hand mosco they say are the event together of gas from 80 countries for almost 2 hours and i have to tell you not all of them were purely about money but a lot of politics i can say sions of russia medlin into well basically everybody is that fairies and what is known commonly as russian rat on topics brought up so you till now the us has been saying that it is an umbrella giving protection to europe from the soviet menace you have to pay for their sleep however nowadays it doesnt work despite all the problems in ukraine speculations around crimea and everyone clearly understands that russia is not going to invade anyone it is nothing but nonsense it is a myth made up by those that are trying to game benefits from their roles as vanguards fighting against russia they were together but it was slow moving us to feingold nobody accuses us of meddling in the us election anymore now they accuse ukraine well ok its their business but of course talking economy can hardly avoid discussing c. V. Or economic sanctions the us keeps them comes in on russia and its a facts on the Global Economy if we talk about sanctions and the perspectives of lifting them this is not our juicy he but it was the Us Administration about this it was the us congress which imposed them not us 1st of all it forced us to implement the substitution of imported goods in those sectors which are closely tied to our National Interests and security is a very wide range of sectors culture Medicine Pharmaceuticals armaments and weve reached a very good and positive results i see it as a boomerang effect so Many Us Companies invested a lot of money in this or that project but then had to cancel them and so they lost to punish themselves and it seems that while reporting is point of view shared by many including Global Business and International Financial media just recently. Forbes published an article calling russia bullet proof and claiming its market is doing better than chinese or american surprisingly despite all the restrictions the magazine added that russia has over a 541000000000. 00 u. S. Dollars in foreign currency reserves and the largest gold reserves in money emerging markets with russian vaughns becoming increasingly attractive paying considerably more interest than for example u. S. Ones but all in all as disparate disciplines holds this forum here in moscow agreed it wasnt just about how attractive russian economy it is but it was an honest professional conversation on how to act together globally to make Global Market balanced economists gonzalo can yet it believes Foreign Investors have key reasons to be interested in russian bones. With the terms of the sanctions used what they have done for the last year it was actually stimulate the russian economy to find another way to the business of. Basically what i believe they are doing the right now with my 3 choices for the last 1015 years is getting ready for any kind of new Global Financial crisis yet in the lead the russian balls are basically because if you go to europe and you try to invest your morning in europe you will see that they go out and they got the deal they got it basically means you are paying to lend lend the money and in the case of United States the ball is better than in europe but its still very far from russia. 6. 4 percent. Of investment on americas very less than 2 percent basically a one of the. Russia low debt and high returns on on on. A stalemate continues to grip israeli politics the leader of the blue and White Party Benny Gantz has failed to form a new government the winner of the september election informed the countrys president and returned his mandate hours before the midnight deadline and 2 months ago his party beat their rivals lic could headed by the incumbent Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu and as you can see with the results none of the 2 favorites gained enough seats for a parliamentary majority they meant dance was tasked with forming a Coalition Government however attempts to find consensus between the 2 partners failed. While dance refuses cooperate with netanyahu claim hes been in office for too long and its want to incur russian the Prime Minister himself also has no intention of siding with his political rival in addition the main political king maker the former defense minister Avigdor Lieberman rejects both of them and said he insists on a radical overhaul of the entire political system. Israel has been trapped in the current political deadlock since the 1st general election in a pool now the country is likely to face an unprecedented 3rd election in a year we also political analyst michel barak how he sees the situation unfolding we definitely are in unchartered waters so its not clear whats going to be but there is now a period of waiting which is about 21. 00 days where the president basically throws it to the knesset whats happening is it sounds easy ok if we dont have a government were going for new elections no one in the country wants new elections the people are really fed up i mean all of our polling numbers are showing that people are really fed up with politicians of what the government so those in knesset have to know that theres a big risk to them that they may be voted out of the government because if they have to face new elections again its possible that other parties will run and the people will punish those same members of knesset and leaders of the parties that for 2 elections couldnt form a government. Ties between the u. S. And europe a stronger now than they were at the end of the cold war at least thats the opinion of nato secretary general yet stoltenberg who met on wednesday with u. S. Secretary of state mike compare need remains the only cause for north america and europe. Together to meet together. And make decisions together their own issues so great importance of overshoots of. His words today are in stark contrast to those of the french president manuel mccrone who recently said the alliance is experiencing a gradual brain death he goes down of has the story. Nato heavyweights are converging upon brussels and its all smiles and pats on the back end a very very v. A. P. Guest all the way from the United States the secretary of state might bump aoe himself but behind this facade of handshakes and mutual joy hides a nasty in the blocks fabric and that is between the believers in the alliance and heretics who dare question the relevance of the block and this whole aggravation it stems from right here from france when president emmanuel mccrone dared to assume dare to say that the bloke is experiencing and i quote brain death what we are currently experiencing is the brain death of mater only works if the guarantor of the last resort functions as such id argue that we should reassess the reality of what is in the light of the commitments of the United States and now since early november when that happened this jab is still hurting with the nato for instance secretarygeneral stoltenberg has felt the urge on tuesday to comment on those words and essentially he said that europe is defenseless without nato e. U. Cannot defend europe well my friends words didnt sit well with other members of the block to for instance the Us Ambassador to nato she said that she strongly disagreed with them and she called the alliance essential i dont think europe would be se without a transatlantic bond that we have the German Foreign minister also talked about this and he said that nato had been europes military insurance for the past 70 years and one polish member of the European Parliament well he managed to find the only present russian trail behind microns words in fact he stopped very short of calling the french president a russian puppet i think is very sent. Still to russian pressure in any case in france this is a long tradition and this is only the latest in a whole spree of loyalty troubles faced by nato lately for instance even the locomotive pulling it forward the United States has had its problems with the block donald trump for instance has criticized europe for being unwilling to pay a fair and due amounts for all the benefits europe is well apparently enjoying from its partnership with nato the most are also ensure that nato members meet their financial obligations which spending 90 percent of their job with the piggy bank that they like to take from paul i asked parisians where they stand when it comes to the relationship between europe and nato does europe need nato yeah i think so yeah before build up of defense. We have to speak up with the russian and to try to being the only europe a bloc efficient between the u. S. And china and russia has to start having its own weapons both political and economic to protect itself europe cannot defend itself without me being along we dont advance well with help we can move faster and stronger evidently the kassam between opinions on whether or not nato needs europe and vice versa is as wide here in paris as it is within the bloc itself a mortgage donna reporting from paris. Or the director of the Crisis ResearchInstitute Mark allman told us he believes there are a number of disagreements threatening nato its integrity. There are certain tensions between paris and berlin between paris and washington french say that they need to assert themselves and your views for such as a separate pillar of nato and not be too dependent on the americans but other countries like for instance germany thats often seen as a copartner axis with france running the e. U. Is rather worried about this all of this brings out that there are deep divergence of interest was a deep chasm Division Within your about how you judge the major power to its east and so all of these things come together to make a very messy Birthday Party for a major coming up in 2 weeks time. The protests in bolivia are intensifying with demonstrators denouncing what they call a coup against the countrys former leader ever morales he resigns 2 weeks ago on the advice of the countrys military and was granted asylum in mexico meanwhile clashes with police centers around the capital the pats have left at least 31. 00 dead and hundreds injured supporters of malice so Security Forces are being heavy handed. But. We want justice from this president and how we she sent him military police to kill us like animals if were human beings were not animals for them to kill us like that. Yet we come in i would like publicly to denounce the killings that the military police are carrying out this self declared president and her killer cabinet ministers and criminals this is what the country is getting because. We are unhappy with you need 9 years because she is issuing decrees authorizing the military and police to killers without there being any justice or conservative senator ginnie 9 years has proclaimed herself interim president but without consensus in parliament shes also not recognized by politicians loyal to former president moralities and on thursday she issued a controversial decree protecting the military from criminal prosecution whilst maintaining public order. Libyan Security Forces said helicopters an Armored Vehicles to disrupt a weeklong blockade by protesters at a major fuel plant 3 people were killed during the operation human Rights Groups urging bolivia to repeal its new Police Immunity law. The current social political and human rights crisis and believe runs the risk of deteriorating is authorities continue to respond in a violent manner to criticism protests media scrutiny and violence by 3rd parties well the u. S. Secretary of state has commented on the rallies taking place across the globe but not on those in bolivia they might pump did praise janine onions for expelling hundreds of cuban officials and doctors from the country funneled quarter looks at washington stance on world protests from latin america to the middle east. Countrywide protests are rapid over a month ago. The United States looking to stand alongside the lebanese people the protesters are accusing government officials of widespread corruption and hold them to blame for failing to put the brakes on a deepening economic crisis washingtons made it clear it thinks those are injustices worth fighting against not too different from its stance on hong kong. Insurrection began in june against a law that would have allowed extradition of hong kong as criminals to the mainland. Chinese communist party must honor its promises to the people. Who only want the freedoms and liberties that they have been promised in this i know british joint declaration over the past several months there have been thousands of injuries and arrests its been a big challenge for beijing but for washington an opportunity the u. S. State Department Says the protesters are fighting for freedom and democracy just like the ones in iran. Iranians flooded on to the streets on friday after a massive price hike for petrol. Is one of the public must sees violence against its own people and the world is watching the government denounce those rioting and the people in washington who contributed to the crisis with crippling sanctions it might seem like the u. S. Just loves to support chaos wherever it may be but sometimes the government accused of injustice is a friend take chile. Monday marks one month since the beginning of nationwide protests against rampant economic inequality thousands of chileans rallied across the. One tree to commemorate that day i. I. So far 2 dozen people have been killed and thousands arrested washingtons reaction a travel warning bolivia is a pretty similar situation. The countrys been gripped by protests in support of its recently ousted socialist president eva morales. The state department hasnt had anything to say about that they instead back to the new regimes claim that cuba is somehow to blame for bolivias problems live in a joint brazil in ecuador in recognizing the cuban threat to freedom bravo bolivia and one protests were taking place against morales washington had Something Else to say the United States applauds the bolivian people for demanding freedom around the world protests continue to rage for the u. S. Its a great time to fuel the fire of popular anger if its for the right reasons of course the United States can hold go good or in other parts of the world like the middle east the show you just left the United States is very much supportive of any put on his ngs those who called. Reach out and trying to destabilize the good will who come to the east of the they will do the stabilized course in bolivia they were extremely important to overthrow. So. It will what it will want to have their people get to but over a load of bolivia well United States totally switches. Begins to support the government or the. Old. Efforts or which is supposed to give it to anybody who which was today in the United States. Well tensions are rising in the persian gulf following the arrival of a u. S. Aircraft carrier well have that story and more after this short break. You know world a big part of the movie lot and conspiracy its time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that Mainstream Media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door. And shouting past each other its time for Critical Thinking its time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now were watching closely watching the hawks. What politicians do something. They put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. So when you want to be president. Or some want to be rich. Thats a great deal for us this is what the 3 of the more people. Interested always in the why. Arent they. Going to. Welcome back the american Aircraft Carrier the u. S. S. Abraham lincoln a sail through the strategic strait of hormuz amid rising tensions between the u. S. And iran after spending 6 months nearby near a b. And c. The Aircraft Carrier strike group has now entered the potion gulf the area is a geopolitical hotspot as 20 percent of Global Oil Production pulses through the. Mera straight the move which was confirmed by u. S. Navy officials is the latest development in the deepening rift between washington and tehran donald trump also confirmed on tuesday the u. S. Will be sending 3000. 00 troops to its gulf allies saudi arabia citing hostile action by iran and its proxy forces in the region the right amount of uranium enrichment for the Worlds Largest state sponsor of terror is 0 the worlds watching. The iranian people enjoy a Better Future when their government begins to respect. Basic human rights abandons its revolutionary. Posture and its destabilizing Foreign Policy in the region and behave simply like a normal nation but. It is strange that the United States and its officials who committed the greatest of crimes by imposing much more pressure in the toughest sanctions on iran are communicating to the iranian people that they support these protests we dont expect anything else from mr disgracefully defense the much more pressure regime and imposition of sanctions on iran. Our people will not be taken advantage of by outsiders it cannot make pressure on our nation. This all comes after a week of violent protests in iran over the governments decision to end fuel subsidies which caused prices to jump by 50 percent to iran says washingtons punishing sanctions regime had left it with no other choice political analyst Shabbir Razvi claims the us wants to turn iran into a vassal state. The whole strategy of maximum pressure whether its economic terrorism that is being inflicted on iran or d the might of American Military in the gulf and the surrounding countries where u. S. Troops are stationed but what is really important is that the usa has always wanted iran to be a vessel of state and says the advent of the summit revolution in iran in 1999 iran has been a huge challenge to the american jimminy in that region and not only in that region but far beyond us talk about that iran is a view perhaps i think the u. S. Leadership should look itself in the mirror and think that how they need to really change their behavior as far as iran is concerned. The u. Case Oxford Brookes university has canceled the talk by feminist artist after its q plus society accuse rachel are of having transfer of excuse. Rachel is a trans exclusionary radical feminist who frequently shares transphobia discourse on her social media while the speaker may be invited under the pretense of Academic Freedom we firmly believe that inviting such speakers infringes upon Academic Freedom oakford brooks i dont believe im transphobia i dont believe i said anything trying to transfer a bit. I mean were having discussion based on no facts and you know thats quite worrying and we should be dating with facts ok i mean youd be interest is to see what their definition of trans phobic is and why that calling me trans firebrick. And then we can start the discussion from that theyre always going to talk about my work is feminist i talk about the problems women have building big installations im especially because i do a lot with technology so i talk about women in stem and stuff like that i mean it was just purely talking about women in art yeah i mean so nothing radical a tool i mean the thing is with the l g b t q plus its a very very divided organization you know theres a lot of tension between sort of wimmin trans people and gay people i mean its very very divided and i think thats why one organization like the l. G. B. Alliance has been set up to actually you know just so people on the who have the same issues around same sex attraction can meet together where. You know the trans people seem to have an issue with. Well its not the 1st time a campus has seen a rally over free speech or universities pretend the problem is Minor Research by the policy Exchange Think Tank states less than half of students nationwide back freedom of speech while only 2 faiths favor platforming controversial speakers artist rachel are again believes universities are there for open conversation not one sided events. That was ridiculous i mean im talking about art and im talking about the way i make art theres no infringement on Academic Freedom at all id. Be really interesting to see who the complainants are you know and i would suspect theres probably a few disenfranchised men who have fun with women talking about women making awful feminist issues having to you know universities are learning places there are places you discuss if someone disagrees with me then i want to find out why and we can learn from each other i mean what would be really interesting is the people who who put this tweet out why are they hiding behind this sort of fake name why dont they come forward we can have an open discussion you know because they could teach resulting in maybe i could teach is about open discussion i mean have you tried to interview them have they actually answered any emails its like they can you know theyre taking very aggressive stance towards certain people in academics but no ones sort of questioning them why theyre doing this. 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