Новости за 09.09.2016

Dimitriy Nurullayev, The Diplomat
Whoever succeeds Islam Karimov is likely to bring Uzbekistan closer to Russia, at the expense of the U.S.Â

Fred Ferreira, RealClearDefense
In an August 2016 report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Department of Defense (DOD) does not properly separate its accounts for spending in Operations and Management (O&M). O&M receives funding from both the regular DOD base budget and the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) fund, but current accounting guidelines do not require these be separated when reporting to Congress. This muddling has a profound impact on how Congress and the public regard the defense budget... Читать дальше...

Jonathan Tobin, Commentary
Palestinian Authority officials were crying smear yesterday about the report broadcast on Israel's Channel 1 that PA leader Mahmoud Abbas was a Soviet mole. The information comes from an archive kept by KGB defector Vasily Mitrokhin that is widely considered the most authoritative source on Soviet intelligence operations. But while it is embarrassing for someone who is treated like a world leader to be branded as a one-time spy, does it really matter what he was... Читать дальше...

Gordon Chang, The Cipher Brief
In Asia, there is now a “whiff of 1914,” a reference by Australian University Professor Hugh White to the lead up to World War One.

Uri Friedman, The Atlantic
Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party's nominee for president of the United States, is being mercilessly ridiculed for asking what Aleppo was when Morning Joe host Mike Barnicle mentioned the Syrian city on Thursday morning. But I'm grateful to Johnson. Many politicians in that situation would pretend they were familiar with Aleppo and then pivot to a more comfortable topic. (“Aleppo is, of course, a very serious issue that as president I would seek to address. Читать дальше...

Liz Sly, Washington Post
The U.S. presidential candidate was stumped when asked a question about the war-torn Syrian city.