<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:13:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@jinaver/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Everybody I don’t agree with is a Russian bot or how it is easier to believe an evil mastermind is responsible things don’t go the way I want]]></title><description><![CDATA[It occurred to me that the political situation in the US is a bit like in Slovenia. Large parts of the Democratic party have taken the conspiracy theory, that Russians somehow affected their presidential]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/us/@jinaver/everybody-i-don-t-agree-with-is-a-russian-bot-or-how-it-is-easier-to-believe-an-evil-mastermind-is-responsible-things-don-t-go</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/us/@jinaver/everybody-i-don-t-agree-with-is-a-russian-bot-or-how-it-is-easier-to-believe-an-evil-mastermind-is-responsible-things-don-t-go</guid><category><![CDATA[us]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2019 18:39:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[War with Iran doesn't seem likely]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington is sending additional 1000 troops to the Middle East in response to Iranian attack on two tankers in the gulf of Oman, off the Iranian coast. Personally, I find it hard to believe Iran would]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/iran/@jinaver/war-with-iran-doesn-t-seem-likely</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/iran/@jinaver/war-with-iran-doesn-t-seem-likely</guid><category><![CDATA[iran]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:17:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[If it happened here, it can happen anywhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you live in a stable country with strong institutions, without the threat of war, with peaceful transition of power after each elections, you may be tempted to think civil wars, political violence and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nationalism/@jinaver/if-it-happened-here-it-can-happen-anywhere</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nationalism/@jinaver/if-it-happened-here-it-can-happen-anywhere</guid><category><![CDATA[nationalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2019 17:24:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81iKuReA2Cb3eXCALjFqk2nhi1ZGLjTN6qBAWFSgd1NGXHZYVG3EYhtgKPQQ5fpq29qxBTbZgFyDTZoC2HjJFmT7i7DZoU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe: just a bunch of small, weak fish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is the day, most Europeans head to the polls to elect members of the European Parliament. Yes, I voted. I voted, because I always do, because I think it my duty as a citizen to participate. And yet,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/eu/@jinaver/europe-just-a-bunch-of-small-weak-fish</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/eu/@jinaver/europe-just-a-bunch-of-small-weak-fish</guid><category><![CDATA[eu]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2019 11:46:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZjmHCTXvbV3xQN4tt4LiV61TL4i9jWAvXqjChLQ6FdozJAonNfaGJXhrguSUEc5s2SaxnezjYzVt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[High probability, that there will be some incident with chemical weapons in Idlib]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are lots of Russian warships and submarines in the Eastern Mediteranean. Syrian forces are preparing for the assault on rebel held Idlib province. There is also some movement of US resources to the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/idlib/@jinaver/high-probability-that-there-will-be-some-incident-with-chemical-weapons-in-idlib</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/idlib/@jinaver/high-probability-that-there-will-be-some-incident-with-chemical-weapons-in-idlib</guid><category><![CDATA[idlib]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2018 09:42:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey almost lost, Pakistan as well, Iran a long time enemy. US is creating more and more enemies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turkish president Erdogan recently warned, in a letter published in The New York Times, that in the case of further US unilateral actions against Turkey, a member of NATO, his country will be forced to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/geopolitics/@jinaver/turkey-almost-lost-pakistan-as-well-iran-a-long-time-enemy-us-is-creating-more-and-more-enemies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/geopolitics/@jinaver/turkey-almost-lost-pakistan-as-well-iran-a-long-time-enemy-us-is-creating-more-and-more-enemies</guid><category><![CDATA[geopolitics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 20:06:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPdZcCoPp1fVM6Q86paBMJa98kP16RZ5fHq4wjCD4UCUsGXPa2zF3ydwu2FrJLi1N2jhewWS8fQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where would Germany be without all the migrants, who helped build its economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[How large would German economy be without millions of foreign workers imported in recent decades? We often forget, that German economic miracle was in part built by Turks, Italians, Greeks, Yugoslavs,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/migration/@jinaver/where-would-germany-be-without-all-the-migrants-who-helped-build-its-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/migration/@jinaver/where-would-germany-be-without-all-the-migrants-who-helped-build-its-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[migration]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 18:40:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZfWADbBkcyz3fhCNG2wKUVtFW6jzxGvTy8AjNzDkGVEjoARnhsTqJxGZKo3SjtYsrBnEgAVzoHKL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the Helsinki meeting, Russia and United States still enemies]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems, US president Trump has a priorities list, and waging war with Russia is not one of them. He goes around the world, trying to sell US weapons and natural gas, destroy old trade agreements and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/trump/@jinaver/after-the-helsinki-meeting-russia-and-united-states-still-enemies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/trump/@jinaver/after-the-helsinki-meeting-russia-and-united-states-still-enemies</guid><category><![CDATA[trump]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2018 19:43:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNpbi9rNvYJy9mebhLzjwb774hNcSTBsC51twuwHeN7HamnXKfdxDnqkuAoZtD1ygxb8gwPgMzv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, in Europe, insulting allies and trying to force them to buy American weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s so simple. At the NATO summit in Brussels, things are not going well. US president, Donald Trump, forcefully insisted, European allies spend more on defence, inserting a little lie in the process,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nato/@jinaver/trump-in-europe-insulting-allies-and-trying-to-force-them-to-buy-american-weapons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nato/@jinaver/trump-in-europe-insulting-allies-and-trying-to-force-them-to-buy-american-weapons</guid><category><![CDATA[nato]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 20:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkPgVMuAzxfkQPDL27swu7TbaDmgWNkHPcyDQywQr9WQEiwkHJ8XttEPx1AERZyZmqZyvPibKrxJpZ9x53AJTq5vnt1b5J6Hf8A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More things change, more they stay the same. Donald Trump didn’t radically change US policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is a shocking story. Immigrant children, taken away from their parents, locked in cages. People have every right to be enraged. Even if their parents broke the law, illegaly crossing the US border,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/us/@jinaver/more-things-change-more-they-stay-the-same-donald-trump-didn-t-radically-change-us-policy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/us/@jinaver/more-things-change-more-they-stay-the-same-donald-trump-didn-t-radically-change-us-policy</guid><category><![CDATA[us]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:23:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Senate blocks sale of F-35 to Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[A loud laughter erupted in the Kremlin. Ajans Firat The Senate bill would make F-35 delivery contingent on Trump “certifying that Turkey is not threatening NATO, purchasing defense equipment from Russia,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/f35/@jinaver/us-senate-blocks-sale-of-f-35-to-turkey</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/f35/@jinaver/us-senate-blocks-sale-of-f-35-to-turkey</guid><category><![CDATA[f35]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 20:02:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do Europeans spend so little on defence?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Because they can. Only three European NATO members spend more than 2% of their GDP on defence, far less than what the US spends. NATO has commited to increasing their defence spending and there has been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nato/@jinaver/why-do-europeans-spend-so-little-on-defence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nato/@jinaver/why-do-europeans-spend-so-little-on-defence</guid><category><![CDATA[nato]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2018 11:32:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9XKCxcg3gZvAjACiSvivQoRgZNh1MetgqjYQjVyYgZARG7PmncDaJ8ohjXcWECMgk5LLpBuM1sfk2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real reasons Trump is alienating US allies]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s not his cosying up to dictators. US president Donald Trump made quite a turnaround regarding North Korea. Insulting the North Korean leader as a rocket man, sending ships towards the country and threating]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/trump/@jinaver/the-real-reasons-trump-is-alienating-us-allies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/trump/@jinaver/the-real-reasons-trump-is-alienating-us-allies</guid><category><![CDATA[trump]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 19:52:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcVC4Hv4fZNvh1T3ftE1dzFEWdhC6bv26ANxxSjYEbjwGxPYixvzZvKYx3GRJQm8H27CxfUEtEYnpSRLPiBUkTEfdqAsG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[So, Kim Jong Un won, and so did Donald Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is nothing irrational for a small isolated country under sanctions and under threat of millitary attack to seek nuclear weapons and means to deliver them to their targets. Nuclear weapons are from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nortk/@jinaver/so-kim-jong-un-won-and-so-did-donald-trump</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nortk/@jinaver/so-kim-jong-un-won-and-so-did-donald-trump</guid><category><![CDATA[nortk]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 12:24:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChbGdtranRNV1RUV54RE1MBCJZP6okwt1dvHUqCqJ2pUaie85X6WnrGudHGf5VB8AViwA9D6Wi6Kn6Q7x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Russia, new nuclear weapons, but no new arms race]]></title><description><![CDATA[fter testing the patience of much of the international community, particulary the United States, North Koreans did something off a turn just before the Olympics in South Korea. Months of nuclear tensions,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/russia/@jinaver/for-russia-new-nuclear-weapons-but-no-new-arms-race</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/russia/@jinaver/for-russia-new-nuclear-weapons-but-no-new-arms-race</guid><category><![CDATA[russia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 19:56:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89pAhdbEC7BSraKzNg88Ep4NyUZ1cw8FjFWR1tdJof4QQJZEYpeLR3esQ3LDrUkzFsZTEzdPZpSKx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I lost my illusions about the Arab spring and why I think Assad has become the lesser evil in Syria]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the Arab spring came, I thought there was a chance for real change in North Africa and the Middle East. Crowds of people demanding more freedom and democracy infused me with hope, that here was a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/syria/@jinaver/how-i-lost-my-illusions-about-the-arab-spring-and-why-i-think-assad-has-become-the-lesser-evil-in-syria</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/syria/@jinaver/how-i-lost-my-illusions-about-the-arab-spring-and-why-i-think-assad-has-become-the-lesser-evil-in-syria</guid><category><![CDATA[syria]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 22:20:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYm5psT2sPVyW9DE84KzTumN7fYtz6R4kmqcSSF49JE67ks3dV8mkm7J8ZeD4CqcyRuERGB77En?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afrin and East Ghouta are about to fall and Syrian war will enter its next phase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both Turkish and Syrian forces are slowly crushing their opponents. When Afrin and East Ghouta are taken, war in Syria will enter its next phase and it will be Americans and their allies in the SDF, that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/afrin/@jinaver/afrin-and-east-ghouta-are-about-to-fall</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/afrin/@jinaver/afrin-and-east-ghouta-are-about-to-fall</guid><category><![CDATA[afrin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 20:10:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ67dgnJ9DRifGWLtg9mBdMJp46CA5gc8HtwzCx2nk47zK6nAgXPBi77yL4dh1DfJmzNZKEKNzi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland and Ukraine show us, nationalism sooner or later divides even the best of allies]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 21st of January last year, European populist, far right leaders, met in Koblenz, Germany, to strenghten connections between their parties. The meeting was organized by Germany's Alternative fur Deutschland]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nationalism/@jinaver/poland-and-ukraine-show-us-nationalism-sooner-or-later-divides-even-the-best-of-allies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nationalism/@jinaver/poland-and-ukraine-show-us-nationalism-sooner-or-later-divides-even-the-best-of-allies</guid><category><![CDATA[nationalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:55:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYSLpM8ygZaHYJx24r1nsn5nARRZuMmVzGL8i3DUVLbLxEqyGJTiuLAXLHV5cK9LCXfQCLGeW38?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is a military parade in Washington really such a problem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s say, United States would be a lovely, peaceful country, with an army used only for helping flood victims and supporting firefighters. The only time they would go abroad, would be to bring relief]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/trump/@jinaver/is-a-military-parade-in-washington-really-such-a-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/trump/@jinaver/is-a-military-parade-in-washington-really-such-a-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[trump]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 10:37:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwr2ZraMYwcvjm5wqASShMs8VLGBEgQvVXPyXd7CSKWPrHfS76rn5Thdv866GqHrnGDxENgooLP2pz3pZSfcxxWGzPnt9c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight candidates to take part in Russian presidential elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those candidates, that didn’t have the backing of a party in State Duma, had to collect the adequate number of signatures from across Russia, to qualify. With the backing of a political party outside of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/russia/@jinaver/eight-candidates-to-take-part-in-russian-presidential-elections</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/russia/@jinaver/eight-candidates-to-take-part-in-russian-presidential-elections</guid><category><![CDATA[russia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jinaver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 11:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtyuRWG6sUUfEESbMfneQFunDaViMcxeLAoH3uCEbhN5L47E54b8CD2VJJDze68SBMjhFMWHn4VFBjf3LiXZbMbL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>