Brandon Turbeville on Sputnik International's Red Line - February 6, 2016

Brandon Turbeville

Sputnik

February 6, 2016

US Presidential Race: Are the Kings of the Road Dethroned?

The results of the Iowa caucus came as a bitter pill to both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, with their leadership challenged by Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders, who are both geared to bring even more big surprises in New Hampshire.

In an article entitled “Iowa Caucus Results: 6 Things That Explain How It Happened”, written by Jessica Taylor and carried by NPR, the author opens by saying that “Donald Trump thought he could upend Iowa caucus traditions. The gamble didn't pay off. Hillary Clinton hoped she could wipe away her campaign nightmares of eight years ago by posting a solid win over an insurgent Bernie Sanders. Instead, her margin of victory over Sanders was vanishingly small. Those were just some of the surprise twists from Monday night's results.”

She then elaborates on a list of 6 factors that explain the dramatic results, concluding that “Huge turnout didn't just benefit Trump — it also helped Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio… On the GOP side, it was a three-way race for evangelical voters… Ground games and retail politics still matter… Rubio peaked late at just the right time… Sanders couldn't replicate Barack Obama's 2008 youth coalition…(and) Clinton still has a problem with liberals and progressives”.

Igor Pellicciari, professor at the LUISS University in Rome and lecturer at the Higher School of Economics (studio guest); Eric Shiraev, professor of international relations and political psychology at George Mason University (Fairfax, Virginia); and Brandon Turbeville, writer and geopolitical analyst (Iowa) commented on the issue.

Brandon Turbeville on Red Line - June 4, 2015

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June 6, 2015

Brandon's appearance on Red Line - June 4, 2015

Edward Snowden: The Man Who Made Obama to Retreat

Red Line

Sputnik 

June 4, 2015

The US Congress endorsed National Security Agency reform in an historic vote for the US Freedom Act, seen by some as a major win for the exiled whistleblower.

The so-called Freedom Act is the successor to the Patriot Act’s specific provisions on domestic surveillance, and the main change it brings is that telecommunications providers, not the government, will store customers’ data instead. Critics have decried the Freedom Act as not doing enough to abide by the Fourth Amendment, which guarantees Americans freedom from unlawful searches and seizures. Snowden himself commemorated it for being a step in the right direction, but expressed dissatisfaction that it didn’t go far enough in protecting Americans’ privacy.

Seen by some as a controversial and divisive figure, Snowden, nevertheless, was the one who made the world aware of the NSA’s controversial domestic spying programs, and the Freedom Act wouldn’t have been possible had it not been for his courageous whistleblowing.

Boris Volkhonsky, Head of the Asian Desk, Russian Institute for Strategic Studies(studio guest), Brandon Turbeville, American journalist and geopolitical analyst and Raymond McGovern, Former CIA analyst, commented on the issue.

Pacifying Iranian Atom

Sergey Strokan and Andrew Korybko
Red Line
Sputnik News
April 3, 2015

World powers reached a framework deal with Tehran which should pave the way for the resolution of the major security crisis.



The P5+1 have passed their self-imposed March 31st deadline for reaching an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, but they’re continuing to work on the issue in order to reach a long-awaited deal. The controversy over Iran’s nuclear program has carried on for over a decade already, and in the meantime, its drawn hysterical regional reactions from Israel and Saudi Arabia, the US’ closest Mideast allies, which publicly fear that Washington will reach an agreement with Tehran.

In an article entitled “Why Obama chose the Iran talks to take one of the biggest risks of his presidency”, Greg Jaffe from The Washington Post writes that:

“The president’s desire to keep negotiating reflects both the importance he has placed on the talks and his particular view of how American leadership, persistence and engagement with determined enemies can change the world. Obama often talks about moments in which American leadership can “bend the arc of human history.” An Iran accord represents exactly such an opportunity, as well as one of the most risky foreign policy gambles of his presidency.”

Brandon Turbeville on Red Line with Andrew Korybko and Sergey Strokan.

Brandon Turbeville
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April 3, 2015


Brandon Turbeville on Red Line with Andrew Korybko and Sergey Strokan.

Brandon discusses the recent nuclear deal reached between the P5+1 and Iran.

Brandon's appearance begins shortly before the 8 min. mark.

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