The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and an estimate of war damages for Azerbaijan
T he conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh became as one of the most tragic and complicated conflicts contributing to instability...
Blogger Lapshin to Stand Trial in Azerbaijan
T he arrest of Aleksandr Lapshin, a Russian blogger who was detained in Belarus and then extradited to Azerbaijan to stand trial, prompts...
Prime Minister May’s hard Brexit
The speech of the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, delivered on January 17 at Mansion House, foreshadows a new and more global Britain, but...
Parliamentary elections in Armenia and its impact on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
The Parliamentary elections in Armenia will be held on 2 April 2017. Following constitutional amendments, endorsed previously by voters in a referendum in December...
The Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, in Davos
Many signals and food for thought have been provided by the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Parolin, in his very recent speech delivered at...
Opportunity within Constraints: The OSCE and its Next Italian Presidency
The current OSCE Chairperson-in-Office is the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Sebastian Kurz. The OSCE Chairmanship is held for one calendar year by...
Do Prejudiced Thoughts Influence Individuals’ Political Behaviour?
In light of an unprecedented electoral success of right-wing populist parties in comparison with that of historical legacies of fascism parties in Great Britain...
Baltic States are no longer ex-Soviet
In the early days of the current year, the ambassadors of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to Germany collectively wrote a petition asking German media...
To be veiled or not to be veiled?
2016 was one of the bloodiest years in the recent history of Europe. European states increased their security measures in order to prevent and...
Human Misery monetized
While the new cold war is taking its momentum, the world community is gradually forgetting other pressing issues; such as human rights, right to...