Greece faces challenges
Now, two months of negotiation progress between the Greek and European institutional side, Greek government faces a dilemma, which the same government has adventurist...
The Middle Eastern Metternichs of Riyadh
Gaming the demise of the Saudi monarchy has been a flourishing industry on the think-tank circuit for the past dozen years. Not long ago...
Britain teeters closer to the brink of Brexit
No one can foresee the political developments in the UK that will determine whether it stays in the EU or leaves. Anthony Giddens assesses...
British elections
The first political debate between David Cameron and Ed Miliband has indicated the intellectual predominance of the current Prime Minister. For the British media,...
Eastern Europe – The World’s Last Underachiever
25 years ago, the Russian historical empire melted down. Although often underreported, this also marked the end of alternative society in Europe. Collapse of...
From one Yemen to a dissolution of Saudi Arabia
As political crisis turns into civil war, Yemen’s embattled president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, has appealed for international help. Yemen’s northern neighbour, Saudi Arabia has...
Unequal Europe! Uneven Future?
The EU’s prized project of ‘Social Europe’ has been slipping steadily down its political agenda.Frank Vandenbroucke highlights the recommendations of a high-level group he has...
Poland, the last bulwark against Russian aggression?
With the beginning of a new year with all its new hopes and new fears, one cannot help but worry about Putin’s next political...
The Asian Square Dance – Part VIII
The economy Economists generally agree that the cumulative economies of China and India will be larger than that of the G7 by 2030. At...
The Chechens—The Sons and Daughters of the Mountains
“These Chechens…They are like wolves coming down from the mountains… I am afraid they will come after me…”, the Turkish character of Vigo Mortensen’s...