The Macbeth Of Turkey

The ruler during Turkey’s rise to (and probable fall from) power—Erdogan—reminds me of two stories: the real-life King Saul and William Shakespeare’s fictitious character...

Remembering Syria: Iran struggles with potentially explosive environmental crisis

Iranian leaders are struggling, three months after anti-government protests swept the Islamic republic, to ensure that environmental issues that helped sparked a popular uprising...

Securing the future prosperity of the Greater Mekong Subregion

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries have made stunning progress over the past quarter century. Once plagued by poverty, they are now economic success...

China’s alignment with Russia is a fait accompli

Authors: Wang Li & Nodir Boboev Since 1992 when the former Soviet Union was dissolved, China and Russia have moved to each other more closely...

From Despair to Optimism in Rwanda : The Story of Gaudance Mukagasana

Gaudance Mukagasana was completely lost when her husband walked away leaving her  to raise their three children alone. She was young then, with no...

Big mistake of EU against Washington

The EU is still confused! The U.S. government's actions in the field of foreign affairs and economics have not been accompanied by strong and...

Rwandan genocide anniversary: Can world muster the will to prevent new atrocities?

As the world officially remembers the genocidal murder of 800,000 Rwandans in 1994, United Nations leaders warn that ethnic cleansing and mass atrocities continue...

Despite his Crucial Health Conditions Nabeel Rajab Remains Behind Bars

The Bahraini prominent human rights advocate and President of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab’s health has seriously worsened since his arrest...

Man’s Inhumanity to Man: Gaza and Kashmir

Man's inhumanity to man reached new levels of odium.  The generally trigger-happy Israeli army fired at unarmed demonstrators on the other side of the...

The US Trade War: How China Should React

During the presidential campaign 2016, Donald Trump had made more than 280 promises. However, the pollpromises were formalized through the “Contract with the American...

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