Can the DRC stop the next Ebola outbreak?
Some unexpectedly good news came out of the long-beleaguered DRC on July 2nd, when the WHO declared an end to the Ebola outbreak that...
The Increasing Mistrust of Government is a Call for Grassroots Politics
International politics is facing a tumultuous time. Across the West, governments are polarizing, as centre-moderates lose their seats to more radical candidates on both...
The North Korean Enigma Part II: Economic Ties and the Banyan Tree
About a hundred miles north of Bangalore, India, in the village of Thimmamma Marrimanu grows an eponymous banyan tree. There are all kinds of...
Xi Jinping in Moscow for the entente between China and Russia
Although China and Russia never use the term of ally to describe their current relationship, the entente has been the fait accompli between the...
America Is Not Simply “Western Civilization,” But All Civilizations
Much like Adam Garrie declared in his recent seminal article in the news periodical The Duran, entitled “5 reasons American foreign policy is insanely...
The North Korean Enigma Part I: War and Peace
The North Koreans sent the U.S. a gift on its July 4th Independence Day. In the morning, -- their time, it was still July...
Gaullism as a legacy of Charles de Gaulle
Gaullism conception as a French political stance is based on the pivotal thoughts and opinions of General Charles de Gaulle who was the leader...
The Russian Orthodox Church, the situation in Syria and the crisis in the Greater Middle East
In a speech delivered on May 6 last, Patriarch Kirill - the Head of the Russian Orthodox Church - defined the Russian war in...
The Price of Opportunism: Georgia’s Saakashvilli and the Lessons of History
Modern diplomacy does not imply one should ignore the lessons of contemporary history. Nor should one sacrifice prudent long-term policies for the perception of...
Why is Hong Kong so important to China—power, profits or prestige?
S ince the handover of Hong Kong from British rule back to China in 1997, the central government in Beijing has granted the...