India, Myanmar and the Indo-Pacific Economic Corridor
China’s ambitious One Belt One Road project is drawing a lot of attention due to its scale as well as strategic implications. What is...
A flimflam impeachment
What did Dilma Rousseff do to warrant impeachment? According to her opponents, she falsified the accounts to exaggerate the health of the economy, a...
The lessons from the elections and the way forward for the ANC and the South Africa
The municipality elections were held in South Africa on August 3 2016. The African National Congress (ANC) which had emerged from the post-apartheid regime...
Can Trump Win?
In July, the Caine Prize for African Writing was awarded to Lidudumalingani Mgombothi. The 10,000 pounds sterling award recognizes African writers for short stories...
The new great Middle East game between Russia and Turkey
With the very recent meeting held in St. Petersburg on August 8 last between Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan - the only high-level...
The Importance for the USA to Join Hands with the World
Now that former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski has openly declared that the United States of America should abandon their quest for global hegemony,...
The launch of the North-Korean ballistic missile
A missile was launched from a submarine by the North Korean Navy a few days ago, targeting Japan. The launch of the ballistic missile...
The (in)compatibility of Islam and Democracy
The effects of the Skyes-Picot Agreement are still being felt today. It is true that the modern Middle East is a house built by...
The Battle of Weapons Ends as the Battle of Ideas Begins
The world’s longest continuous conflict, between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (in Spanish – Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de...
The Cultural-Historical Debate behind the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (B)
What about Jews' legal rights? Israel's political rights and sovereignty over the mandated territory called 'Palestine' were favored under International Law. In 1917 Lord...