On a journey
‘Not all those who wander are lost.’ J R R Tolkien ‘’When Russians have become Slavs, when Frenchmen have assumed the...
The United States and the Issue of Iran-Saudi Arabia Rivalry
The Shia-Sunni rivalry is old and goes back centuries. Iran assumes itself to be the leader of the world Shias and the promotion of...
The new Libyan government
The newly-established Libyan government is the result of an extremely complex political process. Not even the new government led by Faiez Al-Serraj shows signs...
The fight against corruption in China
The fight against corruption, officially launched six months ago by President Xi Jinping in all the Chinese government’s and Party’s apparata is a strategic...
“Pivot to the East” and Russia’s Southeast Asia Gambit
Throughout 2015, the Russian Federation engaged in a variety of initiatives in a region that often falls outside of the conventional analysis of Russia's...
Saudi Arabia and Iran: A Balance of Power
The execution of Sheikh Nimr al Nimr by Saudi Arabia is heating up the Cold War in the Middle East. The tension between Saudi...
5 Scenarios for South Sudan
On 22 January, just over 25 months after the start of the civil war in South Sudan, the scheduled formation of the Transitional Government...
The likely war between Iran and Saudi Arabia
With a view to better understanding what might happen in the future between the Shi’ite Republic of Iran and the Wahhabi and Sunni stronghold...
Europeans Goodbye?
‘Demography is destiny.’ Ben Wattenberg and Richard M. Scammon In 1825 the world’s population reached, for the first time, the figure of 1 billion...
The Peculiarities of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Iranian President Rohani, a pragmatist, was elected in 2013 which led to a diplomatic thaw between the Islamic Republic and the West. Finally, after...