An aging planet, an old Europe, new problems
The earth: a rapidly aging population with an average age of slightly over 29 years of age; an unevenly aging planet with Japan as...
Haunted by war: Nagorno-Karabakh
No formal or international recognition of sovereignty, no peace and no solution in foreseeable future. The international importance of territory and the whole region...
No ‘love me not’ for the blossoming cultural scene in Baku
Being a place where modern and traditional coexist, interact and collide, Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, proves to be an alluring cultural intersection on the Caspian...
The European Parliament soon to become history
This story is imaginary. Any resemblance to actual persons, events or situations is not coincidental, it is intentional. The doors of the European Parliament...
A European preview
In the view of an inclusive, fair and peaceful European union, the goal of very important leader has been directed, from 1958 and onwards....
The growing importance of the Caspian countries and their constant changes
In this series of articles, we intend to present an overview on the Caspian countries, their history, their changing politics and economy in order...
The Asian Square Dance, Part IX: Mini Scenarios
“I predict that it is in Asia where the fate of the future will be decided.”-Tsar Alexander III Needless to say, forecasts are extremely...
Eurasia as an area linked by vital interests and overlapping histories
Walcott, S. M. and Johnson, C. (eds.) (2013) Eurasian Corridors of Interconnection: From the South China to the Caspian Sea. 1st edn. United Kingdom:...
Somalia: Everyday tragedy in the Horn of Africa
In the Horn of Arica lies Somalia, a country that is intertwined with widespread lawlessness, ineffective government, terrorism, crime, and stagnation of development. ...
From Russia with love
In today’s world Russia is a far cry away from its post-imperial ways. The fall of the Soviet Union represented chaos and social disappointment,...