Food power
Last March, as Russia annexed Crimea, the European Union, Canada and the United States imposed sanctions – travel bans and asset freezes against some...
Enemy of My Enemy: Keeping Iran Cornered through Saudi-Israeli Strategy
The endlessly fickle oscillation of global affairs is being witnessed today by the waxing and waning of American enthusiasm for an Iranian nuclear deal,...
Nationalism and its effects on peace in Europe
With global crisis, unemployment, dissatisfaction, poverty and intolerance has increased and with it also nationalism. Political parties with nationalist platforms are rising and gaining...
Greeks say ‘NO’ to an open laboratory for violation of human rights
The Greek debt crisis saga continues with no resolution in sight. As expected, the European leaders rejected a last-minute proposal by Alexis Tsipras, Prime...
American views on Europe’s geopolitical clout
What have American politicians had to say about Europe, its role, significance or insignificance and its relationship with America? Naturally, the USA has had...
Europe – Syriza-ize or Syria-nize
A freshly released IMF’s World Economic Outlook brings (yet again, for the sixth year in a row, and for the third time this year...
Burundi: Storm Warning
The United Nations Human Rights Council ended its session on Friday, 3 July, and called attention to two new country situations which require strong...
UN Reaffirms the Safeguards for Civilians in Times of War
“Accountability for breaches of international humanitarian law and for human rights violations, as well as respect for human rights, are not obstacles to peace,...
Iran’s Competing Futures: Global Economic Participant or Regional Religious Hegemon?
As the official deadline for the nuclear deal approaches, many are expressing their apprehension over the consequences that may emerge should a deal be...
Hypocrisy, Crisis, Catharsis…
A stronger EU-Russia partnership now looks like a pipe-dream, reflects former foreign minister Igor Ivanov. On the plus-side he sees less hypocrisy on both...