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Football, money and politics

Several days before the FIFA’s presidential elections, one of the biggest corruption scandals in the history of the organization has burst out. ...

The way forward for the EU – Entice people, embrace change, engage the world

The aim of this paper is to contribute to academic and public debate on issues critical to the future of the European Union as...

What Erdogan will do next?

With a very characteristic,(glee), article by the opposition Erdogan Turkish newspaper Cumhürriyet, reported that until yesterday almighty sultan of Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan while coming...

Cult of Personality Creep – Turkmenistan’s Slide Back into Fantasyland

In 2006, when Turkmenbashi (“Father of all Turkmens”), President Saparmurat Niyazov, suddenly died and was replaced by former Health Minister and dentist Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov,...

The Caucasian Cold War

The phrase ‘Cold War’ typically brings about thoughts of a worldwide geopolitical struggle. However there is a new ‘Cold War’ brewing in the Caucasus...

New Development Goals to Boost Africa’s Fight against Poverty

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will be launched later this year, give Africa its best chance yet of eradicating poverty, said a panel...

Turkmenistan- a brand in the making?

Turkmenistan can be labeled as the most traditional society in the Caspian area. As a country, somewhere between historical tribalism and current authoritarianism, Turkmenistan...

Bosnian Myths

The continuing disasters in human history are largely conditioned by man’s excessive capacity and his urge to identify with the tribe, the nation, the...

Hammer and Nail: Spinning War from Peace in Iran’s Nuke Deal

Here is the ultimate axiom for all aspiring diplomats and foreign policy experts to know: there is no such thing as a simple quest...

Blue Peace in the Middle East

With Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Palestine crises making daily headlines in the Middle East, it is easy to forget about the structural challenges that...

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