China’s rise and the Napoleonic prophecy
“China is a sleeping giant. Let her lie
and sleep, for when she awakens she will astonish the world.” These were the
some of the last...
The Algerian crisis of March 2019
Since last February 22, Algeria has been shaken by
street demonstrations that occur almost simultaneously in all the 48 provinces
of the country.
Working on the assumption...
Why Regime Change in Iran is dangerous for America and its allies
Iran is in a deep social and economic crisis. Despite its foreign
policy successes in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen, the Iranian regime has
failed its...
The Potential of the North-South Trade Corridor
One of the major historical obstacles for
Russian territorial (or simply geopolitical) expansion over the past several
centuries has been the Caucasus Mountains.
Thence comes Russia’s permanent...
The European Agenda on Migration: EU needs to sustain progress made over the past 4 years
Ahead of the March European Council, the Commission is today taking
stock of progress made over the past 4 years and setting out the measures...
Can Italy’s “Government of Change” Change All of Europe?
March 1st
marks nine months to the day since the new Italian "government of
change" came to power. Few in Europe would have believed that Italy,...
Turkish-Chinese spat puts Central Asian leaders on the spot
A Turkish-Chinese spat as a result of Turkish criticism of China’s crackdown on
Turkic Muslims in its strategic but troubled north-western province
of Xinjiang complicates efforts...
Putin’s African Dream and the New Dawn
In a February decree posted to the official portal of legal information,
Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed his aide Yuri Ushakov to chair
the organizing...
Jinnah’s vision in India-Pakistan context
Pakistan
came into being on August 14, 1947, despite incessant opposition by Indian
National Congress and her allies. At its birth Pakistan was faced with
apparently insurmountable...
India’s Homegrown Solutions: Socio and Economic Pulse of Tamil Nadu
Authors: Srimal Fernando and
Meiyappan Mohan*
Over the
past 70 years, Tamil Nadu was in the forefront among Indian states in
socio-economic progress and continues to occupy a...