THE ASIAN SQUARE DANCE – PART IV
Japan’s population of 127 million, of which nearly a quarter is over 65, is on a long-term downward trend, and is expected to lose...
The New EU Voting system – the old west-east north-south division
Economic governance reforms and Eurozone consolidation has significant institutional and political consequences: a multiple-tier integration is ever more realistic. „Out” countries seek to mitigate...
The Asian Square Dance – Part III
India is the world’s largest democracy, and one of the few legitimate democracies in Asia showing that, contrary to statements of certain pundits, that...
Africa and Libya, Then and Now
In 2011, as the entire world watched the Arab Spring in amazement, the US and its allies, predominantly working under the banner of the...
Vietnamese Australians’ Community: Realities and Prospects
A Vietnamese Australian is an Australian, either born in Vietnam or having Vietnamese ancestors. These people make up the community of Vietnamese Australians and...
The Crimea Model: Will Russia Annex the Northern Region of Kazakhstan?
Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula was unlawfully annexed by referendum arranged by pro-Russian separatists backed by Russia. President Putin denies the annexation was politically motivated and...
Hard truths about Europe’s soft power
In the run-up to last December’s EU summit on defence, Britain’s top general publicly warned that the UK risks being left with “hollowed out”...
Japan’s Chance for Comeback
Facing the waning Pax Americana and the specter of a Pax Sinica, Japan will be at the crossroads of redefining its role in world...
Syria: Talk is of peace but preparations are for war
With growing demands for the international community to arm and support Syrian opposition groups, a regional expert speaking at the World Economic Forum on...
Israeli and Palestinian Business Leaders Urge Two-State Solution
Nearly 200 leading Israeli and Palestinian business people and executives of some of the largest companies called today for their respective governments to urgently...