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Did they or didn’t they? The battle for control of Brussels’ Grand Mosque
It's hard to prove beyond doubt a direct causal link between militancy and Saudi-inspired ultra-conservative forms of Sunni Muslim Islam. That hasn't stopped Belgium's...
Catalonia: Secession, Independence, And Self-Determination
Catalonia’s independence vote on October 01, fraught with violence and a show of authoritarianism, brought into the limelight issues like self-determination and secession. Separatist...
The 100 years after the October Revolution: Is Lenin still In?
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution of October 1917. As we in the United States try to imagine a revolutionary...
U.S. Policy Towards Iran’s Economic Reintegration
On July 14, 2015, the P5+1, the European Union, and Iran reached an agreement under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The agreement...
Behind China’s perception on Catalonia’s move: it’s the concern
On October 27, the Catalonian autonomous region's parliament voted to pass the motion for "independence" and then declared the "establishment of an independent state"....
Time for Europe to put Iran’s missile programme in context
European leaders have clearly set themselves apart from the United States and the administration of President Donald J. Trump in relation to the 2015...
Conversation With Francesco Pazienza
For those of you who do not know him, Dr. Pazienza in brief It would not be enough to write a whole book to...
Staying On the Right Side of History: Lessons in Politics
The intellectual and cultural iconoclasm of Vienna in the late nineteenth century shaped much of the West and provided the progressive nidi that would...
Why is George Soros still Eastern Europe’s biggest scapegoat?
Blaming your nation’s woes on George Soros is becoming something of a cottage industry in Central and Eastern Europe. In recent weeks, both the...
Why Azerbaijan is Unable to Offer Viable Solutions to the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Azerbaijan has cornered itself with the inability to offer peaceful solutions to the Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) conflict. The impasse has been caused by Baku's assumption...