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From Bad to Worse: An Open Letter to Two Presidents
January 20th is unique ... unique in that it has been inauguration day in the U.S. since 1937. Thus it is on this day...
Opportunity within Constraints: The OSCE and its Next Italian Presidency
The current OSCE Chairperson-in-Office is the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Sebastian Kurz. The OSCE Chairmanship is held for one calendar year by...
The power of citizen participation
Several times, the concepts analyzed in theory and the ‘how should it be’ don’t really happen in reality, for social scientists like me it’s...
In Defense of Israel From The Crazies
Anyone who has any shred of common decency realizes and recognizes that the State of Israel has every right to exist and prosper. And...
The Programmable Diplomatic Kill Switch
If indeed “War is a mere continuation of policy with other means” the metaphoric kill switches that have made their way into strategic...
Trump’s Turn
From Friday, January 20th 2017. the United States have a new President – for many, not only in America, still at least controversial and...
The World in 2017: Under-Employed, Under-Inclusive and Under Threat
Economic inequality, societal polarization and intensifying environmental dangers are the top three trends that will shape global developments over the next 10 years, the...
No victory for Putin: The Trump dossier scandal
There is no doubt whatsoever that Russia has compiled ‘information’ on Trump. Russian intelligence considers it a rightful duty to compile information on persons...
Additional considerations on Syria
A complex strategic game is underway between Russia, Iran, Syria and, consequently, between Assad’ supporters and the other actors of the current Syrian war...
Africa: Russia’s strategy and global competitors
Undoubtedly, Africa’s fast economic growth and development, at least during the past decade, has attracted external countries including the United Kingdom, Netherlands, India, Canada,...