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Nanjing tragedy – massacre or “incident”?

11:37 20.01.2021 Oleg Paramonov

Nanjing tragedy – massacre or “incident”?

On December 15, China was marking the 80thanniversary of the Nanjing massacre by Japanese troops.In Japan, they avoid using the term “massacre,” however, so when covering the tragic event the local media referred to it as the “Nanjing incident." [1]In December 1937, at the height of the second Sino-Japanese war, …

EU playing a zero-sum game in Kosovo

12:28 19.01.2021 Pyotr Iskenderov

EU playing a zero-sum game in Kosovo

When it comes to Kosovo settlement, the European Union is clearly trying to regain the initiative.It was with poorly concealed jealousy and irritation that Brussels watched the delegations of Belgrade and Pristina sign an agreement to normalize their bilateral trade and economic relations in early September in Washington, and with …

2020 – A Year when Distancing became Social

12:26 18.01.2021 Anis Bajrektarević

2020 – A Year when Distancing became Social

A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.Definition of Health, Preamble of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Constitution, 1948These days, many argue that our Covid (C-19) response is a planetary fiasco, whose size is yet to surface with its mounting …

Constructive dialogue between unwilling partners

12:17 15.01.2021 Yuri Shafranik

Constructive dialogue between unwilling partners

Many people are familiar with the notion, which says that "As socialism is built, the class struggle intensifies." Indeed, just as the Bolsheviks were moving towards their goal, and the country’s economic structure, the people’s customs and habits and social institutions were falling behind, the class struggle inevitably intensified, which …

Ilya Kravchenko: attempt by the Democrats to destroy Trump’s political image is a time bomb

12:08 14.01.2021 Anna Yershova

Ilya Kravchenko: attempt by the Democrats to destroy Trump’s political image is a time bomb

The Democrats have officially submitted to the House of Representativesa resolutionon initiating the impeachment of the country’s present President Donald Trump on charges of inciting a revolt. According to the resolution, Trump deserves an inquiry, a removal from office, and should be stripped of the right to occupy an honorary, …

Of BREXIT and all that

14:29 12.01.2021 Dr J Scott Younger OBE

Of BREXIT and all that

When the Brexit vote was taking place in UK in 2016, I was addressing the Jakarta Foreign Correspondents’ Club at a monthly breakfast meeting. When the meeting started it seemed as though the remain vote was winning. However, by the time the meeting finished the reverse had happened; the Brexiteers …

Conflict Resolution in Northern Ethiopia and Geopolitics

14:24 12.01.2021 Matthias Leitner

Conflict Resolution in Northern Ethiopia and Geopolitics

Matthias E. Leitnerhas served in international peace and security positions since 1997, mainly in UN and regional contexts across Africa, the western Balkans and in the Middle East, with a specialization in the Horn of Africa/IGAD Region. He has recently implemented an EU Emergency Trust Fund Project (IPPSHAR) with IGAD …

EU and USA

11:58 12.01.2021

Interview with Tiberio Graziani, Chairman Vision & Global Trends. International Institute for Global AnalysesWhat is the attitude of the European Union to the events in the United States including capture of the US Capitol by the supporters of Donald Trump?Regarding the recent attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters, …

Evaluation model of the performance of the higher education system in developing countries

11:43 11.01.2021 Prof. Dr Djawed SANGDEL

Evaluation model of the performance of the higher education system in developing countries

SummaryIn this research paper, we analyse the present model of higher education in several countries, and more particularly in developing countries. Our main objective is to identify the misfunctioning of the organisation of distance higher education in countries in which technologies are less accessible, and where higher education demand is …

Russia and CSTO criticize politicization of OPCW’s work

16:49 08.01.2021

Russia and CSTO criticize politicization of OPCW’s work

In the picture H.E. Mr. Alexander Shulgin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to The Netherlands and Permanent Representative to the OPCW.Between November 30thand December 4th, representatives of the OPCW’s (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) member states convened for the25thSession of the Conference of the State Parties(CSP) to the …

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