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Abrahamic Covenant: Sacred Text or Title Deed?

12:11 24.02.2026 Lily Ong

Abrahamic Covenant: Sacred Text or Title Deed?

"To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates," says God to Abraham in Genesis 15:18. 2013: Way of the Suffering The year was 2013. Led by a Palestinian guide, I walked through the Via Dolorosa. This meandering, 600-meter path through …

Will Moldova retain its identity and sovereignty, or face a new “unirea”?

13:02 17.02.2026 Yuri Larin

Will Moldova retain its identity and sovereignty, or face a new “unirea”?

Moldova’s President Maia Sandu has reiterated her support for this former Soviet republic’s unification with Romania, citing the complex international situation and the difficulties, which she claims the republic faces as a sovereign state. However, she always stipulates that any changes in the country’s status depend on the free will …

World enters “Era of Global Water Bankruptcy” - UN scientists formally define new post-crisis reality for billions

12:28 26.01.2026

World enters “Era of Global Water Bankruptcy” - UN scientists formally define new post-crisis reality for billions

Amid chronic groundwater depletion, water overallocation, land and soil degradation, deforestation, and pollution, all compounded by global heating, a UN report today declared the dawn of an era of global water bankruptcy, inviting world leaders to facilitate “honest, science-based adaptation to a new reality.” “Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our …

Somaliland – a geopolitical apple of discord

13:28 15.01.2026 Maria Kolesnikova

Somaliland – a geopolitical apple of discord

In the closing days of 2025, the world diplomatic community was stunned by Israel's recognition of the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland, followed by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar’s official visit to this region. The de facto state entities of Somaliland and Puntland in northern Somalia broke off ties with the …

Ballot and Bus: Can Trump’s Diaspora Strategy Still Save Him?

11:47 14.01.2026 Lily Ong

Ballot and Bus: Can Trump’s Diaspora Strategy Still Save Him?

A political countdown has begun for the GOP as America heads into the midterms with Trump’s approval rating among Hispanics plunging from 41% in early 2025 to 27% by year-end[1]. At risk of losing their governing trifecta, the Republicans are under intense heat to reverse the sinking trend. Enter the …

Ukrainian elections: a threat to the regime, or a chance the country can’t afford to miss?

15:44 23.12.2025 Denis Baturin

Ukrainian elections: a threat to the regime, or a chance the country can’t afford to miss?

The recent round of negotiations in Berlin confirmed the necessity of adding the issue of presidential elections in Ukraine to the peace negotiation process. Moreover, Ukraine’s already illegitimate president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has himself spoken about the possibility of holding such elections. As previously noted, i for Zelensky, elections are not …

Revision or Revolution: Trump’s new NSS sparks heated debates

19:54 16.12.2025 Andrey Kadomtsev

Revision or Revolution: Trump’s new NSS sparks heated debates

In early December, the Trump administration released its version of the United States National Security Strategy (NSS). The document, put out as part of the US administration’s routine administrative work, affirms Washington’s ambitions for unconditional global leadership in three key areas: economy, military power, and high technology, as well as …

Europe – Africa: last chance not to find oneself on the margins of global politics

15:22 11.12.2025 Alexander Sheer

Europe – Africa: last chance not to find oneself on the margins of global politics

While Europe sees its international standing sagging, both economically and geopolitically, emerging powers are moving in the exact opposite direction. Above all the African countries, which refuse to remain de facto players in global affairs and seek more active participation in shaping the global agenda, strategic autonomy, and, of course, …

Europe’s standing in the world – stagnation or decline?

10:19 09.12.2025 Andrey Kadomtsev

Europe’s standing in the world – stagnation or decline?

Donald Trump's proposed peace plan to end the Ukrainian conflict has laid bare Europe's impotence. EU leaders have long been alarmed by the prospect of falling behind in the struggle for technological, economic, and military superiority unfolding among the world's leading powers. Pessimists believe that this critical point has already …

Europe trying to go slow on trade deal with US – capitulation or stalling?

16:55 02.12.2025 Andrey Kadomtsev

Europe trying to go slow on trade deal with US – capitulation or stalling?

On November 28, EU member states supported the preliminary agreement on trade tariffs that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump clinched in July. The future of the deal and transatlantic trade and economic relations as a whole remains unclear though. In an overwhelming vote …

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