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Profit as a good reason for foregoing revenge

12:20 15.07.2021 Alexander Sheffner

Profit as a good reason for foregoing revenge

Just imagine this: we are in April 1945, the Soviet forces are preparing to storm Berlin only to hear US and British radio announce that the Nazis have admitted their mistakes, held elections and changed their moniker from the National Democratic Party of Germany to the internationally recognized Aryan Democratic …

US is neither friend, nor foe – a view from Turkey

11:49 14.07.2021 J. Sven

US is neither friend, nor foe – a view from Turkey

Erdogan's Turkey stands out from the rest of NATO countries for many reasons. One reason is Ankara’s lingering conflict with its fellow NATO country – Greece. Add to this Turkey’s policy in Syria and Iraq, which has long been flying in the face of America’s plans for the region.The Turkish …

Myanmar – War or a Dialogue?

12:41 13.07.2021 Matthias Leitner

Myanmar – War or a Dialogue?

Matthias E. Leitner has served in international peace and security since 1997, mainly in UN and regional peace operations across Africa and in Southeast Asia/Myanmar as well as in the Middle East and Afghanistan. He specializes in inter-regional relations, risk management and the geopolitics of energy flows as well as …

Relations between Russia and Estonia

17:11 06.07.2021 Tiberio Graziani

Relations between Russia and Estonia

The border controversy is a recurring theme in relations between Russia and Estonia - it has, in a certain sense, been a characteristic feature of the history of relations between Moscow and Tallinn for about a century - and is promptly re-proposed to every election, with particular emphasis from the …

“Freedom of speech” for “democrats”

12:57 06.07.2021 A. Brandon

“Freedom of speech” for “democrats”

Free speech has long been a cornerstone of American society. The US Constitution guarantees that no one shall be prosecuted for expressing his or her opinion. However, within the past few years the situation has completely changed. Recently, one of the United States’ oldest public figures - the legendary leader …

How they gave up freedom for lies

12:53 05.07.2021 Alexander Sheffner

How they gave up freedom for lies

During a recent interview, Ira Glasser, the hugely popular American public figure, who has presided over the Civil Liberties Union for more than 20 years now, put in words what has long been hanging in the air, but not yet proclaimed an official doctrine. Glasser’s address to a friendly and …

The secret of Polichinelle: who provides terrorists with weapons and how

15:31 26.06.2021 Alexander Sheffner

The secret of Polichinelle: who provides terrorists with weapons and how

Present-day terrorists are no longer champions of an idea who arm themselves with home-made weapons. Terrorists of today are united into large-size groups, provided with a well-developed economy and smoothly functioning supply channels, military infrastructure, well-equipped laboratories and workshops, and boasting rich sponsors and patron nations.In the 1990s, Chechen terrorists …

Joe Biden’s European vacations

16:08 21.06.2021 Alexander Sheffner

Joe Biden’s European vacations

Joseph Biden, better known as Joe Biden, is an American politician from the Democratic Party who won last year’s presidential elections amid scandals and accusations of fraud. In his autobiography, Biden describes himself as a leading figure in determining US policy in the Balkans, and openly admits having convinced President …

SUMMING UP THE BIDEN-PUTIN GENEVA SUMMIT: EVEN A LITTLE MORE THAN NOTHING MEANS A LOT

11:40 18.06.2021 Tomislav Jakić

SUMMING UP THE BIDEN-PUTIN GENEVA SUMMIT: EVEN A LITTLE MORE THAN NOTHING MEANS A LOT

Was the, with little expectations, but a lot of combinations and nervousness, awaited summit of the Presidents of America and Russia, a failure? It was not. And can it be described as a success, as a breakthrough from the winter of a renewed Cold War? Again – no! So what …

Geopolitics for giants and dwarfs

12:18 17.06.2021 Zlatko Hadžidedić , Adnan Idrizbegović

Geopolitics for giants and dwarfs

June 2021 was far more than just dynamic in terms of global politics: President Biden's inaugural foreign visit was organized as a coordinated gathering of the most relevant Western institutions, from G7 to NATO, to which he added the introductory meeting with the leader of the American main geopolitical adversary, …

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