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EUROPEAN INTEGRATION – Quo Vadis?

12:42 01.02.2021 Audrey Beaulieu

EUROPEAN INTEGRATION – Quo Vadis?

As part of the Geneva Lecture Series concepted and conducted by prof. Anis H. Bajrektarevic, President of the Republic of AustriaDr. Heinz Ficher(2004-16) and current Co-chair of the Vienna-basedBan Ki-moonCentre for Global Citizens centered his two-hour long mesmerizing talk on Europe and its future prospects. University scholars and diplomats based …

Sensationalism over Diplomacy: The buzz around India Russia Annual Summit

13:49 27.01.2021 By Amrita Dhillon & Arijita Sinha Roy*

Sensationalism over Diplomacy: The buzz around India Russia Annual Summit

India and Russia (erstwhile Soviet Union) have known to maintain cordial relations since post World War II. The Nehruvian Era was all about Fabian socialism and the planned economy model implemented in a manner to closely follow the Russians. Even in contemporary times, Indo-Russia relations have been a close highlight …

The World in 2021 – a personal view

12:09 25.01.2021 Jan Campbell

The World in 2021 – a personal view

Author:Jan Campbell– 20/01/2021The 2020 Covid-19 and with it the pandemic of fear eclipsed nearly everything in such a way that even the world politics were put on side and became a second priority. This would be the key pair – event which would enter into the history beside the post …

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 …

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 …

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 …

How to strengthen the unity of the peoples of Russia?

14:57 30.12.2020 Andrey Torin

How to strengthen the unity of the peoples of Russia?

The significance of the recent changes to the Russian Constitution, and topical issues of interethnic relations were the centerpiece of an online international conference held at the Moscow headquarters of the Public Chamber of Russia.Opening the conference, "We are the multinational people of the Russian Federation: unity in diversity," the …

Vladimir Chizhov: “a policy of sanctions in the modern world is senseless and harmful”

12:44 22.12.2020 Andrey Torin

Vladimir Chizhov: “a policy of sanctions in the modern world is senseless and harmful”

During an online briefing at theRossiya Segodnyamultimedia center in Moscow, Russia’s envoy to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, commented on the decisions taken by the December 10-11 EU summit in Brussels, on the current state of Russia-EU relations and the situation in Europe amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Russia - EU: …

Is there any alternative to WTO?

11:22 21.12.2020 Anna Yershova

Is there any alternative to WTO?

This year the World Trade Organization (WTO) marked its 25th anniversary. However, according to experts, each year it becomes more and more difficult for the WTO to maintain its status as a global trade regulator. The outgoing year 2020 has been unprecedented for the organization due to a downturn in …

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