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Parliamentary elections in Iran and how they affect domestic and global policies

17:41 06.03.2020 Vladimir Sazhin

Parliamentary elections in Iran and how they affect domestic and global policies

On February 21 the Islamic Republic of Iran held parliamentary elections to the country’s Majlis, a unicameral parliament known as Majlis of Islamic Council. Simultaneously, it held midterm elections of seven members of the Assembly of Experts.[1]Before analyzing the election outcome, it would be appropriate to say a few words …

President Zelensky’s evolution: one step forward, two steps back

11:03 03.03.2020 Denis Baturin

President Zelensky’s evolution: one step forward, two steps back

President Zelensky’s course is levelling off – it is evolving to match the "traditional Ukrainian reality." However, Zelensky started his presidency by swimming against the current, which became clear from his election statements.From the very outset, the voices of those who believed in him, who admired the novelty of his …

US sanctions – a case of friendly fire

10:44 02.03.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

US sanctions – a case of friendly fire

In an article published on the Washington-based website The Hill, Richard Sawaya, vice president of the US National Foreign Trade Council, writes about the serious damage that the anti-Russian sanctions are causing to America’s business interests. Richard Sawaya is also convinced that the irresponsible use of sanctions actually undermines the …

Republika Srpska preparing BREXIT

11:30 25.02.2020 Pyotr Iskenderov

Republika Srpska preparing BREXIT

The precedence of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union naturally allows other European organizations and individual countries to contemplate the previously inconceivable exit option. While at the EU level there are no indications of any other member states planning to follow in London’s footsteps any time soon, in the …

“Westlessness” of the West, and debates on China during Munich Security Conference

16:38 23.02.2020 Vladimir Petrovsky

“Westlessness” of the West, and debates on China during Munich Security Conference

The Munich Security Conference, which traditionally brings together heads of state and government, foreign and defense ministers in February, is usually expected to bring some kind of intrigue. This time round, the role was claimed by the conference report, titled “Westlessness,” whose main message was the loss by Western countries …

2 + 2, Lavrov and Shoigu in Rome: towards new relations between Moscow and the EU?

17:34 18.02.2020

2 + 2, Lavrov and Shoigu in Rome: towards new relations between Moscow and the EU?

Today February 18 in Rome the Russian Foreign and Defense Ministers, Sergei Lavrov and Sergei Shoigu, meet their counterparts Luigi Di Maio and Lorenzo Guerini.A strategic 2 + 2 to tackle hot dossiers such as the Libyan one, but also to discuss bilateral relations between Italy and Russia. An opportunity …

New strategy of US counter-intelligence: real and unreal threats

12:23 18.02.2020 Vladimir Petrovsky

New strategy of US counter-intelligence: real and unreal threats

The newly published US Counter-Intelligence Strategy for 2020-2022 puts Russia and China at the top of the list of countries that pose a threat to the USA. “Russia and China are operating throughout the world, using all power instruments at their disposal against the United States, resorting to a wide …

ALL THOSE CROATIAN PRESIDENTS

11:33 13.02.2020 Tomislav Jakić

ALL THOSE CROATIAN PRESIDENTS

Since those days when it emerged from the ruins of the Yugoslav federation as an independent state, Republic of Croatia had 4 Presidents – 4 men and a Lady President. The first one whom only death, in the opinion of many, saved from the International Hague Tribunal, but who is …

Chinese coronavirus and the world: rational fear and discrimination

11:07 11.02.2020 Vladimir Petrovsky

Chinese coronavirus and the world: rational fear and discrimination

The outbreak of the Chinese coronavirus infection has generated such an avalanche of comments and forecasts that they are difficult to classify. The Chinese coronavirus may have a more devastating impact on the global economy than the financial crisis of 2008-2010, experts from Moody's rating agency say. According to a …

What awaits the world – depression of markets or minds?

11:42 04.02.2020 Andrey Kadomtsev

What awaits the world – depression of markets or minds?

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has warned that the global economy risks a return to the Great Depression. Speaking at the Peterson Institute of International Economics in Washington, she referred to IMF experts, who compare the current economic trends to the situation that existed at the …

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