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US threatens Europe with "gas war"

11:15 17.12.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

US threatens Europe with "gas war"

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be launched irrespective of the US sanctions. Envisaged by the draft US defense budget for the 2020 fiscal year, the restrictions have already run into an adverse reaction in Europe and could further aggravate Washington’s …

Hong Kong: No more China’s disheartened capitalism, please

12:38 10.12.2019 Wan T. Lee

Hong Kong: No more China’s disheartened capitalism, please

Hong Kong's unrest started in June 2019. It was triggered by the plans to allow extradition to mainland China. Critics felt this could compromise judicial autonomy and jeopardise free-speech legacy.Until 1997, Hong Kong was under the British rule as an overseas territory (effectively a colony), but then returned under the …

Crossroads or a dead end: do Germany and Europe face a triumph of indecision?

11:58 09.12.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Crossroads or a dead end: do Germany and Europe face a triumph of indecision?

In late November, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a number of rather controversial statements. On November 26, Germany, together with France, issued a brief “road map” for EU reform. Within the next two ears this plan is to be discussed by the “Conference on the Future of Europe,” tasked with …

BRICS countries deem a single crypto currency

12:17 05.12.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

BRICS countries deem a single crypto currency

Speaking on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, which took place in Brazil in mid-November, President of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev came up with a proposal to create a common crypto currency for servicing a unified payment system of the member countries. According to RBC, the …

Iranian autumn 1398* (an analysis of latest events)

11:12 04.12.2019 Vladimir Sazhin

Iranian autumn 1398* (an analysis of latest events)

Foreign policy background of the Iranian crisisDespite all the complexity and ambiguity of the situation now exiting in the world, the summer and fall of 2019 saw a certain degree of success, achieved by Iran’s Middle East policy both in the region and inside the country itself.Tehran’s foreign policy achievements …

Ethics, Truth and Post-Truth; political and social implications

11:57 25.11.2019 Dr. Mayelinne De Lara

Ethics, Truth and Post-Truth; political and social implications

I want to reflect on ethics, truth and post-truth in the context of accelerated changes in the economy, politics, society, culture and digital knowledge, information and communication media, which give rise to cyberspace and the internet.The power of a journalist, reaching millions of people from behind his computer, is controlled …

II Media Forum-2019 Journalistic Freedom in the Context of Human Rights, New Technologies and International Information Security

16:06 22.11.2019 Amrita Dhilon

II Media Forum-2019 Journalistic Freedom in the Context of Human Rights, New Technologies and International Information Security

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II Media Forum-2019 Journalistic Freedom in the Context of Human Rights, New Technologies and International Information Security

15:38 22.11.2019 Adam Cooper

II Media Forum-2019 Journalistic Freedom in the Context of Human Rights, New Technologies and International Information Security

Adam Cooper (Switzerland), Senior Programme Manager – Cyber-mediation at HD Center Download Video...

II Media Forum-2019 Journalistic Freedom in the Context of Human Rights, New Technologies and International Information Security

15:27 22.11.2019 Tom Wan

II Media Forum-2019 Journalistic Freedom in the Context of Human Rights, New Technologies and International Information Security

Tom Wan (Hong Kong), Editor-in-chief Glocal HK, member of Global Studies Institute.“It’s been an honour being invited to the Forum this year. As one of the youngest and Asian presenter, I was able to interact with my European colleagues while they share their wisdom and research with me. I am …

II Media Forum-2019 Journalistic Freedom in the Context of Human Rights, New Technologies and International Information Security

12:51 22.11.2019 Tiberio Graziani

II Media Forum-2019 Journalistic Freedom in the Context of Human Rights, New Technologies and International Information Security

Tiberio Graziani, journalist, Italy."We need a paradigm shift, a cultural change. We are living in very complex times. We are in the midst of a long geopolitical transition from the so-called US-led unipolar moment to a new one, which we can define as polycentric or multipolar. This is accompanied by …

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