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Poland’s “cursed soldiers”: anti-Soviet underground gains cult status

12:03 02.10.2019 Vladislav Gulevich

Poland’s “cursed soldiers”: anti-Soviet underground gains cult status

Members of underground anti-Soviet organizations, active at the end of the Second World War and the first two post-war decades, occupy a significant place in the pantheon of modern-day Polish heroes.The Armia Krajowa (Home Army), which brought together a host of various small groups, was the dominant Polish resistance movement …

Invisible but omnipresent threat to Asia-Pacific

10:42 22.09.2019 Masato Abe

Invisible but omnipresent threat to Asia-Pacific

Following the massive socio-economic success of the largest continent, corruption is the next battleground in the development of the Asia-Pacific. Lately, it has hampered inclusive and sustainable development and is a primary cause of the difficulty experienced by developing Asian-Pacific countries in advancing beyond the middle-income bracket.Fostered by weak regulation …

The ASEAN Digital Tomorrow

17:30 16.09.2019 Andrew Sheng

The ASEAN Digital Tomorrow

This month, Malaysia celebrates its 62nd anniversary of Independence, led by 94-year old but digitally savvy Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Singapore also celebrated its 54th National Day this month, with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaking in Malay, Mandarin and English about how to prepare Singapore for climate change. At …

New intrigue over nuclear deal

15:00 12.09.2019 Vladimir Sazhin

New intrigue over nuclear deal

The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) demonstrated unprecedented foreign policy activity in August as Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Finland, Sweden, Norway, France, China, Japan, and Malaysia in the second half of the month, and Russia – in early September.Tehran’s genuinely belligerent spirit is due to the situation …

Russian ambassador in Serbia: Resolution 1244 must be the basis for resolving the Kosovo issue

12:43 27.08.2019 Slavisha Batko Milacic

Russian ambassador in Serbia: Resolution 1244 must be the basis for resolving the Kosovo issue

Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko, newly appointed Russian ambassador to Serbia, has told to Serbian media on Thursday that outgoing Kosovo’s Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj’s statement about Moscow advocating the division of Kosovo was “ridiculous.” The ambassador said that option “has never officially been on the table.”"We have never initiated a similar idea …

WTO without USA?

12:33 21.08.2019 Pyotr Iskenderov

WTO without USA?

At present, it makes no sense for anyone to discard membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the US’ exit from it will not become fatal, -said the Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Oreshkin commenting on a statement made by US President Donald Trump to the effect that …

Battle for the Arctic: friends and foes

0:13 16.08.2019 Andrey Kadomtsev

Battle for the Arctic: friends and foes

According to Western media, the "struggle for the Arctic" is becoming ever more fierce. Moreover, this confrontation is unfolding much faster than expected.In its recent publication the Swedish Aftonbladet wrote that since “climate change” has made the Arctic “more accessible, countries taking advantage of it to produce more fossil fuels.” …

Grenada building bridges with Russia

11:05 14.08.2019 Alexander Moiseyev

Grenada building bridges with Russia

The Grenadian embassy in Moscow was recently holding a gala event marking the 46th anniversary of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). In September, Russia and Grenada with celebrate 40 years of their diplomatic relations. On September 17, 2002 St. George’s resumed official relations with new Russia. The International Affairs magazine discussed …

The myth about "liberal world order"

10:21 05.08.2019 Alexander Yakovenko

The myth about "liberal world order"

The debate on liberalism, which was triggered by the recent interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin published by the Financial Times, has inevitably spread to the issue of the "liberal world order." Liberal world order, its ups and downs, has been the subject of many disputes. All of a sudden, …

Fracking Societies through manufactured revolts

22:21 04.08.2019 Carlos Pereyra Méle

Fracking Societies through manufactured revolts

If society is considered as an open, complex and dynamic system. This system is attributed for the quality of both organizing and disorganizing. Constructive chaos occurs when there is an attempt to harness these destructive and seemingly random forces, for strategic purposes.The chaos strategy proposes the artificial creation of disorder …

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