Global Geo-political Series: Turkey shows how the West loses its global influence
Oct 17, 2016 12:02 pm UTC| Commentary
We are witnessing the beginning of the end of the previous world order and 2016 could very well be remembered in history when this change became apparent. The global geopolitical balance is tilting and this time against...
Argentina’s president learns the hard way not to discuss the Falklands lightly
Oct 06, 2016 13:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views
As part of his mission to rebrand his country as finally open for business again, Argentine President Mauricio Macri recently voiced his enthusiasm for turning over a new leaf in Argentine-British relations, and the...
Colombia did not vote 'no' in its peace referendum – what the statistics reveal
Oct 05, 2016 11:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The official line is that the no vote won the referendum in Colombia. The internationally lauded peace treaty with the FARC guerillas was rejected, and now nobody knows what the countrys fate will be. But did no...
Why Colombia voted 'No' to peace with FARC
Oct 04, 2016 13:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
It seemed like a done deal. After 60 years of fighting, three years of detailed negotiations, and a peace agreement signed in front of the head of the United Nations, the horrific conflict between the Colombian state and...
What escalating Kashmir attacks tell us about Modi’s changing foreign policy
Oct 04, 2016 09:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Simmering tensions between India and Pakistan in the disputed state of Kashmir appear to have flared up again with an attack by militants on an Indian camp coming three days after India announced it had undertaken surgical...
Global Geopolitical Series: Kremlin-Washington relation hits new bottom since the cold war
Oct 04, 2016 08:20 am UTC| Commentary
The diplomatic relations between Russia and the United States have hit a new post-cold war bottom this month. The escalation began with the bombing of aide vans in Syria during truce by Syrian warplanes, after which, the...
Cuba is reheating relations with Russia and US at the same time
Oct 03, 2016 08:02 am UTC| Insights & Views
For the first time in more than two generations, the US presidential race in Florida is following a different dynamic no longer is the political debate in this key swing state dominated by Washingtons relationship with...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects