On September 12th, EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker assumed the podium at the European Parliament in Strasbourg to deliver the annual State of the Union address. The central theme of Juncker’s speech was, unsurprisingly, “unity”. While nodding towards a laundry list of disunity and problems ranging from the dilemmas accompanying Brexit to the Hungarian rebellion against Brussels’ cultural and demographic ...

The Swedish elections: antiglobalist forces take 2nd place   The Swedish parliamentary elections showcased a new political climate in the country: the antiglobalist and antimigrant party “The Swedish Democrats” (SD) came in second place with 18 percent of vote. SD will play a key role in shaping the next government. What is happening in Sweden today, and who really won ...

The ruling party of Sudan, the ‘The National Congress’, has formed a new government in hopes of overcoming the crippling economic difficulties facing the country. An assistant to the president broke the news to journalists on Thursday evening after a meeting of party leadership. The latest reforms   Given conditions of aggravated economic crisis, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir issued a ...

When it comes to discussions over what constitutes the real power of the state, many say that the primary factor is the power of the army. Yet, here we might involuntarily recall the famous phrase attributed to Napoleon: “You can do anything with bayonets except sit on them!” This phrase conveys the idea that while a lot can be achieved ...

When on December 25, 1991, the Soviet hammer and sickle insignia was replaced by the Russian tricolor flag, there was a tremendous excitement in Washington. Many analysts declared the end of the bipolar world and the termination of the “Cold War” between the United States and the Soviet Union. American political scientist Francis Fukuyama and other geopolitical analysts pronounced the ...

In yesterday’s elections in Sweden, the anti establishment Sweden Democrats had the biggest gain, but is was not as big as expected. The Social Democrats and conservative Moderates both retreated, but are still pleased to retain their first and second position respectively. The question then remains: why didn’t Sweden follow the path of rest of Europe?   The Sweden Democrats ...

Summit in Iran The tripartite summit on the situation in Syria took place on Friday September 7th in Iran’s capital city Tehran. Leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran have adopted a joint declaration following the results of the summit. Turkish president Erdogan said that it is necessary to stop the attacks on in Idlib and call a truce as military ...

Almost all Westerns are united by one idea: a white man is fighting to bring justice, order and civilization to the wild West. To create a country of freedoms is the main goal and task of the cowboys and their followers-settlers. So, the Redskins appear in the image of such “barbarians”, which in every possible way prevent this goal from ...

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May made a tour of Africa where she visited South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. On August 28, she stated that London had concluded its agreements with several African countries, and that, following Brexit, Britain will initiate a large trade agreement with six countries in Africa, with similar to the format to agreements in the European Union. ...