INDEX Historical background The diplomatic dispute since 1945 to the Malvinas War. After the war: international organizations, diplomacy and territories of colonial remanence Conclusions Sources Historical background Discovered by Magellan in the sixteenth century, the Islas Malvinas (The Falkland Islands in Spanish) were a Spanish overseas territory, disputed by the United Kingdom in the late eighteenth century during its period ...
“White privilege” refers to a whole constellation of extralegal, unearned, at times invisible benefits conferred to people by virtue of their whiteness. Philosophy Professor Shannon Sullivan and others made the attempt to move the discussion to “white priority,” as “privilege” seemed to rankle too many poor people and is so easily sneered at. The concept of “white priority” has yet ...
On Monday, October 8, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Budapest. Of course, the meeting of two illiberal leaders provoked hysteria among the powerless liberals who oppose them. Hungarian MPs of a party credited with 1% support displayed a banner at parliament denouncing the new “dictators”, Putin, Erdogan and Orbán. Generation Identity, a tiny anti-Islam group unhappy with Erdogan’s visit, ...
On the morning of October 2nd, the famous Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, together with his fiancee, a Turkish woman named Hatice Сengiz, came to Consulate General of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul. Since then, nobody has seen him -numerous versions of his disappearance began to emerge, including suspicions of murder. To date, Saudi officials have strongly denied any involvement in his ...
Over the past few decades, the share of natural gas in the global fuel basket has grown considerably. All predictions point to gas becoming the largest source of energy in the world, reaching over 28% by 2035. At present, countries such as US, Russia, Australia have made huge investments aiming to take a higher share of the LNG market. Qatar, ...
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared on October 2 after visiting the general consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul. Turkish investigators believe that Khashoggi was killed by Riyadh for criticizing the authorities of Saudi Arabia in the press. Saudi Arabia denies any involvement in the disappearance of the journalist. In his materials for The Washington Post, Khashoggi sharply criticized Riyadh’s policies and ...
While militarism is prevalent across US society, the idea of a new, big confrontation between superpowers seems quite unrealistic for contemporary America. Our grandparents told us stories of the Second World War. All four of my own had participated in some capacity. The Second World War was not a “regime change” operation carried out under the guise of humanitarianism. The ...
The disappearance of Saudi journalist Khashoggi Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a famous critic of the Saudi authorities and Washington Post author (who currently resides in the US) disappeared after entering a consulate in Istanbul on October 2nd. Saudi Arabia denies any charges that they are responsible for his disappearance, and claims that the journalist left the building through a rear entrance ...
After the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the country reopened its unilateral sanctions against Iran, sanctions that directly target Iran’s oil income. Iranian politicians, after searching for ways to work around these sanctions and consulting with EU and UN Security Council member states for ways to continue the JCPOA without the ...
As another set of heated negotiations has begun in recent weeks, Syria is slowly approaching the last chapter of it bloody civil war. Global powers, namely the United States and Russia, and regional players including Iran and Turkey, are competing to get a greater share in influence, reconstruction efforts and leave a geopolitical footprint. The fight for the lion’s share ...