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Analytics on Russia isolation following invasion of Ukraine

February 24, 2022, the Russian Federation started a large-scale military invasion of Ukraine by attacking northern, southern and eastern borders of the country and launching missiles on civil infrastructure and civilians…

March 4, 2022Ukraine

Geopolitics Opinion

Germany: NATO’s weak spot-to-be

German policy indicates that Berlin is steering clear from the Western alliance. As Angela Merkel left German chancellery, Berlin is increasingly showing a stance that conflicts with most of the…

January 21, 2022Germany, NATO

Geopolitics Opinion

State of NATO. Alive, stagnant or dying?

The world is at a pivotal point. The once cemented paradigms of power are about to change, and more and more cracks can be observed around the once peaceful world.…

October 19, 2021NATO

Democracy Healthcare Opinion

Women, Adolescent Health and Social Care in Eswatini

Women's reproductive and sexual health rights are essential for women and adolescents health in Eswatini and throughout Africa. As Mandisa Zwane-Machakata of SAfAIDS Eswatini points out, efforts related to women's…

October 15, 2021Eswatini

Democracy Opinion

EU: New walls between East and West

Many countries in the Western Balkans are eagerly awaiting the start of procedures for their entry into the EU. But just these days, the Union building is cracking and in…

October 14, 2021Albania, Poland

Conflict Opinion

The recent China – Taiwan situation and its consequences

The news headlines were recently full of dramatic phrases connected to drills conducted by the Chinese aircraft in proximity to Taiwan. This was not the first time that such exercises…

October 13, 2021China, Taiwan

Opinion

Lebanon, one step away from bankruptcy

In August, in Beirut, the weather is hot and sweltering. The inhabitants are forced to sleep on the balconies, because they cannot use the air conditioning. There is no electricity…

August 25, 2021Lebanon

Opinion Terrorism

The Taliban might not deliver all their promises, unable to jeopardize relations with the jihadist groups

The Robert Lansing Institute publishes opinion by Senior Jihadist Terrorism Analyst Daniele Garofalo on prospects of main regional jihadist organization after rapid fall of Kabul authorities and establishing the rule…

August 20, 2021Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, ISIS, Taliban

Democracy Opinion

Boundaries of intervention

The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan called into question Washington credibility as a reliable strategic partner and drew criticism toward the White House. Certain hostile forces, including Russia, which…

August 18, 2021Afghanistan

Democracy Governance Opinion

Strong Russian Leadership and Relations with the West

One problem of Western policymakers is the desire to re-make Russia into a “democratic nation.” Such an approach has confounded US foreign policy since the collapse of the Soviet Union.[1] Most importantly,…

July 9, 2021Russia