Sino-Russia Relations – Then and Now
Stalin and Mao once signed a Treaty of Friendship, Alliance, and Mutual assistance way back in 1949. It is not a hidden thing that the Stalinist model has been inherited time and again by...
Category: Europe
An analysis of the rise of the far-right in Europe
The political future of Europe remains murky as the far-right parties are determined to exploit the looming crisis situation to bring their rhetoric to the mainstream. Be it France’s Front Nationale, Germany’s AFD, UKIP...
Socialism and Russia – What does it say about the country’s economy?
Every phenomenon reflects in various dimensions. The same did happen with Russia – the ostensible socialist state. The ‘Non-market’ ‘Centrally Planned’ economic system of order- Socialism had its own drill of functioning, which had...
Poland – The most homophobic country of EU
On 5th August, three men were arrested in Warsaw for offending religious sentiments and desecrating monuments. Their crime was hanging a pride flag from the statues of Jesus Christ, Astronomer Copernicus and the Warsaw...
Presidential Elections in Belarus: An end to the 26-year-old regime?
As the election date of 9th August for Belarus Presidential elections nears, the tensions in the region is constantly on the rise. President Alexander Lukashenko, an Independent Belarus’ first democratically elected President has been...
European Security and the Threat of Terrorism
Terrorism is a highly complex and constantly changing phenomenon, which conjures up feelings of shock and fear for the majority of the population. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the...
Hong Kong’s Extradition Treaty faces challenges as countries back out from ratifying
Contentions related to the Extradition Treaty of Hong Kong have resurfaced again. The Extradition Treaty initially was signed by Hong Kong with 20 different countries, of which many have now denied to ratify the...
What will the imposition of Rule of Law Sanctions on the Recovery Budget mean for the EU?
“It is not possible to explain to French, Polish, Hungarian and European citizens that we can have financial solidarity in Europe without worrying about respecting the basic rules of democracy, freedom of the media...
Russia and Saudi – War and Peace
Two decades ago, The Soviet-Saudi relations were extremely poor, as the cold war between both the countries lasted throughout. The Soviets were extremely stubborn and staunch when they sought to reduce Saudi’s dependence on...
The Role of West and Humanitarian Interventions in the Ukrainian Conflict
The civil war-like crisis have origins in the ethnic divisions within Ukraine. The orthodox minority in the east speaks Russian whereas the rest eastern Ukraine speaking populations see Europe as their closest neighbours. The...
