P ositions between the EU and the US diverge regarding democratic values and a business man approach when it comes to multi-lateral negotiations. The American policy on Russia and the new Franco-German sympathies will…
[dropcap size=small]T he current type of regime in Turkey is democracy on the paper, but autocracy in reality and application. Autocracy is a term describing the regime type, but not the ruler. Therefore, it…
"I 've gained access to the draft mandate of the European Council for EC negotiations with Russia on the Nord Stream 2 project. It's a classified document and only a few people have access…
Robespierre said in one of his speeches, “The revolutionary government owes to the good citizen all the protection of the nation; it owes nothing to the Enemies of the People but death”.
In other words,…
by Ottomansandzionists
With the Gulf Cooperation Council crisis in its second week after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and non-GCC member Egypt cut ties with Qatar, Israel is in a tricky situation. The Gulf…
By Tom Regan*
[dropcap size=small]When a country moves from being an open, democratic society to more authoritarian and less democratic, it is often small, seemingly unimportant shifts in the culture that signal trouble ahead.…
By Konrad Świrski
“Except for showcasing the First Ladies’ fashionable gowns, the Sicily’s G7 summit also resulted in the predictable appearance of support for Poland’s lonely climate negotiation position,”
writes professor Konrad Świrski from…
By Claire Dhéret* and Marco Giuli*
E nergy poverty, defined as the "inability to afford basic energy services such as adequate warmth, cooling, lighting and the energy to power appliances due to a combination…
By Gérard Deprez
One issue which unites politicians from all sides of the spectrum in Europe is the need to tackle Iran’s appalling human rights abuses and export of terrorism and religious extremism.
Today we announced the…
by Stephen Booth
The Queen’s Speech this morning was, predictably, dominated by Brexit. Some commentators have been quick to describe the legislative programme as “thin”, but there are a huge amount of meaty and controversial issues…