The significance of an upcoming, run-off, presidential election in Czech Republic is largely underestimated in Washington. But its prevalent view of it as a not too significant event in a small European country is dead wrong! Contenders include the sitting president, outspoken, and politically incorrect Milos Zeman, who garnered 39% of the vote…

The Scientific Seminar on the theme "Eastern Europe: political and military-political aspects of development" was organized in the Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INION RAS). One of the key directions of the discussion was the research of the strengthening of the NATO military…

The work of the 31st Winter course of International School for Disarmament and Conflict Research (ISODARCO) was organized in Andalo (Italy) from the 7th to 14th January. The theme of the 31st Winter course: "Change of the nuclear order: new technologies and nuclear risks". The lectors of the School are experts in the sphere of international…

UPDATE 9 DEC With incoming president Bolsonaro lacking firm leadership in Brazil's lower house, Exame and other sources report an escalation in the feud between the Bolsonaro family and the powerful transgenerational political clan, the Maia family. Rodrigo Maia, scion of the clan, is president of the lower house and unwilling to cede or trade power…

The advent of the era of globalisation has brought with itself several collateral effects, among which we can find the fragmentation phenomena. Generally speaking, we define as fragmentation a condition where the actors of the international system, sovereign or not, have significantly mushroomed in the whole international system, both at horizontal and…

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) adheres to the principle of openness and does not intend to direct its actions against any sovereign state. With actively and consistently pursuing dialogue, diplomatic exchanges and cooperation, it strictly observers all the principles inscribed in the United Nations’ Charter such as equality and sovereignty…

In a December 6, 2016 telephone conversation, then President-Elect Donald Trump and Czech President Milos Zeman agreed to meet in April 2017 – but the visit appears to have been indefinitely postponed. This is unwise. Zeman, like Trump, is a staunch supporter of Israel, opposes Europe’s “Munich attitude” of appeasement, and is a foe of Islamic…

In relation to the Trump’s isolationistic assertion, which America should pull back as a world police and according to its diminishing role, Counter Narco-Terrorism Alliance Germany called on Germany, together with France and Canada, to take the lead to keep in place the international liberal order. The CNT-Alliance did not expect the…

16th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) was held from November 30, 2017 to December 1, 2017 at Sochi, Russia. Since Pakistan and India were accepted as full member of SCO in its 17th summit held in June 2017, this is the first meeting of the SCO member-states’ heads of government in which…

The Most Asinine, Unconstitutional Unethical Idea of the 21st Century
If Mike Pompeo wants to commit virtual suicide and end his prospects of being an effective Secretary of State, three recent articles document his death wish – championship of a rogue intelligence network proposed by Erik Prince and beloved by Oliver North – both arguably ripe…

Putin’s Syrian intervention was limited to areas around the port of Tartus and the Latakia air base, both heavily upgraded by Russia. His aim was not a full occupation, but a gradual expansion of a strategic corridor from Damascus to Aleppo. He did not fear US repercussions. Obama’s 2013 red line back-step had convinced him the president would be…

IntroductionStudent / Young Pugwash (SYP) is a network of students, researchers and youngerpeople interested in a wide range of peace and security issues.We are the youth wing of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Pugwash Conferences onScience and World Affairs, founded in 1957 by Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell, JosephRotblat and other prominent public…