On 23-24 June 2019 a delegation from Pugwash travelled to Iran to participate in a specially-arranged two-day meeting organized together with the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) in Tehran. The central focus of the discussions was the current status of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), more than one year after the…

On June 26th and 27th of 2019, 20 presidential hopefuls of the Democratic party, in two groups of 10, debated each other on a variety of issues impacting the United States of America, from climate change to immigration to health care. Unsurprisingly, foreign policy was also mentioned in parts of the debate, as the new president would serve as…

SUMMARY REVIEW WITH LINKS Marianne Williamson, A Politics of Love: A Handbook for a New American Revolution (HarperOne, 2019) 6 Stars – The Only Authentic Democratic Candidate Reviewed by Robert David Steele This is a six page summary review of a political-cultural-economic-social transformation that is both needed and possible, by the one person…

Crumbling Security Landscape Ahead of the 2020 Review ConferenceViewpoint by Sergio DuarteAmbassador Sergio Duarte is President of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, and a former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. He was president of the 2005 Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference.NEW YORK (IDN) – The forthcoming 50th…

The Istituto Affari Internazionali, on behalf of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium, is organising a 'Next Generation Workshop' open to 12 young researchers and professionals working in the Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament field.The workshop will be held in Brussels on 12 December 2019, back-to-back with the 2019 EU…

Have We Really Lived in the “Original Sharing Economy” and How Collaborative Models take over Post-Soviet Consumers
To Have and to Have Not?
Economic models that favour “temporary access to goods and services over ownership” have been called different things by different people. Depending on the aspects that need to be highlighted, it’s…

George F. Will 6 Stars – Handbook for an American RenaissanceAmazon page: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316480932/ossnet-20This book is a masterwork, a capstone work for the author, for his time, for the Republic, and for We the People who have lost our Republic. Of the over 2,500 books I have reviewed, 10% of which have received a 6 star…

Purpose of Turkstream and Nord Stream: Russia has two major natural gas pipelines either finished or still under construction that will provide a substantial amount of energy for its customers in Europe. The Turkstream pipeline stretches 680 miles from near Anapa, Russia to Kiyikoy, Turkey. This pipeline will pump 31.5 billion cubic meters of natural…

Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Damodar Das Modi before entering the Indian Parliament for first time on First Day of First Session of 17th Lok Sabha(Lower House) of His Newly Elected Government. I am not going to define the word Democracy as many dictionaries around the world has defined, redefined and prefabricated it as per their need. A…

There is a lack of information of research misconduct and fraud such as plagiarized work, fabricated data and forged authorships in Russia, which may be on rise in recent years due to increased competition for research funds. In the multiple research funders context of Russia, Russian Science Foundation takes precautions to prevent duplicate funding…

The main challenge for developing research careers in Russia has been effects of the aging of productive research community and lack of attractive long-term prospective for scientists in the economy.These issues were brought by the group of outstanding scientists to the Russian President Vladimir Putin in September 2017 in Kazan city. Shortly after…

Ukraine’s history has consisted of a desire and efforts to consolidate national identity and utilize its self-determination despite opposition from Russia. These efforts have included legislation regarding language, decommunization, and even the controversial figure, Stepan Banderas. There is another big tenet of Ukrainian identity: religion. The…