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…

It is great foot-work of Scotland to communicate the message of Independence to the EU Resistance to Scottish Independence will come – and perhaps even also from a corner not in England, but across the pond. The UK is a key US ally. Scotland has a strategic location for UK sea-air control of the northern entrance to the North-Sea, of Scandinavia and…

25 -28 May 2019 in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan the expert school “The Role of the Astana International Financial Center in the Integration Processes and the Establishment of the EAEU Commona Finance Market” took place. The school was organized by the AIFC with the participation of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC). Yuri Kofner, Head of…

U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intentions of withdrawing U.S. forces from Syria in December 2018. This announcement came as a surprise to many members of Congress and led to the abrupt resignation of Secretary of Defense James Mattis. After defeating the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, President Trump believed U.S. forces could begin leaving…

Review: Analogue Network Security by Winn Schwartau
6 Star Special, Complexity & Resilience, Crime (Corporate), Economics, Information Operations, Information Society, Information Technology Amazon Page BOOK PAGE AT AMAZONWinn Schwartau 6 Stars – Foundation for IT & Web 3.0 Security This book is critical to the post-Western Web 3.0…