When ISIL – the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – announced its independence from Al Qaeda in February 2014, most analysts understood such a divorce within the Islamic radical family as a clear sign of the group disintegration along contradictory terror narratives.
 
More fundamental in its view than its sister group in Syria, Al…

The “Heavenly Hundred” who fell during the Euromaidan protests and the soldiers who resisted the Russian invasion of Crimea had the potential to contribute to a unifying national narrative in Ukraine. This opportunity was quickly lost, with fighting and rising casualties in Luhansk and Donetsk cementing regional divisions. The failure of…

The Eurasian Economic Union and European Union have been ensuring free movement of goods, services, capital and labor as their core principles[1] that necessary for achieving economic and social goals in either Union. In contrary to the EU-28, the EUEA - Eurasian Economic Union, which has come a long way building a customs union and a common economic…

The exacerbation of tensions between the EU and Gazprom has led to black-and-white analyses. This makes it difficult to get to grips with Gazprom activities in the European energy market, while several crucial questions are never – or inadequately – raised. Although the constitution of the single EU energy market is still underway and…

 
La Belgique ne regrette rien (Belgium has no regrets) by Edith Wharton
 
Not with her ruined silver spires,
Not with her cities shamed and rent,
Perish the imperishable fires
That shape the homestead from the tent.

Wherever men are staunch and free,
There shall she keep her fearless state,
And homeless, to great nations be
The…

 
Judging by any host of news organizations and commentary shows on television you would think Iraq has already fallen completely into the hands of a radical Islamist terrorist group called ISIS. While it is true the military and strategic gains achieved by the group so far this year have been impressive and unexpected by leaders in the West…

"The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia."
Otto Von Bismarck during his term as Minister President of Prussia.
 
As one of my favourite diplomats emphasis Russia, so am I very intrigued and wary by the biggest country in the world. In the upcoming month I will have the pleasure to write different personal analytical…

Still Running on the Wrong Gauge Tracks
 
To understand Ukraine’s path towards Europe and its ultimate attainment of European political and economic standards, all you have to do is take a train ride across the border. Before you’re able to cross into Poland – regarded as the model for Ukraine’s continued transformation…

When I was invited to write on the topic of Ethics in Business by Institute IntegrityMalaysia (IIM), the first thing that crossed me was — where does one begin?Defining ethics and seeking consensus? The consensus (if reached) has to beuniversally accepted ethics that cuts across creed and culture, sovereigntyand markets, traditions and ideals…

In a move that is likely to heat up South Atlantic oil politics it has been announced that Russian president Vladimir Putin will visit Argentina after attending the BRICS summit in Brazil. 
 
The visit comes at a time when the ruling Peronists are once again falling into disarray thanks to their economic policy blunders. 
 
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The article originally appeared at the Balkan Security Agenda's analytical blog (http://www.balsec.org/category/blog/).
 
      On 28 June 2014, 100 years have passed since the initiation of the World War I. The world has changed much during the last century, but the very insecurity characterized the European continent still…

Writer: Ms.Yanki Doma Tamang, Intern of AIDIA The south Asian region has been touted by many as the next big developing region which is to be the most dominant region in roughly half a century, allowing it to be in the big league alongside the US and other major countries. The south Asian region has a strategic location and those countries which…