In the absence of other achievements, Poland touts the seizure of the school as a “victory” over Russia
On the eve of the May holidays, the Polish authorities
seized
the building housing the Russian Embassy school, which was famous for its long traditions and high level of education. The Embassy lost its educational institution in the year of the school’s 70th anniversary. In 1953, the Soviet Embassy and the government of the Polish People’s Republic reached an agreement to transfer the school...
Whatever happened to Baghdad, it’d always rise from the ashes—through human effort
On April 9, 2003 — 20 years ago sharp — Baghdad fell. Arabs, Persians, Mongols, Turks, Ottomans, Safavids, British and Americans had history of fighting over this place. Baghdad has seen the sunsets of some world orders and the dawns of others. In this regard, the most remarkable historical date was probably 1258, when the Mongols captured Baghdad at the peak of their historical power. Their empire was still fresh...
Russia’s Path to the ‘World Majority’
Long before relations between Russia and the West spiralled into a comprehensive political crisis, officials and experts here were enthusiastically voicing ideas about developing ties with the rest of the world. At the administrative level, such a course began to take shape as early as the 1990s, starting from the views of former Foreign Minister Evgeny Primakov. Subsequently, it also received practical development within the framework of a multi-vector foreign...
China has taken the initiative to refine its COVID-19 response measures
Over the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc around the globe and posed enormous challenges to all countries including China. The Communist Party of China and the Chinese government, putting the people and their lives above everything else, have made every effort to protect the lives, safety and health of the Chinese people. In the light of the marked decline of the pathogenicity and virulence in Omicron...
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Indeed, some have already written about hegemony being first and foremost a “normative predisposition guiding American internationalism.” [
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] In more colloquial terms, it means America believes that what is good for itself is good for global society writ large. If you do not operate and align with the United States, then you are not maneuvering against a single country: you are literally moving against what is right for the world. Thus, when America proudly talks about underwriting global ...
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Social fragmentation and challenges
Artem Dankov:
A Post-Crisis Kazakhstan: Economic and Social Transformation
Economic reforms will be accompanied by serious internal challenges, the main of which seems to be the rapid fragmentation of the nation’s society, the emergence and growth of rifts in the sphere of language, economic activity, lifestyle and standard of living. First of all, there is a clear split between the regions into a clear north, south, and west. The north of the country, an industrialized ...
... within the US itself. Therefore, the current political priorities manifested during the midterm elections (inflation, crime, migration, etc.) speak more to the common sense and pragmatism of Americans than to an increasingly isolationist sentiment in society. The fundamental problem in the US is not even some specific manifestation of current economic and social malaise, but that American society remains divided: right-wing factions are growing stronger in the Republican Party and left-wing factions ...
The sad fact is that the majority of contemporary liberal democracies remain deeply divided
Having spent less than seven weeks in 10 Downing Street, Liz Truss turned out to be the shortest-serving British prime minister in the history of the country. Her claim to become a new Margaret Thatcher for the modern Britain ended abruptly with an embarrassing resignation. It would be tempting to attribute this failure to Truss' bad luck, or to an unfortunate combination of specific personnel decisions...
One should not expect that the quality of mass interpretation of international and political realities will somehow alter with a change of the literary fashion
Public commentary on politics often relies on metaphors from works of fiction. At the same time, the set of books that journalists, politicians and the general public commonly refer to has been extremely limited recently. It is based on two multi-volume fantasy epics, Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings. Comparisons with “The Boy Who...
Interview with Dr. Dalbir Singh
The world is going through a very difficult, turbulent period. National Secretary All India Congress Committee, Co-Chairman of Eurasian peoples’ Assembly General Council Dr.
Dalbir Singh
shared his perspectives on some of the existential questions, including whether the era of globalization is over, how peace can be preserved on the planet and what tools should be employed for this purpose.
Does history repeat itself? Is the current situation in world politics...
