Month: April 2016
A healthy obsession with education, an ambitious energy plan, a respectable GDP, a big territory rich in natural resources and a huge hope for progress, have all positioned India in the analysts’ favorite prediction to be a world potency since ...
Low oil prices and a weak global economy have thrown a wrench in many countries’ plans to develop and exploit their untouched energy resources. But for Mozambique, those plans may be back on the table. On March 1, an energy ...
This morning, many of the world’s elite suffered a rude awakening. The Panama Papers, the product of a year’s work by an international network of reporters, had been made publicly available. The information dump, the largest of its kind, reveals ...
On April 3, the Panama Papers hit media outlets around the world, and the fallout was swift. A prime minister lost his job, and other global leaders are under mounting pressure to account for their actions. But the effects of ...
Security, Counter-Terrorism, Foreign Relations and the Star of David. How the promotion of relations with the State of Israel is mandatory in the 21st century. Throughout the past months we are witnessing the increasing tensions in the European Union. The ...
Summary A string of mysterious disappearances of Chinese nationals could signal that Chinese President Xi Jinping is taking his effort to consolidate power to new heights ahead of the next National Congress of the Communist Party in 2017. It appears that Chinese ...
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), Hard Power, and how they are related to the promotion of stability. Throughout the known history arming oneself with power, both physical and militaristic, was always perceived as a threat to the international community. Therefore, it ...
Forecast Countries will continue to develop anti-satellite weapons to counter space-based military assets, including existing communications satellites and potential weapons. However, as improved technology lowers costs and more countries deploy satellites and anti-satellite technology, space debris will become a bigger ...
The Prime Minister, David Cameron did not think that a UK exit was “the right answer” but promised “everything necessary to make it work” if a vote was set to leave the union. The referendum should be held this summer ...
Forecast In elections for the Iran legislature and its powerful Assembly of Experts on Feb. 26, the country’s conservative leadership will prevent any major moves toward reform. Although most reformist candidates are barred from the race, some remaining candidates are adapting their conservative message to appeal ...