What are great powers? Let us break it down. They are states with exceptional economic, strategic and social influence on the landscape of Earth. At the core of this concept, currently, there are three such states: mighty America, aggressive Russia, ...
This March, removal of the two-term limit on the presidency was approved in the annual sitting of the National People’s Congress of China paving the way for President Xi Jinping to be the lifetime president. President Xi has been enjoying ...
With the collapse of the USSR at the end of the 1980s, the Cold War as well as, its inhibitions has ended, but the system of world institutions remained the same while facing a new world order where the distribution ...
At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the distribution of power in the international system began to change and the world witnessed and had experienced a devastating world war; WWI. In the aftermath of this ...
In his recent speech by at the Valdai Discussion Club, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed both frustration with Russia’s international situation and the drive to improve its status. Russia proposes to work for a new world order, in which it ...
This article intend to give a brief overview of who are India’s main allies in the world today.There is very thin line between allies and friends and India knows it very well. India has the particularity to be a neutral ...
It was reported today that hundreds of millions were hidden in offshore accounts by Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo and many other football players. The scandal was named Football Leaks in reference to Wikileaks. This is more than just fiscal ...
Summary Russia wants to expand its transit networks – and its influence – south, but doing so will not be easy. Over the past two years, Russia has been busy expanding its road and rail networks southward, through the North ...
The world watched transfixed as West Africa battled the Ebola virus during the epidemic that peaked in 2014. Borders and airports closed, but a few cases managed to escape the continent, creating international panic. Even though the threat of a ...
Oil prices hit their lowest level since summer 2004 this week, continuing the rapid shift that began in July 2014. The global benchmark, Brent crude oil, closed trading Jan. 8 at $33.37 per barrel, closing out the lowest week of prices in more ...