Ksenia Sobchak: Russian Opposition Maker or Breaker?
Ksenia Sobchak, aka. the Russian Paris Hilton, is now the official opposition candidate in the 2018 Russian presidential elections. Her surprise candidacy raises questions...
The Demons of Our Day
"New situations demand new magic" is not a phrase one would expect in the magazine of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. Yet Sir Evan-Pritchard’s...
The State: An Old and A Necessary Beast
By: Luka Zucic (Guest Writer)
In spite of the rise and growing influence of international organisations and supranational institutions, such as the United Nations and...
UN Peacekeeping missions are ineffective and do more harm than good”
Elisabeth Puttinger (MAIS I)
UN Peacekeeping missions have their flaws and problems, which is a fact that nobody can deny. The organization is weakened by...
The Beginning of a New Decade of Development for Africa
Africa’s future is no longer uncertain. This decade belongs to African development. Economists and researchers are increasingly convinced about Africa’s tremendous growth potential, despite...
The Post-Trump GOP: Back to the Future?
As the 2020 electoral contest in the United States comes to a definite conclusion the two Presidential candidates are on the move: president-elect Joe...
The State of American Progressivism Post-Election: Reviving a Moribund Party
“If we are classifying Tuesday as a success ... we will get f---ing torn apart in 2022”, U.S. Representative Spanberger (D-VA) asserted during...
The U.S. Monopoly over the World Bank Must Cease!
By: Michael Asiedu (Staff Writer)
On April 5, 2019, David R. Malpass was approved by the executive directors of the World Bank to be the...
Alons enfants de la dèmocratie!
When Emmanuel Macron triumphed in the May presidential elections in France, his victory became a symbol of a new refusal to the populist radical...
Trump a “Manchurian Candidate” President?
While playing a game of solitaire, the queen of diamonds card triggers the Manchurian Candidate to do his controller’s bidding. In Richard Condon’s novel...
