Asia
Japan and the Kuril Islands
Although the four Kuril Islands (Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and Khabomai became part of the Soviet Union following the Second World War in accordance with international legal norms, Tokyo persistently demands their return as a condition for a peace treaty with Russia, which to this day has...
CIA and climate change
Recently published information on the resumption of CIA studies into influencing the climate naturally attracts attention on the background of recent significant climate change detrimentally impacting the economy in general and the lives of citizens in many countries, especially in…
On prospects for establishing a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East
This year marked the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which consolidated the nuclear power status for five states (Great Britain, the USA, China, the USSR and France) and was designed to…
