Boycotting Sochi is lame political subterfuge
Not since the Soviet incursion into Afghanistan in 1979 has there been so much recrimination and fanfare over the holding of the Olympics. Led, once again, by the United States, cries are being heard to boycott the Sochi Winter Games, whether over Russia’s policy towards the distribution...
Fukushima and Israel’s nuclear programme
The series of explosions at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant continues to raise serious concerns in scientific and political communities across many countries, including Israel. The Japanese tragedy has already introduced certain amendments to the course...
The Thailand Puzzle
It appears that the fight for democracy has been dragging on for years in Thailand. The country has now been in an uproar for two months. The situation is critical and tensions are on the verge of boiling over as the country's government became paralysed due to the anti-governmen...
The role and importance of the Kurds in geopolitics of the Middle East Part 2
The Democratic Union Party (DUP, and its military wing, is maintaining closest contacts with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (commonly known as the PKK of Turkey, whilst the Kurdish National Council – with the Kurdistan Democratic Party...
Pattern of Blatant Murder and Torture in Georgia Exposed
On 8th January 2014 the Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia finally brought criminal charges against the former Deputy Head of the Corrections Department, Gaga Mkurnalidze, and the former Deputy Head of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Regional Main Division of the Ministry of...
Geneva II: CNN throws a Curveball Just before the Summit
So Syria, meaning the government of Bashar al-Assad, has “systematically tortured and executed about 11,000 detainees since the start of the uprising in 2011.” So says a new report, commissioned by Qatar, the US ally which supports the opposition. Qatar and Saudi Arabia are the two of...
Russia-Tajikistan: Bilateral Cooperation
After supporting Emomali Rahmon on the presidential elections of November 2013, Russia seems to be rather determined to provide economical assistance to Tajikistan. One can name it a timely decision since the socio-economic situation in the Republic is deteriorating rapidly, which...
Geneva II – uncertain prospects
As it was expected, the international conference on Syria in the Swiss town of Montreux on January 22, with the participation of nearly 40 foreign ministers, did not bring any radical decisions, although there were intense arguments between supporters of the Syrian opposition and supporters...
The role and importance of the Kurds in geopolitics of the Middle East Part 1
In recent years, the Kurds have been playing an increasingly important role in the Middle East region. The Arab Spring of 2011 set in motion the broad masses and has been accompanied by irreversible, often bloody and tragic, events...
Do “Colour Revolutions” Happen Spontaneously?
For over 3 years countries of the Arab world have lived under the influence of “revolutions” which have shaken the political foundations of a number of states in the region, bringing about a change in the ruling elite and the emergence of new political parties and movements. Among local - and...
Turkey – a mirror of Arab revolutions Part 2
Mr. Erdogan himself considered that his “finest hour” was the beginning of the “Arab Spring” and the mass coming into power of the Muslim Brotherhood in some Arab countries in 2011, which was not gladly accepted, but actively supported by the West, which again pulled out...
All Eyes on Geneva 2
Syria is a bone of contention for many, a lost opportunity for others – and now all eyes are on the upcoming international conference to find a political solution to the Syrian conflict, which is to commence in Switzerland on 22 January. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is quoted...