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EU-UK Post-Brexit Trade Talks

The European Commission has accused the UK of violating its obligations under the Brexit deal. Recall that the Brexit agreement between the EU and the UK entered into force on February 1, 2020, its Art. 5 provides for the obligation of both countries to take all necessary measures to...

North Korea’s Nuclear Threat

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), more commonly known as North Korea, debuted its latest nuclear weapon on 10th October 2020 during a military parade in celebration of the state’s Workers’ Party’s 75th anniversary. The event took place at night and featured an unusually emotional speech by the...

Central Asia: Potemkin Village of Turkmenistan ½

Central Asia: Potemkin Village of Turkmenistan ½ At the beginning of November 2020, the Turkmen authoritarian president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow unveiled huge golden dog statue in the capital city of Ashgabat, adding another golden sculpture into the huge collection across the city. All of that, despite the country being on the...

Protests Against the Abortion Ban in Poland

"This is about freedom and dignity of people" Clementine Sukhanova (representative of the leadership of the All-Polish strike) The Abortion Law has been one of the main topics of all election campaigns in Poland since 1989. Since 1993, there has been a law in Poland that prohibits the termination of pregnancy without...

Malaysia and Singapore: Separate Identities, Different priorities

An article from Stephen Chee published in Asian Survey, 1973 inspired me to write about Malaysia-Singapore relations- focusing mainly on a bilateral foreign relation of those two counties after the separation of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965. I’ve had the opportunity to travel to both of those countries and...

How Viktor Orbán Corrupted Democracy in Hungary

For Approximately the first two decades of Hungary’s post-communist history, Hungary was a young but stable democracy. International observers found Hungary as a model of a successful transition from authoritarianism to democracy (Beauchamp, 2018). Ever since 1990, the Hungarian political elite consistently underestimated the importance of welfare issues. The general...

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Serbian Orthodox Church’s Influence in Western Balkans

The history of Europe has been shaped for many centuries by churches, whether Christian - Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, or Islamic religion. The national identities...

Navigating Alliances: Armenia’s Strategic Cards in Western Engagement

IntroductionIn a significant upheaval of regional dynamics, Azerbaijan's successful offensive on September 20, 2023, targeting the de-facto Republic of Artsakh and culminating in the...

Can China Forge a Neo-Gramscian Counter-Hegemony?

Introduction In the contemporary global power structure, China's role has surged in significance, driven by its economic ascendancy with a GDP exceeding $14.7 trillion...