As she made her pitch to the European Parliament to vote for her as the next President of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen proposed a radical left-wing policy programme on taxes, climate change, migration and the rule...
With the Ilisu dam on the Tigris, Turkey can stop the water flow towards the bordering countries and use the river as a leverage. However this is not the only objective of the Turkish government. The dam, will also be a barrier against the historic enemy of the Turkish State: the Pkk
Seventeen candidates wanted to become the new leadership of Germany’s Social Democrats. In twenty-three regional conferences across all 16 German states, they introduced themselves to party members and the public in an attempt to stand out as the perfect fit...
At the AfD’s convention, the party’s direction was supposed to get redefined. However, an anticipated coup by the hard-right did not occur. Instead, the party may have laid the foundation to become a viable government option in the future. Party...
Malta’s Joseph Muscat thought, on Sunday night, that he was giving the people what they wanted. He was wrong. Battered by a political crisis rooted in the murder of a journalist, the prime minister bowed to public anger, announcing his...
Donald Trump has been a consistent critic of NATO since his presidency began. At one point he even questioned whether the US should be a member of this alliance. During his first meeting with former British Prime Minister Theresa May,...
The Turkish strategy in the Eastern Mediterranean highlighted that Ankara will keep pushing with more and more expansionist claims, interpreting International Law to the best interest of the country. It makes perfect sense, that this policy has been unfolding at...
US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien recently expressed his confidence that America and China can end their 16-month trade war by the end of the year, but he said the situation in Hong Kong could be an obstacle to signing...
On Nov. 30, a small town on the Turkish-Greek border named Ipsala hosted a significant event. Azerbaijani gas was pumped to Europe through the much talked about Southern Gas Corridor (SGC), a major element of the EU’s energy policy since...
A leaked audio containing conversation involving Colombia’s senior diplomats stressed the failure of the US-backed effort to oust Venezuela’s incumbent President Nicolas Maduro, as Colombian new outlet Publimetro revealed as translated by Venezuelaanalysis Wednesday (November 27). Colombian’s ambassador to the...