One of the most revelatory “social issues” docs to hit theaters this year (NYC and LA on September 17) is the provocatively titled Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are), the latest from veteran...
On the night of September 11, 2021, explosions were heard at Erbil International Airport in the eponymous capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan. It was the latest in a series of rocket and drone attacks...
Russian elites do not seem to be ready for a transformation of the country’s political system. Parliamentary elections, held from 17 to 19 September, clearly demonstrate that the Kremlin aims to...
For the third time in 13 years, the Venezuelan regime has resorted to a currency reconversion to cover the growing hyperinflation that is suffocating the country. The measure will take effect on...
One year after parliamentary elections resulted in the defeat of the Democratic Party of Socialist (DPS) that has been ruling Montenegro for three decades, the Southeastern European nation remains...
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the leader of the powerful Islamist Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that controls large parts of Syria's northwestern Idlib province, has called for the establishment of...
Ukraine is struggling to internationalize the Crimean problem. For the West, that issue has been put on hold and energy ties with Russia seem to have priority, at least for the next 25 years....
Following the Taliban's swift takeover of Afghanistan this August, Iraqi Kurdistan has insisted that it will not allow a similar fate to befall its landlocked region. "There is a big difference...
Russia is seeking to ensure it has a place at the table in Southeast Asia. Arms exports, as well as the lucrative energy business, seem to be key pillars of the Kremlin’s foreign policy in the...
William Maley, Australian National University In April 1961, just months after the young John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th president of the United States, his reputation for expertise in...