Who will save Iran?
As the 13th presidential election takes place in three days, on June 18, the propaganda in the Islamic Republic is trying to show that Iranians will go to the polls to determine the fate of their...
Category: Politics
The tragic consequences of Armenia’s defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenia – a landlocked Caucasus nation that effectively lost the war against its archenemy Azerbaijan in the fall of 2020 – is struggling to preserve remnants of its sovereignty. Faced with...
Roman Protasevich: How Western sanctions push Belarus into the Russian orbit
Relations between the West and Belarus will be unlikely to be the same after the country’s President Alexander Lukashenko reportedly ordered its security services to force a Ryanair plane, flying...
Israel-Palestine tensions spill over into the Balkans
Balkan nations remain divided decades after the Yugoslav Wars. Traditionally, ethnic and religious divisions dominate most Balkan societies and have become the way of life in the region whose...
For God, Country and the Crown: how a not insignificant group of nationalists justifies its position
The crowd at Lakadalom* is conservative and eager to learn, which is precisely how István likes it. A man in his early forties, he has been tasked with monitoring events at the venue, which finds...
Belarus’ Lukashenko: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power since 1994, has reportedly started preparations for a transition of power. After Russia effectively helped him thwart the...
What is Russia doing in Myanmar?
Myanmar seems to be on the verge of a full-blown civil war. The energy-rich country has long been prey for various regional and global actors, including Russia. What are Moscow’s ambitions in the...
Pakistan: Imran Khan, sexual violence comments and the women who are fighting back
Amina Yaqin, SOAS, University of London Imran Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan, has caused an uproar with remarks about sexual violence, attributing the rising number of reports of rape in...
Covid-19 has laid bare the necessity of state welfare
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is no stranger to making stupid remarks, a fact that was borne out by his declaration on March 23, 2021 that the Covid-19 vaccine success the UK has enjoyed...
Westminster steps in after Northern Ireland fails to comply with abortion law change – how it happened
Claire Pierson, University of Liverpool Abortion was decriminalised in Northern Ireland in October 2019. In March the following year, the legal framework was in place to provide terminations. A year...