China’s Sanctions against Lithuania Go Almost Unnoticed
Last year, Lithuania signed a joint statement with 13 countries criticizing China over the lack of transparency in the WHO’s COVID19 report.
Stability, Resilience and Chaos in the New World Order
There has been a solid stance to fight COVID19 at all levels and units in international politics.
Turkey and Israel: A Marriage of Convenience and Necessity?
Changes in international politics
The COVID19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy has taken a toll on each and every national economy.
Latin America: A New Sphere of Russian Influence?
As we slowly leave the nightmare of the COVID19 pandemic behind, a new global tension is born with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Israel Will Not Grant Palestinians a State: What Should the PLO Do?
It also voted to appoint Hussein Al-Sheikh, the head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs of the Palestinian Authority (PA), as a new member of the Executive Committee, replacing the top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, who was the secretary general of the PLO’s Executive Committee until his death by COVID19 in 2020.
What French Presidential Election Means for French Muslims and Turkey
Macron failed another test in the fight against the COVID19 pandemic.
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: What China Thinks
Whilst the mainland’s attempts to cover up the initial outbreak of the COVID19 pandemic in 2019 led to its worldwide spread, Taiwan has been lauded worldwide for its public health policy response based on trust and transparency between the government and its people.
Will Sweden and Finland Join NATO amid the Russia-Ukraine War?
Read: How Will the New China-Russia Gas Deal Affect the Ukraine Crisis?
The Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on the Swedish-Finnish NATO Debate
The avoidable tragedy that has unfolded in Ukraine in February 2022 has reignited a new mass hysteria that comes fresh after the mass hysteria of the COVID19 pandemic.
How the Global Pandemic Widens the Gap between the Poor and the Rich
he COVID19 pandemic has surely been the most challenging and costly shock of the past few decades.
The Turcos Are Coming: Turkey’s Growing Ties with Latin America
It is not only the first Latin American presidential visit to Turkey in the COVID19 era, but it signals a series of elements that are shaping a new agenda in line with Turkish foreign policy.
The Saudi-Iranian Rivalry in Yemen
Erlou, who was smuggled into Yemen in 2020, was likely evacuated on an Iraqi plane from Yemen to Iraq, before flying home to Iran where he died from COVID19 on December 18, 2021.
Why German Companies Want to Invest More in Turkey
4 billion euros in 2019 before the outbreak of the COVID19 pandemic, which makes Germany Turkey’s most important trading partner.
How Intelligence Agencies Turned into Foreign Policy Tools
Daily lives, public spaces, and commercial activities are digitized, while the COVID19 pandemic gave a great push to this process.
Unclear Fate of Desperate Migrants in Belarus
There is no social distancing in light of the COVID19 pandemic and people claim to get one meal a day.
Another Sakoku? Japan’s Ongoing Stagnation Is Closing the Country
s COVID19 was declared a global pandemic and started to impact public health systems, many countries rushed to close their borders to foreign visitors to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
How Islamophobia Is Leading to a Teacher Shortage in Belgium
Especially during the COVID19 pandemic, this shortage has become ever more pronounced as many teachers are on sick leave or in quarantine.
The Myth of Apolitical China: Why the West Refuses to Accept China’s Superpower Status
“China has created 25 economic and trade cooperation zones in 16 African countries,” the report reads, “and has continued to invest heavily across the continent throughout the COVID19 pandemic,” according to a government report about Chinese–African economic and trade ties.
Omicron Reveals Racism against Africans, Once More
lmost immediately after the announcement had been made that a new variant of COVID19 – Omicron, as it was later named by the World Health Organization – had been identified, wealthy northern nations rushed to impose travel bans on a number of southern African countries and, later on other African nations as well.
Taiwan amidst the Emerging China – US Cold War
Elsewhere, the repeated sporadic resurgent outbreaks of COVID19 and doubts over the efficacy of the PRC’s Sinopharm vaccine have undermined the CCP’s claims to have suppressed the virus.
Emerging Markets and Inflation: Why Is It Happening?
EM countries are facing rapid increases in inflation after the COVID19-driven disinflationary shock in 2020.
