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‘Returning power’ China flexes its muscles in island disputes
CHINA has increasingly tested the disputed waters of the East and South China Seas since the 2008 financial crisis, writes World Review Contributor John Pollock. It has sparked territorial disputes...
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China’s island building project protects vital oil supplies
BEIJING’S land reclamation project in the South China Sea’s disputed Spratly Archipelago, bringing barely submerged islets above the surface, is a primarily defensive rather than offensive enterprise,...
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The US asserts itself with Cuba thaw
THE German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMFUS), a philanthropic foundation, think tank, and promoter of US-European co-operation, has hailed the shift in US policy towards Cuba as a great...
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Boko Haram just killed thousands and the world is already forgetting
BOKO HARAM committed the deadliest massacre in their ruthless history in January 2015 when the militant Islamists slaughtered hundreds of Nigerians in cold blood in the northeast village of Baga. It...
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Innovative education helps stop re-offending in Latin America
LATIN AMERICA is among the most violent regions of the world. Such high levels of violence create a major barrier to economic development. Insecurity hobbles the creation of social and human capital,...
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Message to eurozone: the future is bleak without growth
THEY don’t come any more conservative than the Bank of England: The old lady of London’s Threadneedle Street, guardian of the Pound Sterling, protector of the gilts, writes former politician Stephen...
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Who benefits from Nigeria’s postponed elections?
THERE is no doubt that Nigeria is going through one of the toughest periods in its democratic history, writes Uju Okoye, a graduate student in Political Science from McMaster University, Ontario,...
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Black Sea 'attack runs' by Russia are clear military aggression
SIMULATED attack runs by Russian warplanes against Nato warships in the Black Sea are not simply training, or even 'Cold War style' posturing, writes Kevin Brent, a freelance writer on geopolitics and...
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Is Kosovo in Russia's sights for Ukraine-style conflict?
JOHN KERRY, the US Secretary of State, has issued a stark warning that Kosovo is one of a number of European countries which are in line of fire when it comes to relations between the US and Russia,...
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How education can benefit as part of foreign policy
IN AN era in which goods, services, capital, and people routinely cross borders, diplomacy and multi-lateral policy-making has become more interconnected than ever, writes Gabriel Zinny, president of...
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Matteo Renzi - Italy's prime minister polarises opinion
ECONOMISTS do not always present a unified view but they challenge us to think, writes Italian resident and former Australian politician Stephen Lusher. It was in this frame of mind that I read...
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Why Nato’s front line forces in the east need to modernise now
WHILE there has long been cross training between the western and eastern military forces of Nato, there has been little effort to fully re-arm and modernise those former Warsaw Pact military forces,...
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Poland to lead modernisation of Eastern Europe’s military
THE GOVERNMENT of Poland is endeavouring to restart the stalled military modernisation of Eastern Europe, writes freelance writer on geopolitics and military events, Kevin Brent. Its multi-billion...
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Is Japan turning south?
IS THERE room for another major Asian security actor in the disputed South China Sea? Vice Admiral Robert Thomas, commander of the US Navy’s 7th Fleet stationed in Yokohama, Japan, certainly hinted at...
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Will Nigerians miss President Jonathan?
EVERY May 29, Nigeria celebrates Democracy Day - commemorating the day in 1999 when democracy was restored to the country, writes Oluwafemi Ogunjobi, African Students for Liberty local coordinator....
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Greek lesson on the strangling legacy of debt
GREECE is in negotiations with the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and Brussels over the repayment of loans totaling 6.7 billion euros that fall due in July and August 2015,...
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Expansion of India’s civil nuclear programme is bad omen for peace
AT A TIME when western diplomacy is trying to convince Iran to curtail its nuclear programme, the news that India is planning to expand its nuclear activities is not a good omen for the international...
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The common European home is turning into a madhouse
The European Union is like a family. You set up a house in which everyone can have his or her room and live in peace, in harmony with others. For a long while, it went on exactly like this and the...
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The crumbling fortress: Europe’s heartless refugee and asylum policy
During a public television debate on asylum and refugee policy in July 2015, a 14-year-old Palestinian girl, Reem Sahwil, asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel why she and her family might be deported...
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Mistral purchase could give Egypt a ‘light’ carrier battle group
Two Mistral-class warships equipped with Russian Ka-52K naval attack helicopters can enhance Egypt’s naval capabilities with what is essentially a “light” carrier battle group, says freelance writer on...
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