As part of its BRICS chairmanship, Ryabkov said, Russia will uphold a firm commitment to the principles and values of the association, providing a “harmonious and seamless” relay race from Brazil. The main goal of the work is to improve the quality of life of the citizens of …
Read More »Turkey’s internal equilibria and its foreign policy
Giancarlo Elia Valori Turkey’s President Erdogan has recently dismissed almost all the Turkish flag officers still in service, thus leaving only a small proportion of them, with a view to later favouring the quick career of subordinate officers with a nationalist or Islamist background and training. President Erdogan’s …
Read More »Withering away of World War II era Multilateralism
Dr. Sunod Jacob The strains on multilateralism are increasing with each passing day. The most recent development is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to revoke the Soviet statement made during the ratification of the Additional Protocol I to the 1949 Geneva Convention that relates to the protection of …
Read More »Articles of Impeachment and the “Higher Law”: An Unexamined Legal Opportunity for the United States
Prof. Louis René Beres As presented to the United States Senate, Articles of Impeachment concerning Donald J. Trump will focus upon various pertinent elements of Constitutional and statutory law. Still, at least in part, this country’s most hallowed and fundamental legal foundations lie elsewhere. More precisely, these “peremptory” …
Read More »The Exclusive Economic Zone between Libya and Turkey
Giancarlo Elia Valori The Memorandum of Understanding for maritime cooperation between Turkey and Libya of the Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Fayez al-Sarraj was definitively voted by the Turkish Parliament on December 5 last. The President of the High Council of State, Khalid al-Mishri, also officially …
Read More »Impeachment and Its Lessons About Patriotism
Trump’s behavior that is at the center of the impeachment inquiry was unpatriotic. It entailed the subordination of the U.S. national interest to the narrower interests of denigrating opposition political candidates and advancing one’s own political party. Sometimes an accusation that a mote is in someone else’s eye …
Read More »NATO No Longer Serves American Interests
Quite simply, it makes no sense for U.S. taxpayers to subsidize the defense of nations capable of defending themselves. Shared interests will continue to justify military cooperation. However, the alliance as today constituted no longer serves American interests. President Donald Trump returned early from the London NATO summit. …
Read More »The agreement between International World Group and National Ocean Technology Center
By Giancarlo Elia Valori International World Group (IWG), the new and already well- established company founded by Giancarlo Elia Valori has signed a very important Agreement with China’s National Ocean Technology Center (NOTC). This is the result of the great attention that President Xi Jinping and his Minister of …
Read More »Riots in Iran
Giancarlo Elia Valori Protests against the petrol price rise and rationing in Iran began on November 15 in Ahvaz, when the Iranian government announced the fuel price increase up to 300%. They quickly spread to major Iranian cities. Before the enactment of this new rule, car owners could …
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