In this weekly brief we will talk again about a terroristic attack, political crisis in Lebanon and about very speedy law enforcement in Saudi Arabia.
Weekly brief: Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Catalans are in the spotlight
Syrian hunt for resources
The Syrian civil war is currently in its 7th year. The battlefield has changed multiple times together with a number of belligerents. The dynamic political and military stage has fostered numerous violent ideological and religious groups affiliated with Western and Islamic states. Each governs its own territory at the expense of the government in Damascus.
Weekly brief: Who killed the Kennedy, Kenyan elections and Catalans are in the spotlight
In this weekly brief we will, shad a light to the Catalan referendum and try to understand why the documents about the assassination of J.F.Kennedy were released now.
Weekly brief: Catalan referendum, new social campaigns and more
In this weekly brief we will take you to different countries and present events which deserve a little more coverage and analysis.
Are we entering a period of states without territory? The impact of climate change on small island states’ legal subjectivity under international law
Against the background of the condemnation of the Paris Agreement by US President Donald Trump and the G20 being unable to find common ground on fighting climate change, it is time to deal with the international law implications of what happens to the legal subjectivity of small island states whose territory gets swallowed by the rising sea level.
The post-war order of Syria
Our contributor -Marcel A. Thomkins - elaborates how Syria was divided by the war and which countries and powers might be governing in this country.
Venezuela: the “zero hour” is near
The current regime in Venezuela is close to its collapse as the tensions in the streets of Caracas are more intensified and the budget is shrinking. The "zero hour" is near?
Energy Politics in the Heart of Europe
These days the amount of reports on alleged Russian interference in Western democracies would suggest that Moscow is focused on digital warfare. Together with boots on the ground in Ukraine and Syria, Russians seem to be back on the international arena in full force since its demise after the breakup of the Soviet Union in... Continue Reading →
Trump keeps his promises: new policy on Cuba
Donald Trump continues creating his own foreign affairs policy, which is mainly based on dismantling the achievements of the previous government. Last week was revised the "Cuba policy", but what has changed?
