Foreign military bases exist around the world and are usually seen as a boon for local communities. However, this January in Armenia a family was slaughtered by a Russian soldier resulting in mass protests and social convulsion
Ruzanna Baldryan
Back to the Roots
The Turkish President Erdoğan is increasingly under the international spotlight with his controversial and overtly anti-western speeches. It appears that the West is losing its so-called “secular partner” in the Middles East…
The Grand Chessboard 2.0
The Eurasian Economic Union, which enters into force in January 2015, is made up of Post-Soviet countries and is believed to be a Russian initiative to compete with the European Union and the West. In order to understand whether it really has intentions to restore the Eastern Empire, we need to have a closer look at the Union itself.
The “Boiling Pot” of Identities
At the end of September, student-led protests in Hong Kong made the world talk about the Asian Dragon again. The protests revealed the deep-rooted identity issues of China that have the potential to destabilise not only Hong Kong but also other regions of the country, despite the highly centralised political structure.