ISRAEL’S FEAR OF DEMOCRACY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
This month Egypt, known as the “mother of the Arab world” will, for the first time, hold a free and transparent Presidential election. This election will have a great impact...
INDIA AND ISRAEL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Today’s strategic environment provides boundless space for both the international and regional actors to understand, share and cooperate with each other in order to protect and secure their own national...
HAS THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION ACQUIRED MORE POWER DUE TO THE EURO AREA DEBT CRISIS?
The European Commission has always been the object of debates and analyses as to what extent the European Union (EU) political structure is democratic, since the structure of the Commission...
GLOBAL LEVIATHAN RISING: The Emergence of a Transnational Demoi’s Corporeal Form
This argument is based on two specific works. The first is a review essay of Noam Chomsky’s monograph entitled Hopes and Prospects (2010, Chicago: Haymarket). Therein I began trying to...
CLOUDS OF WAR OVER MIDDLE EAST? WHY AN ATTACK AGAINST IRAN IS IMPOSSIBLE
It is obvious that Iran seeks a bigger share in the distribution of power in a post Cold War Middle East, especially now that the U.S. retreats its troops from...
CHINA’S ATTITUDE MAY HINDER ITS QUEST FOR AFRICA’S NATURAL RESOURCES
China’s willingness to invest in Africa has brought benefits to both that continent and the Chinese people. But if Chinese leaders do not quickly respond to the growing mass political...
BACHA KHAN AND NONVIOLENCE: HOPE FOR PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
It was a historical day that Bacha Khan (1890 - 1988) was born in the strategic tall mountains of Pashtun land located on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Bacha...
AN INTERVIEW WITH DR MARK CHOU: ADDRESSING DEMOCIDE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR POLITICS
Mark moved to the University of Melbourne in 2011, having spent the three years prior to that living in Brisbane where he completed his PhD in political and international relations...
WHAT IS WRONG WITH POLITICS OF THE IRREPRESENTABLE?
It is a common belief in political essays and academic papers that politics have been trapped into a new circle of voting seeking. The well-founded political labels of left-wing and...
USING THE DEVICE OF A TREATY TO CONTROL CORPORATIONS?
In today's modern democracies, corporations wield significant influence over our lives, as well as over our governments. In the wake of the global financial crisis, it is evident that corporate...
U.S. Foreign Policy and the Arab Spring
As the uncertainty of the Arab Spring continues, the debate on the future of the movement and the U.S. role in it grows into a colorful debate. As a part...
Staging the Motions of ‘Responsibility to Protect’ in Syria?
Organised by the Arab League and attended by around 70 countries, the Friends of Syria Conference in Tunis on 24 February 2012 was probably one of the last chances for...
Russian Government’s “Selective” Anti-corruption Campaign in the Energy Sector
At a session of the Russian Governmental Commission on the Electric Energy Development, Putin has attacked upon management of the state-run energy companies, with affiliated private firms, as a rule,...
Perfect Nuclear Storm Waiting to Happen in Russia’s Northwest Region
The large-scale nuclear disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has acted as a wakeup call for the international community, engendering deep reflection on the consequences of using nuclear...
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s last movie Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia) is a story of a murder and the officers’ efforts to find the place...