The Art of the Deal? More of the Same!
“There are among us today, as there always have been, those who act against the scheme of things that degrades them, and in the process of action everything we have...
World Social Justice Day – 20 February
In February 2007, the United Nations General Assembly declared 20 February “World Social Justice Day”. The concept of social justice can be traced to ancient religions and philosophies East and...
If We Are not Going to Burn Coal is There Another Reason to Mine It?
According to a team of researchers from Penn State University, there are rare-earth elements to be found in coal seams. This has been known for awhile but extracting them was...
Repairing the Policy-Making Processes of the United States: The First Step in Improving Its Defense
Former US Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Robert Gates explained on the January 21, 2016 Business Insider website that our military’s biggest weakness is sequestration, compounded by unpredictability in the...
CESRAN International is ranked among the world’s “Best Independent Think Tanks” and “Top Environment Policy Think Tanks”
CESRAN International is ranked among the world's "Best Independent Think Tanks" and "Top Environment Policy Think Tanks" by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania....
Saudi Arabia is Paying a Heavy Price for Iran’s Global Rehabilitation
As 2015 drew to a close, you could have been forgiven for cautious optimism as far as Saudi-Iranian relations were concerned. With the years-in-the-making nuclear deal finally sealed, Iran had...
Predictions for 2016
As I write, global stock markets kicked off 2016 by plunging, so much so in the case of China that stock market exchange was closed to stop selling. The fall...
Review of Global Developments in 2015 and Prospects for 2016
Introduction Top events in 2015 that shaped the world and are very likely to continue doing so include the economic slowdown not just in China and India, but in most...
China: A Weird Beast
In the light of all the controversy over whether the Chinese economy was about to collapse or suffer such a ‘hard landing’ that it would spill over into causing a...
SOCIALISM vs. CAPITALISM: Past, Present and Future
Introduction Contemporary civilization and its progress under capitalism are measured largely, though not exclusively, by stock market indicators and the wealth index of corporations and millionaires that mainstream media celebrates....
A New Wave of Turkey’s Return to the Arc of Crisis
Turkey’s relationship with the Middle East and North Africa has been quite controversial since the very proclamation of the Republic due to the new elite’s reservations about establishing close contact...
President of CESRAN International to Receive Top Peace Award in Washington
The President of CESRAN International, Professor Alp Ozerdem is to be honoured with one of Nigeria’s foremost peace awards at a ceremony in Washington. Alpaslan Özerdem will receive the International Peace...
Robots and AI: Utopia or Dystopia? (II)
In my first post on Robots and AI, I dealt with the impact of these new technologies on future employment and productivity. I raised the contradiction that develops within the...
Robots and AI: Utopia or Dystopia? (I)
I did a recent post on Paul Mason’s new book, Postcapitalism, which argued that the internet, automation, robots and artificial intelligence were creating a new economy which could not be...
What the T-14 can tell NATO about a resurgent Russia
What the T-14 can tell NATO about a resurgent Russia The piece of advice Bismark accorded to the new German general staff after unification in 1871, “Russia is never as...