It depends on what makes a superpower. If we judge Russia on its economic performance, military prowess and technological development, the country is well behind the United States. But... Читать далее
Head of Programme of International Relations and Human Rights at Regents University, London. Associate Fellow at Middle East Programme, Chatham House. @YMekelberg
Who is fundamentally to blame for the Israel-Palestine conflict?
I don’t like to have the blame game. But if an Olympic discipline of blame game existed, both sides would take gold, silver and bronze. Because instead of solving problems, they’re... Читать далее
I don’t think it’s ever going to look like the United States. Part of the nervousness and paranoia that we see in the Communist Party at present is the understanding that there’s kind of... Читать далее
John Everard, former UK ambassador to Belarus, Uruguay and North Korea, former member of the UN Security Council’s Panel of Experts on sanctions against North Korea. Author of Only Beautiful, Please: A British Diplomat In North Korea.
North Korea has been getting better and better at launching missiles of increased accuracy, and greater range. Experts disagree, but if there is a consensus, it’s that North Korea is now... Читать далее
Head of Programme of International Relations and Human Rights at Regents University, London. Associate Fellow at Middle East Programme, Chatham House. @YMekelberg
What is the two-state solution for Israel/Palestine, and can it work?
The two state solution is the idea of territory shared between a Jewish state of Israel and a Palestinian state. The solution was based on the idea that the two groups of people lived in... Читать далее
China’s socialist ideology has evolved into a kind of muscular nationalism. Every state needs a story to tell its people, and China has been looking for the right story pretty since the... Читать далее
Head of Programme of International Relations and Human Rights at Regents University, London. Associate Fellow at Middle East Programme, Chatham House. @YMekelberg
That it still exists. Syria epitomises all that the Sykes-Picot agreement, and imperialism and colonialism, did in the Middle East. It tried to create nation states in a European style... Читать далее
The main ones that come to mind are Mozambique, for its white sandy beaches, and Myanmar, for its culture – I find both of those places fascinating.
Mozambique is a post-civil conflict... Читать далее
Pakistan is not an Islamist theocracy like Iran. It is ultimately a democracy where governments are elected. It of course has a long history of military rule, but I would separate... Читать далее