Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba embarked on his fourth diplomatic tour of Africa, arriving in Malawi, the first stop on his journey, on Monday, August 5. He then met with Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera in the capital of Lilongwe, where the two discussed numerous topics, from the unwavering support shown
With the disbandment of parliament on Tuesday, August 6, following the flight of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India on Monday, August 5, Bangladesh finds itself at a crossroads. The new ad interim government, which sees the military temporarily in charge, will have an important role to play in shaping
After more than two years of fighting, the dreaded possibility of Moscow’s use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine seems to be gaining momentum, even among the Russian population. Indeed, one in three Russian citizens is keen to condone the use of nuclear arms in Ukraine, according to a poll published
The United Nations International Criminal Court (ICJ) has mandated that Azerbaijan uphold the right of Armenian refugees to return to their homeland in Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory seized by Azeri forces during the most recent military operation in late 2023. But if and when Armenians return, the reality they might encounter
The past few days have been quite eventful in the Korean Peninsula as tensions rapidly increase between Seoul and Pyongyang. After the North decided to launch hundreds of balloons full of trash toward the South on Saturday, June 1st, President Yoon Suk Yeo suspended a 2018 Inter-Korean Military Agreement which
Last Friday, May 24, 2024, Reuters reported on what lies ahead for Russian President Vladimir Putin in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine. According to the media outlet’s sources, the Kremlin is ready to discuss a negotiated ceasefire, an agreement that should be based on current battlefield lines. A senior Russian
Democracy was, for a long time, the champion of the modern nation-state. Every community had aspired to become democratic once it was able to organise itself or gain its independence from another entity. Especially from the 1990s onwards, as political scientist Samuel Huntington showed in his work, with the fall
The possible adoption of the so-called Srebrenica Resolution by the United Nations General Assembly this month is creating dissent in Bosnia-Herzegovina, especially on the side of the Serb-majority in Republika Srpska. The initiative, proposed by Bosnia-Herzegovina, together with Rwanda and Germany, and co-sponsored by fifteen other countries, calls for the
On April 22, 2024, British Prime Minister Rami Sunak promised he would start implementing the UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Treaty signed with the government of Rwanda on December 05, 2023. This statement implies the beginning of the deportation of asylum seekers arriving in Britain illegally within 10-12 weeks, following the long-awaited
Democracy is currently under threat in Georgia. The ruling political party, Georgian Dream, has set in motion, since the beginning of April 2024, a parliamentary process to adopt the so-called “Foreign Agents” Bill. This law would require nongovernmental organisations and independent media outlets to register in a governmental registry if
On April 11th and 12th, a joint naval drill between South Korea, Japan, and the United States took place in international waters south of Jeju Island. This long-planned for operation intended to ensure that Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington would be ready to intercept any nuclear or missile strike coming from
The United States vetoed a request from Palestine to be recognised as a full member of the United Nations during a Security Council meeting held in New York on Thursday, April 18. The veto was in response to a draft proposal recommending that “the State of Palestine be admitted to
On 3rd April, Thailand’s Constitutional Court announced the acceptance of a petition presented by the Election Commission (EC) demanding the dissolution of the main opposition movement, the Move Forward Party (MFP), based on its controversial attempt to reform the law that shields the monarchy from criticism. According to the Court,
On March 22, 2024, the southern Thai provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, and Songkhla were hit by a series of arson attacks, targeting numerous shops, cars, utility poles, and public and private buildings. These were carried out by suspected separatist groups throughout different locations, resulting in severe damage and even
Tensions in Myanmar are rising once again. On February 10, 2024, the military junta decided to enforce a 2010 law imposing compulsory military service. According to “The People’s Military Service Law,” all men aged 18-35 and all women aged 18-27 are required to serve for at least two years,
