2017

The referendum held in Turkey on April 16, 2017, to approve amendments to the constitution – in essence, transition from a parliamentary mode of government to a presidential system, with a limited set of checks and balances between the governing authorities – was staunchly promoted by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. As such, many saw the referendum as a vote …

Assessing the Impacts of “Executive Order on Energy Independence” The tumultuous first months of Trump administration have brought a flurry of changes to US environmental policy. The latest episode came on March 28 when President Trump signed the “Executive Order on Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth,” which reconsiders many environmental regulations established during Obama’s time in office, unwinding his …

“Famine is already a reality in parts of South Sudan. Unless we act now, it is only a matter of time until it affects other areas and other countries. We are already facing a tragedy; we must avoid it becoming a catastrophe.”   — António Guterres (Secretary-General of the United Nations ) The UN humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien recently told …

“The world is on the verge of radical change. We see how the European Union is gradually collapsing, as is the US economy — it is all over for the new world order. So, it will never again be as it was before … in 10 years we will have a new world order in which the key will be …

“You may have to sell [intervention or other military action] in such a way as to create the misimpression that it is the Soviet Union that you are fighting. That is what the United States has done ever since the Truman Doctrine.” — Samuel P. Huntington On 6th April, 59 US Tomahawk missiles slammed into Syria’s Shayrat air base in …

During the recent years, the world has been increasingly getting swept by a resurgent wave of nationalism. Election of BJP’s Narendra Modi as Indian Prime Minister, Brexit in Europe, the rise of Donald Trump in the United States, the return of populist, xenophobic and racist movements to the Netherlands, and other such happenings in Europe signify the resurgence of neo-nationalism …

On April 6-7, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump held their first-ever meeting at the Mar-a-Lago resort – dubbed the “Southern White House” – in the US state of Florida. Stakes were high as given its potential impact on the world trade and the bilateral relationship of both the countries, the world media was spotlighting this …

World military expenditure was $1686 billion in 2016, an increase of 0.4 percent in real terms. Total military spending accounted for 2.2 percent of the global GDP in 2016 The five biggest spenders in 2016 were the USA, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and India Military expenditure increased in Asia and Oceania, Europe (Central, Eastern and Western) and North America The …

The World Photography Awards, an annual competition hosted by the World Photography Organisation, recently announced the winners of its Open and National categories for 2017. This year’s contest attracted 227,596 entries from 183 countries. Here we present the top 10 winning photographs.

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