Brazilian elections The elections took place in Brazil on October 7th. Residents of the country voted for a new president, as well as new governors and parliamentarians. According to preliminary data, Jair Bolsonaru received about 46,1% of the vote, and Fernando Jaddad – 29,2%. The second round of presidential elections will take place on October 28. The elections took place ...
Analysts who follow global geopolitical trends frequently come across the phrase: “the 21st century belongs to China”. To lend credibility to the claim, they often mention China’s $1 trillion “one belt, one road” initiative. Through this huge initiative, China is supporting infrastructure projects in strategically-located developing countries while extending loans for those projects. Beijing calls the initiative as a win-win for ...
Elections will take place in Brazil on October 7th. People will choose the president and vice-president of Brazil, as well as the members of the National congress of Brazil, governors, vice governors and the state legislature. 13 candidates are fighting for the seat: if no candidate receives an absolute majority in the first round, a second round will take place ...
While Russia blamed Israel for the tragic loss of a Russian military aircraft with 15 personnel onboard, off the Syrian coast, Israel blamed Syria and US blamed Iran while nobody noted on that if it wasn’t for the American blind support of Israel’s violation to the international laws this incident would have never happened. Syria is an independent country and ...
Europe The Elections in Sweden: populists and the possibility of joining NATO On the 9thof September, Parliamentary elections took place in Sweden. The parties of the ruling “red-green bloc” – the Social Democratic Workers’ Party of Sweden, the Left Party (PL) and the Party of Environmental Protection (EPP) won with a slight advantage over the opposition center-right alliance – the ...
“You cannot serve God and Mammon.” (Matthew 6:24) A lawsuit filed in New Mexico last week alleges that app developer Tiny Lab and by association, Google, Twitter and several other tech companies essentially ignored the Children’s Online Privacy Act. At this point, it seems like just another blow in a long fight, insignificant in itself, and that the bad press ...
When on December 25, 1991, the Soviet hammer and sickle insignia was replaced by the Russian tricolor flag, there was a tremendous excitement in Washington. Many analysts declared the end of the bipolar world and the termination of the “Cold War” between the United States and the Soviet Union. American political scientist Francis Fukuyama and other geopolitical analysts pronounced the ...
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May made a tour of Africa where she visited South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. On August 28, she stated that London had concluded its agreements with several African countries, and that, following Brexit, Britain will initiate a large trade agreement with six countries in Africa, with similar to the format to agreements in the European Union. ...
The escalation in the Syrian Idlib province has reached a stage where western countries are now threatening the Syrian government and its allies with a large scale attack if the Syrian army attempts to liberate the province from terrorist control. Throughout the seven year long war, it has been clear that the Syrian government and their allies have planned to ...
Europe Serbia: a step towards the recognition of Kosovo On August 9, Serbian President Alexander Vučić said he was in favor of delimitation with the Albanians in Kosovo, despite the fact that this decision will likely be unpopular in the country. The decision is part of an attempt at legitimizing the occupation of native Serbian territories in Kosovo in exchange ...