Free, by Lea Ypi: A unique, insightful, and often hilarious look at Albania in transition

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​emerging europe​​​ Craig Turp-Balazs In March 1991, journalists from Italian TV station Rai Uno arrived in the city of Durrës, Albania, to cover the country’s first free elections. Walking around →

Japan’s economy shrinks exponentially

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global times Japan's economy contracted much faster than expected in the third quarter as global supply disruptions hit exports and business spending plans and fresh COVID-19 cases soured the →

What to Expect from Joe Biden’s Summit with China

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national interest by Daniel R. DePetris The last time President Joe Biden saw Chinese president Xi Jinping face-to-face, the year was 2015 and Biden was vice president of the United States. That long →

‘Dirty little secret’

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global times Governments which enact climate legislation risk being sued for trillions of dollars by fossil fuel companies seeking compensation for lost revenue and stranded assets, according to data →

Is Turkey About to Assault Syria’s Kurds?

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by Adam Lammon Following an October 10 missile attack that killed two Turkish policemen in northwestern Syria, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that Ankara had “no tolerance left” and →

US claims 2019 airstrike that hit Syrian women and children was justified

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​the guardian​​​ The US military has confirmed for the first time a 2019 airstrike in Syria that killed up to 80 people, mostly women and children, but claimed the strike was justified as it killed →

US claims 2019 airstrike that hit Syrian women and children was justified

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​the guardian​​​ The US military has confirmed for the first time a 2019 airstrike in Syria that killed up to 80 people, mostly women and children, but claimed the strike was justified as it killed →

Ukraine’s anti-oligarch law could make President Zelenskyy too powerful

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​emerging europe​​​ Anyone anticipating that the anti-oligarch bill recently signed into law by President Zelenskyy marks a new beginning for Ukraine will have had their hopes dampened last week when →

Drama and trauma of the great-power politics

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global times By Xin Ping When the cameras turned to US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the just-concluded G20 summit and the →

Why Iraqi Kurds are Heading for Europe

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​national interest​​​ by Sarkawt Shamsulddin Europe is facing another humanitarian crisis on its doorstep, this time on the border with Belarus. As before, many migrants waiting to cross into the →

Climate Change and Resource Scarcities are Reshaping the World Order

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​national interest​​​ by Joergen Oerstroem Moeller Like the four horsemen in the book of revelation, climate change and resource scarcities bring disastrous occurrences to mankind. The 2021 United →

More elections in Bulgaria, Russia seen meddling in Bosnia: Emerging Europe this week

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​emerging europe​​​ Central EuropeThe European Union has moved a step closer to penalising Belarus for a crisis on its border with Poland, where hundreds of migrants from the Middle East, →

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