Country: Asia

Salman Rushdie after the attack. Picture courtesy of Rachel Eliza Griffiths.
Paul Cliteur18/05/2024

In the Ayatollah’s grip: Salman Rushdie’s “Knife”

“I didn’t think very much about the man whose actions had put me in this […]
His Excellency Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia in better days, speaking at a forum in 2012. Picture courtesy of Flickr.
The Liberum16/05/2024

Corruption scandals keep chasing former Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Mongolia is one of the countries that speaks to the imagination of many. News reports […]
The Liberum02/05/2024

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Beginning of the End

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has won every election since 2003, except for the local […]
Dutch emeritus professor Guus Berkhout (84) in The Hague (Netherlands). Picture by Arthur Blok.
Arthur Blok29/04/2024

IPCC Refuses Repeated Calls for Dialogue with Critical Scientists

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ignores crucial peer-reviewed literature and cherry-picks evidence to […]
Adriana Lebbos18/04/2024

It is Now or Never

Perched on the abductor machine, wishing I had not left my mobile phone in the […]
Wouter van der Wiel03/04/2024

Are the BRICS Countries Contradictio in Terminis?

The BRICS collective has drawn scrutiny from those familiar with Agenda 2030, a United Nations […]
Arthur Blok16/03/2024

The Decline of International Institutions is Harmful to International Relations and Law

International institutions struggle to define their role in the 21st century. The United Nations (UN) […]
The Liberum13/03/2024

What are the solutions to food insecurity?

The first few months of 2024 have proved difficult for farmers across Europe. According to […]
Wouter van der Wiel15/02/2024

The Dialogue Unveiled: Tucker Carlson’s Interview with VladimirPutin breaking the Echo Chamber

Why do we all become so upset over non-mainstream viewpoints? Since the so-called COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Arthur Blok01/02/2024

Unlearned lessons from the past: the Vietnam War versus the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Vietnam has been baptized an economic miracle. The once war-torn Southeast Asian nation of almost […]
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