Germany: Charting its own course
While NATO attacks on Libyan forces continue intermittently another debate rages alongside. That concerns why Germany abstained on Resolution 1973 – which authorizes the use of all necessary measures...
View ArticleBRICS: Convergence or dissonance?
The crude cavorting of former Managing Director of the IMF has set off numerous debates in different parts of the world, including those of global power equations and whether the victors of the Second...
View ArticleAsia, Uninterrupted
The growth of many Asian economies in a continent that occupies 30% of the world’s landmass, has 60% of its people, mostly young, and already produces some 25% of global output, has been so rapid in...
View ArticlePassive-aggressive rivalry deepens China-Japan tensions
China’s unsuccessful invitation to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to attend the 70th anniversary celebrations of the country’s Second World War victory over Japan was an example of diplomacy at its...
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