Belarus Tightening Grip of Russia: Implications for Latvia’s National Security

Belarus Tightening Grip of Russia: Implications for Latvia’s National Security

Since the 2020 presidential elections in Belarus, which were accompanied by mass protests and the results of which are not recognized as legitimate by Western countries, this country has come under the tight grip of Russia. Beate Livdanska, a researcher at the Center for Eastern European Policy Studies, notes in the TVNET program “Pulss” that, … Read more

Geopolitical tensions and interest rates set to make 2024 another turbulent year for global economy

Geopolitical tensions and interest rates set to make 2024 another turbulent year for global economy

As geopolitical tensions rise and interest rates remain at elevated levels, 2024 will be another turbulent year for the global economy. This is especially true for emerging markets, which managed to avoid the crisis in 2023, but may find it difficult to do so again if global growth does not live up to expectations. In … Read more

Palestinian Perspectives on Israel’s War: Voices of Raya, Rania, and Riyadh

Palestinian Perspectives on Israel’s War: Voices of Raya, Rania, and Riyadh

Published on December 22, 2023 at 06:00. / Modified on December 22, 2023 at 4:43 p.m. We brought together three Palestinians to tell us how they feel about the war waged by the State of Israel. A war which, in their eyes, did not begin on October 7 but well before, with colonization which has … Read more

NASA’s Mars Sample Return Project: Cost, Challenges, and Scientific Importance

NASA’s Mars Sample Return Project: Cost, Challenges, and Scientific Importance

It could cost the American and European space agencies up to 11 billion dollars to deliver a handful of Martian rock samples to Earth, according to a NASA-invited independent investigation committee in September reported meaningwhich criticized the plans of the US space agency on several points, but considered the return of Martian samples scientifically sound … Read more

Geopolitics: Analyzing the Battle between “Land Power” and “Sea Power”

Geopolitics: Analyzing the Battle between “Land Power” and “Sea Power”

What kind of study is geopolitics? According to economic commentator Tsukasa Jonen, “As a foundation of modern geopolitics, there is an idea that the countries of the world are in a confrontational structure between ‘land power’ and ‘sea power.’ In this case, for Japan, which is a sea power, South Korea, which stands between China … Read more

The BRICS: A Growing Alternative to the G7 and Western World Bank

The BRICS: A Growing Alternative to the G7 and Western World Bank

EPA/AFPLula (Brazil), Putin (Russia), Modi (India), Xi Jinping (China), Ramaphosa (South Africa) NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 21:18 Soehayla Halouchi editor online Soehayla Halouchi editor online Almost ten years ago, the largest emerging economies started their own World Bank. About forty countries are now queuing up to join the BRICS, a collaboration between Brazil, Russia, India, China and … Read more

“China’s Use of Russia’s Vladivostok Port for Trade: Significance and Complexities”

“China’s Use of Russia’s Vladivostok Port for Trade: Significance and Complexities”

The headline of an article published on the website of French newspaper Le Monde on Thursday pointed out that Russia allows China to use the port of Vladivostok (Vladivostok) engaged in domestic trade. Le Monde Beijing correspondent Lemaitre (Frédéric Lemaître and Moscow correspondent Benoît Vitkine wrote in an article that for a few days, Chinese … Read more

“Insights from the China Development Forum: Meeting China’s New Leadership”

“Insights from the China Development Forum: Meeting China’s New Leadership”

I recently attended the China Development Forum (CDF) in Beijing, an annual gathering of high-level foreign business leaders, academics, former policymakers and senior Chinese officials. This year’s conference was the first to be held in person since 2019 and offered Western observers the opportunity to meet China’s new top leadership, including new Premier Li Qiang. … Read more

Tensions with the United States: “there will inevitably be a conflict”, warns Beijing

Tensions with the United States: “there will inevitably be a conflict”, warns Beijing

The gap is widening a little more between Beijing and Washington. After warnings about arms deliveries to Ukraine, China now accuses US of stoking tensions and warns against a risk of “conflict” and “confrontation”reports AFP in particular. The warning was given on Tuesday by Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang: “If the United States continues on … Read more