This article was published in the website of the International Strategic Research Organization. USAK Energy Security Research Center organized a conference in partnership with the Hungarian Embassy entitled “V4 Cooperation and Energy Security”. The keynote speaker was Hungary’s Ambassador to Turkey, Dr. János Hóvári. Presentations followed by Poland’s Deputy Head of Mission Piotr Krawczyk, Slovakia’s Deputy Head of…
This interview was originally published on the website of the International Strategic Research Organisation (USAK), in Ankara. Interview: Tibor Hargitai, a visiting researcher at USAK . In light of the international efforts to convene the Geneva II meeting next month – aimed at getting all the political actors in Syria, including opposition elements and the Assad…
Foreign Affairs wrote an interesting article on a strategy for dealing with the seemingly hopeless Syria, entitled Syria’s Collapse, authored by Andrew J. Tabler. He sees a three-tier solution to the crisis — to be solved primarily/solely by the United States of America. Firstly, he proposes the US to deter the use of chemical weapons…
On 14 June 2013, Iran voted Dr. Hassan Rouhani to be the new President of Iran, replacing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Rouhani (Rowhani) is said to have been the most moderate of the candidates the Guardian Council allowed to run for office, and the only cleric among them. Will he change Iran? The answer is unclear, but…
How can a ‘powerful’ government accuse one individual, of trying to overthrow the government. It sounds like a bad action movie, or a great cartoon — the Pinkie and the Brain (but they are two in fact). But, even though it seems like a joke, it appears that Kim Jung-Un’s North Korea is extremely eager…
The excerpts below, of an article on the current state of Syria, and the lack any effective action by the international community, by UNHCR High Commissioner António Guterres, is the bleakest depiction of the crisis I have come across so far. The despair in his words can almost be heard… Unfortunately, I or many others,…
True. The one-sided nature of reporting is disturbing. The majority of the people anywhere in the world, watch the 20-minute news hour or read the free newspapers in the morning/evening on their way to/from work. But this same majority also has a decisive vote in the elections, deciding in the future of our governments. Balanced…
