There seems to be a notion that the European welfare system is threatened by the rise of far-right parties. Is this true or is it fabrications from the mainstream media and the political parties? After all, are far-right parties really threatening democracies? Why is it a problem to be a nationalist and against immigration? …
Recently, Russia’s Central Bank raised its key policy rate to 21% as the Russian authorities tried to manage an economy that is in danger of overheating due to a combination of factors including rising inflation, sanctions pressure, increased social costs and record defense sector spending. While officials and many international analysts insist that the Russian economy remains…
In recent days, Syrian rebels seized the capital and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, following 13 years of civil war and more than 50 years of his family’s rule. The main rebel commander Ahmed al-Sharaa, better known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, met with Assad’s Prime Minister Mohammed Jalali and Vice President Faisal Mekdad to…
In recent years, many people have talked about the fall of Hong Kong. But different pundits have quite different focuses. The first perspective attributes the fall of Hong Kong to the erosion of its political freedom, highlighting the backsliding of its freedoms of speech, press, and protest. The second perspective perceives the fall of Hong…
Joe Biden had repeatedly denied that he was going to pardon his son Hunter for his gun and tax evasion convictions or commute what was shaping up to be a substantive prison sentence. On the Sunday evening after Thanksgiving, at a moment when the American public’s attention was decidedly elsewhere, he announced he had changed…
