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This Chart Shows Which World Leaders Are the Most Powerful on Twitter
Twitter has become a tool for digital diplomacy among world leaders. Here are some of the most interesting observations from this year’s Twiplomacy study, an annual study by global public relations firm Burson-Marsteller.Most followed world leaders: The new prime minister of India, @NarendraModi, just surpassed the @WhiteHouse in fourth...
The Mental Block and the Broadside
Analysis of foreign affairs problems often ends in a mental block. As we have seen in each of our recent crises — Somalia, Mali, Libya, Syria, Iraq, the Ukraine and Iran — “practical” men of affairs want quick answers: they say in effect, ‘don’t bother us with talk about how we got here; this is where we are;...
Ukrainian Troops Killed As Forces Step Up Attacks On Rebels
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Four Ukrainian troops were killed as forces carried out over 100 attacks on rebel positions and cleared separatists from three villages in the last day, a military official said Wednesday. Fighting in the country’s east has increased since a much-violated 10-day cease-fire was allowed to expire Monday. President...
An Alliance of Necessity: Putin’s Russia Enjoys a Strategic Partnership With Israel
President Vladimir Putin & Prime Minister Netanyahu maintain a shared understanding of how to keep the Mideast stable despite the Kremlin’s alliances with some of Israel’s bitter foes/ Courtesy of AFP “The development of mutually advantageous and constructive relations with Israel in the political, economic, humanitarian and...
Ukraine Forces Attack Rebel Positions After Ceasefire Ends
* Military says stages artillery, air strikes against rebels * Poroshenko says forces will “attack and free our lands” * Shows impatience with Putin * Russia sees hand of U.S. behind Poroshenko’s action (Adds military action, Russian call) …read more Source: The Huffington...
Seizure of Crimea as a Political Move to Keep Russia’s Status Quo
Many have asked if it was worth for Russia to go so far as to annex Crimea. Ryan Rappa wrote an interesting article about the economic incentive behind the annexation. However, I tend to think that, given Crimea’s economic underdevelopment and the perception of power in Russia, the seizure of Crimea was done primarily for the political...
Ukrainian President Poroshenko Vows To Attack As Cease Fire Ends
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he is halting a unilateral cease-fire in the conflict with pro-Russian separatists and says Ukrainian forces will go on the offensive against the rebels. A statement from Poroshenko on his website says the cease-fire is being halted and that “we will attack and we will...
77-Year-Old Veteran Shows A Bunch Of Young Guns How It’s Done In Pushup Competition
As this vet proves, you’re never too old to teach youngsters a lesson. According to the description on the video above, the veteran is 77 years old, but that doesn’t stop him from kicking some young whippersnapper butt in a good old-fashioned pushup competition. According to comments left by YouTube user Egor KO who posted the video...
What the Scottish Referendum Teaches the World
In less than 90 days, the sun may set on the United Kingdom. On September 18, the people of Scotland will vote on whether to secede from it, potentially altering far more than the Union Jack which currently includes the cross of Scotland’s patron saint, St. Andrew. Whereas once the quest for an independent Scotland played out on the...
Rethinking Populism in Europe
Europe underwent a profound transformation in the 16th century with the Protestant reformation. Martin Luther, John Calvin, and their co-religionists attacked the bureaucracy of the Catholic Church and its corrupt practices. They also advocated a different, more direct relationship between the individual and God. They were aided by the new...
