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The Pope Looks East Toward Russia and China
“Following Francis” is a monthly blog on the latest happenings of Pope Francis. It is prepared exclusively for The WorldPost by Sébastien Maillard, Vatican correspondent for La Croix, Rome. ROME — Pope Francis is about to leave for a five-day trip throughout Mexico. This country is among the most visited by recent popes,...
Extreme Inequality is a Symptom of a Broken Society
© Curt Carnemark/World Bank Inequality is a problem all countries face, whether they are poor, rich, or in-between. Some inequality can be a temporary byproduct of economic growth when not everyone is moving at the same speed and at the same time. But when the majority of people suffer economic and social stagnation, inequality poses a real...
Post Obama Foreign Policy: Picking Up the Pieces
ISIS supporter in Mosul In less than a year a new president will occupy the Oval Office. That president will inherit a far more dangerous, more chaotic world than the one that existed eight years ago. The new president will have to address a broad range of foreign policy matters demanding attention, but three broad issues in particular will...
Snow Reveals A Statue’s Dark Side By Turning It Into Darth Vader
Jako że nowe wcielenie Jakuba Wejhera bardzo Wam się spodobało, wrzucamy jeszcze jedno ujęcie naszego Vadera 🙂 Niech…Posted by Wejherowo.pl on Saturday, January 23, 2016Who knew Jakub Wejher, a 17th century Polish nobleman and military leader, was so tall, Darth and handsome?A statue of Wejher, that stands in Wejherowo, Poland, — the...
Dozens Of Ex-Soviet Military Officials Charged With War Crimes In Lithuania
VILNIUS (Reuters) – A trial opened in Lithuania on Wednesday against dozens of former Soviet military officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in a 1991 crackdown against the Baltic state’s pro-independence movement.Russia has refused to cooperate with the investigation and most of the accused, who live outside...
The Best Countries Understand ‘Soft Power’
Cross-posted from U.S. News and World ReportDAVOS, Switzerland — While global leaders who gathered at the World Economic Forum’s meeting debate solutions to social, political and economic uncertainty, quietly a new force is gaining credibility around the world: the desire for “soft power.”Let’s start with the data....
We Don’t Need a Big Military if We Don’t Try to Police the World
Much is said these days about the mismatch of missions and resources for the military. Indeed, the chants of neoconservatives on Capitol Hill have gotten quite loud: more military spending, more personnel, more weapons. A recent Rand Corporation report also warned that failing to deploy a large enough Army could “lead to a failure of the...
How Falling Oil Prices Are Upending Russian Politics
MOSCOW — In 2014-2015, Russia’s domestic policy was pushed abroad — first toward Ukraine, then toward Syria. In 2016, the Russian authorities will have to shift their focus away from shaping the world order and toward putting their own house in order. Otherwise, they will not survive. Over the last two years, President Vladimir...
Moscow’s Historical Relationship with Damascus: Why it Matters Now
Current relations – Source: Sputnik News There have been many objections to what is denominated as the Russian interference in Syria, more specifically in the Syrian Armed Conflict. Most of the objections coming from these analysts concentrate on one sided-arguments and therefore ignore the historical relationship that Moscow has had with...
“Europe” — Gone With the Wind
Whither is fled the visionary gleam Where is it now – The glory and the dream The European Union is suffering from a malaise. A mood of disquiet pervades the continent’s political elites. Its symptoms are flagging confidence and free-floating anxiety. The populace of its member states is disaffected from Brussels institutions,...
