International

Kishore Mahbubani: Has China won?

by Pascal Boniface, geopolitologist, Director of The French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs IRIS

Kishore Mahbubani is Singaporean. But unlike the vast majority of his compatriots, he is not of Chinese origin. He is Sindhi Hindu, a Hindu population originally from Pakistan. In 1947, his parents fled the persecutions that accompanied the partition between India and Pakistan to take refuge in Singapore, where he was born in 1948. He was a diplomat, notably at the United Nations. He is now a professor at the University. He is one of the most influential commentators on international life.

The Most Lethal Virus is Not Covid-19. It is War. 

“Covid has provided cover for a pandemic of propaganda.”

By John Pilger

(14 December 2020) Britain’s Armed Services Memorial is a silent, haunting place. Set in the rural beauty of Staffordshire, in an arboretum of some 30,000 trees and sweeping lawns, its Homeric figures celebrate determination and sacrifice.

When democratic institutions erode

How Germany is losing its democracy

by Robert Seidel

(30 January 2021) Can the Federal Republic of Germany still be called a democracy? Are citizens taken seriously in their democratic rights?

It is fatal to think that one can turn back the wheel of history. Attempts to push people back into immaturity take revenge and lead to unnecessary suffering. For who likes to be deprived of their natural rights?

Book Analysis

 "Empire USA"

 A historical overview by Daniele Ganser

rl. The merits of Daniele Ganser's new publication "Imperium USA. Die skrupellose Weltmacht” (Empire USA. The unscrupulous world power) are evident from the criticism he receives from the mainstream press. Instead of debating over the substance, the critics blame him for the choice of his study; he would have been better off focusing on China. Such assertions whet our curiosity.

Democracy: Or How to Choose a Candidate in United States Elections

by Prof. Dr. iur. et phil. Alfred de Zayas, Geneva School of Diplomacy

Current Introduction by the Author

(11/2020) As an American citizen I have voted in US elections since 1968. I once believed that the United States was a genuine democracy, the best in the world. It took me decades to realize that the voter never gets the chance to vote on the issues but is forced to choose between one of two candidates, each one of whom presents a platform, a conundrum of issues and programmes that do not have any internal coherence but result from the demands of lobbies and donors.

Is There A Coup Brewing In The US?

by Leonid Savin, geopolitical analyst and author of numerous books

In August, a curious document emerged in the US entitled “Preventing a Disrupted Presidential Election and Transition“. It was prepared by a group called the Transition Integrity Project, which includes more than one hundred current and former senior US officials alongside experts from various fields. The group announced that they had run crisis scenario exercises for the November 2020 elections, all of which had shown rather disappointing results.