The intrigue comes from the fact that its former president and long-term de facto ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev has transferred his leadership of the party of power to the current president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. For many, this signals the end of three decades of Nazarbayev’s rule in the first major handover of …
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September is set to be an important month in redefining the EU’s relationship with China, as the foreign ministers of the bloc gather for a two-day summit where Beijing, and the crisis in Afghanistan, will be high on the agenda. To date, 2021 has not been a good year for …
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Who controls Afghanistan controls the world, or so thought several influential geopolitical theorists whose ideas have hinged on the idea of the ‘world island’ – Eurasia – as the resource-rich, fertile ‘prize’ a nation must control if it hopes to become a world power. This is part of the logic …
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We read again and again in our media that we are at the “beginning of the end” of the pandemic: although numbers of infections and deaths are still rising, millions are already vaccinated, so there is now at least the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel. In spite …
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Social networks to discuss the incident. In the center of Kiev, the driver was offended and left the road, leaving the car at the intersection. The most touching moment from “Hachiko” was zapechatlen user group “Car Kyiv”. Captain Obvious hints 🙂 I think our cowboy has found a sister! Unfortunately, …
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A nightmarish interface between players in the championship MLS made the audience cold with fear.A terrible episode happened in the championship match of the US soccer (MLS) between “Toronto” and “Columbus”. Two players went to a dangerous junction, which for several minutes had to stop the game. In the 81st …
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It is a country of contrasts. Photographer Ronnie Behnert lives and works in Berlin. He likes to shoot a new city and country. He recently spent three weeks in Japan and, according to him, was struck by this country, “the contrast between the desire of the Japanese forward, and their …
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