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Members of the U.N. Security Council vote to approve a U.S. draft resolution calling for free and fair presidential elections in Venezuela at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., February 28, 2019. (Reuters Photo) Russia and China vetoed on Thursday a U.S. push for the United Nations Security Council to call for free and fair … Continue reading →

  A Syrian girl sits on a swing in eastern Damascus on the first day of the Eid al-Fıtr holiday, which marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, July 6, 2016. We live in an age where moral or ethical concerns are ignored, while interest-based approaches are warmly welcomed in world … Continue reading →

Bush’s Somalia mission to save ‘innocents’ echoes today December 2, 2018 FILE – In this Friday, Jan. 1, 1993 file photo, U.S. President George H.W. Bush holds a camera, which he borrowed from the Marine to snap the picture, for a self-portrait with Marines at the airport in Baidoa, Somalia. In the final days of … Continue reading →

From Italy and Austria to Hungary and Poland, ethno-nationalism and populism are spreading like a cancer in Europe, where the two devastating world wars of the 20th century broke out If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound?” Philosopher George Berkeley asked this question while he … Continue reading →

WORLD NEW – 2018-11-14  Italian deputy Premier and Labor Minister Luigi Di Maio talks to reporters at the end of a cabinet meeting on Italy’s budget, outside Rome’s Chigi Palace government headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. (AP Photo) Italy is on the verge of an economic meltdown as bond yields hit three-week highs on Wednesday, … Continue reading →

Xog & Xaqiiq:- Waa Maxay Shaqada Baarlamaanka FS? Miyeyse Gutaan Waajibaadkooda? (Akhriso) Muqdisho (February 19, 2021) Ereyga Parliament oo ah erey asalkiisu yahay Franciis macnihiisana noqonayo “Hadal ama dood” ayaa waqtiyadan casriga ah loo macneeyaa inuu yahay “Sharci-Dejiye”. Marka laga hadlayo qaabdhismeedka Dawladda ee soo jireenka ah, Baarlamaanku waa qayb ka mid ah saddexda qaybood oo … Continue reading →

Strategy in Somalia reveals new face of war for US Sunday October 16, 2016 – Al Shabab militants from Somalia attacked the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2013, leaving it in ruins and killing more than 60 people and wounding more than 175.Al Shabab militants from Somalia attacked the Westgate mall in Nairobi, Kenya, in … Continue reading →

Washington, DC — Washington in early August is known for inactivity. During these long and hot ‘Dog Days’, Congress departs for its annual recess. Families, including the First one, pack up for an annual vacation. But this year, the President will host the biggest group of country leaders to ever visit our Capitol for a … Continue reading →

Israel’s options for punitive measures against Hamas, which it holds responsible, are limited Within 24 hours of the June 12 kidnapping of three religious seminary students in the West Bank, Israel’s Shin Bet security service estimated that they most probably were not alive. The assumption was based on the forensic evidence found in the burnt … Continue reading →

Institute for Contemporary Affairs Founded jointly with the Wechsler Family Foundation Vol. 14, No. 21 June 20, 2014 Immediately after ISIS emerged in Syria, sources in the Syrian opposition said, “We are familiar with the commanders of ISIS. Once they belonged to Assad’s intelligence, and now they are operating on his behalf under the name … Continue reading →

Signor presidente, signor Primo ministro, signora sindaco, capi di stato e di governo, passati e presenti — compreso colui che scavalcò il muro dei cantieri navali per guidare uno sciopero che divenne movimento, il prigioniero diventato presidente che cambiò questa nazione: grazie Lech Walesa per la tua leadership eccezionale! Venticinque anni fa, in questo stesso … Continue reading →

È una specialità del presidente Obama il reset continuo per altro spesso basato sulla parola «vibrante»: l’Ucraina, ha detto Barack Obama incontrando a Varsavia l’omologo eletto dall’Ucraina Petro Poroshenko, che proprio domani assumerà l’incarico, sarà una vibrante democrazia se l’America le sta dietro, e lo farà, ha promesso. Poi, ha enunciato il suo avvertimento alla … Continue reading →

Moment  Research & Consultancy Riprendiamo dal FOGLIO del 29/05/2014, a pagg. 3-4 dell’inserto, la seconda parte del saggio di Robert Kagan, tradotta dall’ultimo numero di NEW REPUBLIC , dal titolo “Il paese che salvò il mondo e adesso lo sta lasciando solo” Robert Kagan La prima parte del saggio può essere letta al seguente link: … Continue reading →

Moment Research & Consultancy Riprendiamo dal CORRIERE della SERA del 29/05/2014, a pagina 16, l’articolo di Massimo Gaggi dal titolo “Da West Point la dottrina Obama: «Basta con le avventure militari»”, che pubblichiamo quale introduzione all’analisi di Robert Kagan, dal FOGLIO del 29/05/2014, a pagg. 1-3 dell’inserto, tradotta dall’ultimo numero di NEW REPUBLIC, dal titolo … Continue reading →

We hear a lot these days about “Africa Rising” – and with good reason. The region is growing at a record rate, with six of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies in the last decade in Sub-Saharan Africa. Apart from a relatively small handful of states where conflict is affecting development, growth is good, and … Continue reading →

Somalia, attacco degli islamisti al Parlamento . Un’autobomba è stata fatta esplodere all’ingresso del Parlamento somalo a Mogadiscio mentre era in corso una seduta dei deputati sotto la presidenza di Jowari, rimasto illeso. Subito dopo un gruppo di attentatori ha dato l’assalto al Parlamento approfittando della confusione accresciuta da un kamikaze che, dopo l’autobomba, si … Continue reading →

Moment  Research & Consultancy – Alle prossime elezioni del 26-27 maggio, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi verrà quasi sicuramente eletto a grande maggioranza Presidente dell’Egitto. Sono in molti a considerarlo come il salvatore in grado di risolvere i terribili problemi che hanno gravato sul Paese negli ultimi tre anni e mezzo, fin dall’inizio delle dimostrazioni anti Mubarak … Continue reading →

Moment Research Consultancy – The complexity of Somalia’s situation is evident from the sheer number of domestic, regional and international forces directly engaged in the conflict. The scope of this research project was limited to identifying major Somali political entities, documenting their ideological orientation and political objectives and strategies to achieve their goals. This report … Continue reading →

Somalia’s 20-Year Experiment in Hybrid Governance Later this month, Somalia’s eight-year political transition is scheduled to end with the declaration of a “post-transition” government. Casual observers will be forgiven for assuming such a step signals that, after 21 years of complete state collapse, a functional central government in Somalia is now in place. The reality … Continue reading →