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Little known Croatia’s first female leader visits Russia

By ShamsOctober 20, 2017Media, Politicsaircraft designer, croatia, croatia tourism industry, kolinda grabar kitarovic, opatija, rijeka, robert bartini, russia, sergei korolev, sochi, vladimir putin, yury gagarin

Since 2015 Croatia has its first female leadership – Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović. Although internationally not so well known like the German Chancellor Angela Merkel or the British Prime Minister Theresa May because of the Balkan state’s geographic position and less military significance in international politics, but the 49 years old Croatian President is an experienced diplomat and speaks almost every European language – English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian and French. (more…)

Steady rise of ‘hate crime’ in the UK

By ShamsOctober 18, 2017Politicscriminal offence, ethnicity, hate crime, home office, prejudice, religion, transgender identity, uk

According to UK’s criminal justice system hate crime is defined as ‘any criminal offence which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards someone based on a personal characteristic.’ (more…)

……. and you say, Harvey Weinstein harassed girls!!

By ShamsOctober 9, 2017Entertainment, Politicsharvey weinstein

Prestigious Harvey Weinstein Film Co. to open Pyongyang film studios, citing favorable labor conditions and progressive treatment of women. pic.twitter.com/xkdo9brsLX — DPRK News Service (@DPRK_News) 5. Oktober 2017

King Salman’s Moscow Visit

By ShamsOctober 7, 2017Media, Politicsking salman, kremlin, middle east, moscow visit, vladimir putin

The landmark visit of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to Moscow recognises not only Russia’s greater geopolitical or military influence in the Middle East, but also points to President Vladimir Putin’s diplomatic breakthrough at a time when US is quickly disappearing from its superpower position losing ‘trust’. (more…)

Poor CIA

By ShamsOctober 3, 2017Media, Politicsamerican spy agency, americans, cia, mfa russia, russian foreign ministry, russian language

CIA is looking for Americans who speak Russian or having a college degree with Russian language.

Now the Russian Foreign Ministry wants to help. (more…)

Regional support for rebel groups can increase violence, study shows

By Guest PostSeptember 30, 2017Politicsdeescalate conflict, insurgent activities, luis martinez, rebel groups, regional support, transnational insurgents, violence

The news is filled with stories about insurgencies—about terrorist attacks, the groups perpetrating them and the steps taken to defeat their fighters. However, there’s a tendency to look at just one country at a time when trying to find solutions, not at the relationship of the country attacked with those that surround it, and little is known about trans-national insurgent activities. (more…)

Enterprise models that help alleviate poverty

By Guest PostSeptember 29, 2017Economy, Politicsalleviate poverty, colm fay, dimensions of poverty, enterprise models, ted london

ANN ARBOR — While the understanding of how specific business enterprises alleviate poverty continues to grow, research that compares impacts across business models remains scarce. (more…)

How Politics Stands in the Way of Real Energy Solutions

By Guest PostSeptember 25, 2017Economy, Environment, Politicsanti pipeline activism, dakota access, david spence, energy policy, energy solutions, fossil fuel, general electric, harmful spills, keystone, pipeline project, Politics

– By David Spence, Professor of Business, Government and Society; Professor of Law

In energy policy, political polarization often gets in the way of commonsense solutions to problems.

General Electric recently announced a technological advance that would allow pipeline companies to use drone-mounted cameras to inspect their lines for corrosion and leaks. This is the kind of development that could, with the right regulatory support, make huge strides toward preventing costly and harmful spills and solving other important problems afflicting America’s aging pipeline infrastructure. (more…)

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