Linus Höller, Northwestern University[1] First published March 13, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally changed the security architecture of Europe and shown that wars of aggression are not a thing of a bygone era but continue to be a possibility in the modern, nuclear world. Along with the repercussions for international relations, however, the…
Category: Uncategorized
North Korea uses its diplomats around the world to circumvent international sanctions and make money for the Kim regime. TWU’s investigation reveals a global North Korean business empire based in Malaysia.
Spies, sanctions and sketchy sales all play a role in this fascinating story.
By Linus Höller, Northwestern University In the most unusual year of the current millennium, democracy and freedoms around the world suffered at an unprecedented level. This becomes apparent from two much-anticipated reports on the status of freedoms in the world, published by Freedom House and the Economist’s Intelligence Unit. Freedom House’s annual “Freedom in the…
For those Americans who wield power in society, the cost of breaking with America’s foundational ideology – arrogance – is greater than the benefits, allowing American exceptionalism to be a conservative force and slow down the USA’s progress. It prevents change from being enacted, better examples from being followed and actively works to preserve broken…
Diplomatic ties in the Caucasus are much more complex than most people would expect – and the risk of a proxy war in Nagorno-Karabakh is present. Here is a map of the diplomatic ties in the Caucasus and historical events that are important to understand how these ties formed over the years.
A lot can be said about diplomatic ties of countries by simply looking at where their exports go, and from where they import the goods that they don’t produce. Below is a map that shows the movement of goods in the Caucasus region for countries related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The Nagorno-Karakh conflict has been going on since 1988, when Armenia invaded Nagorno-Karabakh, a part of Azerbaijan in which a majority of the population is Armenian. The war for Nagorno-Karabakh continued until 1994, and up to 38,000 people lost their lives. The clashes, however, have never stopped, and since then end of the war more…
The civil war in Syria has been going on since nearly five years. In the process, more than a quarter of a million people were killed and at least 11,000,000 had to flee from their homes due to the constant threat to their lives. Thousands of refugees wait along the border to Turkey, but as…
WASHINGTON, 2016.03.03. – The military of the Unites States of America has announced a cyber attack on the Islamic State (IS). The defense ministry said that this attack would be done in cooperation with the armed forces of Iraq and the Kurdish forces in the region. The ultimate aim is to gain the city of…
The World Uncensored has found an interesting web content for German speakers: A documentation giving a little insight into what an immense pressure is exerted on the members of the European Patent Office (EPO) – which has led to several suicides and extreme fear amongst those working in the organization. The video can be found HERE