Putin's State Capitalism Means Falling Growth

Russia's economic growth rate is causing serious concern. The fundamental problem is that Russia has almost reached full capacity. Growth is likely to stay low until Russia undertakes profound systemic reforms, but no such reforms are on the agenda.

Relations between the U.S. and Russia.

The spy scandal involving U.S. diplomat Ryan Fogle reveals some interesting points about relations between the U.S. and Russia.

Singapore cartoonist

The Singapore Attorney General Chambers, in a letter to cartoonist Leslie Chew, that his cartoon “scandalises our Courts through allegations and imputations that are scurrilous and false."

Tax haven

Apple accused of evading billions of dollars in US taxes by using Ireland as a tax haven.

Financial tornado

Great human and financial losses created by these weather events caused by global warming.

Global Warming

Some scientists (from NASA, for example) have predicted that a warmer environment is related to stronger tornadoes and the occurrence of this phenomenon in areas where it was not common in the past.

Syria crisis has affected the tourism industry of Turkey

Oklahoma Tornado

When the main US federal emergency agency arrives at the scene of a disaster-hit area, one of the first places it turns to is the local Waffle House – and not just for its officials to grab a quick bite.

A day after Oklahoma Tornado

One day after a devastating Oklahoma tornado, some Tea Party groups chose prayer and relief work over a scheduled IRS protest.

Worried Emiratis

The size of expatriate community does not affect the close solidarity of UAE citizens with their leadership It is understandable that 60 per cent of young Emiratis are apprehensive about what the resident expatriates.

An irreparable disconnect in Kuwait

Demise of moderate nationalist parties and lack of charismatic young leaders in liberal groups add to a sense of chaos and polarisation among the youth.

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

Increased violence during clashes between demonstrators and police in Chile. Activism and social participation seems to be evolving, but so is repression.

Storm chasing

Non professional storm chasers try to film the tornadoes, hoping to become the next YouTube sensation. A cynical and stupid behavior that often creates traffic and does not allow emergency vehicles to pass.

Iran Election 2013

The United States is well aware of the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear energy program but resorts to propaganda campaigns to realize its goals, he noted.

Solution for the Syrian crisis

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi says the upcoming meeting of the Friends of Syria, due to be held in Tehran, is aimed at finding a political solution to the ongoing conflict in Syria.

IRS Office

The IRS is nobody’s favorite agency, for obvious reasons. The recent scandal hasn’t improved their stature in the public eye. My colleague Russell Raath dug deep to explore some leadership recommendations that the IRS should implement as they strive to weather this current storm.

Putin's State Capitalism Means Falling Growth

Russia's economic growth rate is causing serious concern. The fundamental problem is that Russia has almost reached full capacity. Growth is likely to stay low until Russia undertakes profound systemic reforms, but no such reforms are on the agenda.

Obama's Stealth

Obama holds secret immorality of American soldiers. There are Horrific images of rape, immorality and violence against Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers and the President of the United States is trying to hide and ignore them from the international community.

The graveyard of empires

Hamid Karzai said:“We, as you said rightly, are known as the graveyard of empires, not because we wanted Afghanistan to be the graveyard for those empires but because of the way those empires behaved worse and the consequences were the collapse of those empires”, president Karzai responded to a question regarding Afghanistan, being known as the graveyard of empires.

Operation Total Eradication of NGOs

Although many initially thought that the government's repressive new law aimed at nongovernmental organizations and the so-called "Dima Yakovlev" law, which bans U.S. citizens from adopting Russian orphans, represented a surgical attack against a few undesirable organizations, it has now become clear that the authorities are intent on completely eradicating all remnants of civil society.