By Viktor Sundman They were dismissed as scaremongers, but now those who warned that Brexit could trigger renewed calls for Scottish independence have been proven right. On Tuesday the 28th of March, the Scottish Parliament voted to ask permission of the UK government to hold a new referendum between autumn 2018 and spring 2019, and the request was formally handed in…
By Viktor Sundman This weekend, political commentators are turning their eyes to the USA to evaluate the first hundred days of the Trump presidency. In doing so, they are missing another businessman-turned-President who is passing the benchmark date by which early presidencies are judged: Adama Barrow of the Gambia. Barrow…
Read MoreBy Viktor Sundman They were dismissed as scaremongers, but now those who warned that Brexit could trigger renewed calls for Scottish independence have been proven right. On Tuesday the 28th of March, the Scottish Parliament voted to ask permission of the UK government to hold a new referendum between autumn 2018…
Read MoreBy Viktor Sundman Etienne Tshisekedi was a giant – or as one of his former colleagues put it, a baobab tree – in Congolese politics. Between 1991 and 1997 he was named prime minister of Zaire (as the Democratic Republic of the Congo was then called) no less than four…
Read MoreDonald Trump has cemented his lead in the Republican race for the presidential nomination, and after leaving Super Tuesday as the biggest winner, it might be too late to catch up. Who is to blame for this? Most likely, the USA’s polarized political system and the fragmentation of the Republican…
Read MoreAs oil prices plummet, Saudi Arabia is facing a serious challenge in balancing its books. The manner in which the country reduces its budget deficit may upend the Middle Eastern state of affairs.…
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