After the American Election: Overcoming Plague, Chaos and "Mass"
“The mass-man has no attention to spare for reasoning; he learns only in his own flesh.” – Jose Ortega y’Gasset, The Revolt of the Masses (1930) In the United States, prima facie, presidential elections represent a core fixture of democracy. Nonetheless, though necessary – and never more so than in the just-completed defeat of Donald [...]
From the beginnings of his crudely acrimonious presidency, Donald Trump has actively undermined US foreign policy relationships. On urgently key matters of world politics and international law, Mr. Trump’s typically invalid conclusions have generally been drawn from narrowly belligerent premises. Truly, the main problem with such faulty presidential arguments, however, has not been Trump’s gratuitously [...]
Russia parliament approves constitutional change allowing Putin to run for president again
Both houses of the Russia Parliament on Wednesday approved a constitutional change that would allow President Vladimir Putin to run for reelection again. The current Russian constitution requires the president to step down after serving two consecutive terms. Putin is currently serving his second consecutive term and would have to leave office when his term [...]
Russia government resigns following announcement of reforms to weaken Putin's successor
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Federal Assembly on Wednesday and proposed constitutional reforms that would weaken the next President of Russia, causing the entire Russian government to resign. Putin also addressed the country’s changing demographics and social issues such as supporting working families. It is speculated that the changes are being made to prepare [...]
The Danish parliament on Thursday approved a bill giving new powers to the Energy, Supply and Climate ministry related to the Nord Stream-2 pipeline. The pipeline, built by Russian petroleum giant Gazprom , will carry natural...
Alexei Navalny, a Russian lawyer and activist known for establishing the Anti-Corruption Foundation , was arrested outside his home in Moscow on Monday, according to a state-media new report. His arrest, and almost immediate conviction...
Philippines president declares martial law as militants invade Marawi City
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law on the island of Mindanao on Tuesday when heavily armed militants linked to the Islamic State took over large parts of Marawi City, a provincial capital in the predominantly...
Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov filed a slander lawsuit Wednesday against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in Moscow's Lyublinksy district court, according to court documents and the court press secretary. In a statement , court service...
UN rights experts urge Russia to release peaceful protesters
UN human rights experts called on the Russian Federation Wednesday to release protest3rs arrested during a peaceful demonstration Sunday. Protestors gathered following allegations that Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev amassed millions in a property portfolio through corrupt means. Dozens...
Several UN rights experts called Tuesday for the release of prominent human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor, who was arrested at his home on March 20 by United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities. An arrest warrant was not issued and...
