It is a frequently told story on the African continent. Elderly man holds onto power for decades using rigged elections, military cooperation and violence against the opposition and his own people. Faced with the seemingly […]
General elections will be held in Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, on 11 January 2020 to elect the 15th President and Vice President of the Republic of China, and all 113 members of the 10th Legislative Yuan. Presidential election In the […]
In yesterday’s Financial Times, Gideon Rachman, explains and defines the reason for the ongoing trade war between two of the world’s global powers, China and the United States of America. Presidents Donald Trump and Xi […]
‘I do not think the Russian general staff is so naive as to think this is a definite long term alliance. There will naturally be mutual wariness’. (Alexander Gabuev, chair of the Rusia in the […]
‘When I talk with young activists from Hong Kong, they are increasingly demoralised. They have taken to the streets to call for their democratic rights but have been met with repression; repression facilitated by colonial […]
Only a couple of weeks ago the world’s media were debating the validity, and even the point, of holding Egypt’s general election when the outcome was so obviously a forgone conclusion. With any legitimate candidates […]
Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping was visiting Hong Kong on the 20th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong (a former British colony), to Chinese rule in 1997. It was the first time that the Chinese […]
