Common Statement – The Five-Year Anniversary of the Abducted Bishops of Aleppo The conflict in Syria is taking a turning point. Militants and terrorists are fleeing. We are still waiting for the safe return of our beloved Prelates (Syriac Orthodox…
Ukraine’s Crimea and political identity
Brief Introduction to Political Identity How people identify and the characteristics that they choose to define themselves are ever fluid and changing conceptual questions. The factors that some may think of as most critical may not even enter the picture…
The loss of values in our Occidental society
Recently we have been able to verify the total loss of the sense of existence in society. Since the seventeenth century and after English parliamentarism, we began in the West a journey towards what we conceive as the delegation of…
History of Croatian refugees in Egypt
Beyond figures and statistics, Europe is today the main destination for migration from Africa, the Middle East and Asia, but some Europeans also found refuge in the Middle East and North Africa at different times in history. With the start…
Third century thinkers to renew the West philosophical basis
INTRODUCTION In the book thinkers of the twentieth century, a philosophy of hope for the XXI century is exposed, in a manner accessible to a cult audience, some traces of the philosophy of the great thinkers of the twentieth century…
The democratic challenges of good political leaders
Our countries are important to us and we should all choose the right politician to run it. The right one should be smart. Not only does he lead the country to success but he also represents all people in that…
Time is up: the assault of populism to democracy in the EU
INTRODUCTION The results of recent elections in Hungary and Italy signal a turning point. The victory of Viktor Orban in Hungary strengthens the trend of his populist leadership towards the decay of democracy in his country and points to deepening…
Democracy promotion in Iraq
I. Abstract In this century, the first project to promote democracy by means of intervention was conducted in Iraq, in March 2003. The United States, as the leader of democratic countries, tried to bring about regime change and transform the…
The Venezuelan crisis
Venezuela is suffering the worst crisis of its history and of Latin American countries. The last two decades in Venezuela represent a clear case of implementation of the Rousseau’s doctrine, like elsewhere any theocratic regime or any other historical dictatorship…
The challenge of an Eastern leader: a study case of Moldova oligarchic political regime
Nowadays, when the world order emerges around Big powers political games, it is obvious that Moldova cannot remain outside the communities formed by other states. Moldova is increasingly influenced by the processes that take place in Occident at the level…