By Levent YiğittepeUSA president George Bush and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics president Mihail Gorbagov, who negotiated in Malta in 3 November 1989, declared the end of the Cold War . The demolish of Berlin War in 1989 and after that Varşova agreement and the dissolution of Soviet Union brought some new directions to the studies of NATO in terms of political and military aspects. Together with the dissolution of Soviet Union, it is highly discussed that the establishment of another union, called as Community of Independent States, whose states are loosely bound to each other, would not form the desired power. As after the dissolution of Soviet Union&#...
By Ahmed Abou TalebThroughout history, the world witnessed phases of great transformations that marked the configuration of new global contexts, such as the transition from pastoralism to urbanization, from feudal to industrial modes of production, from traditional to rational social action, etc. The beginning of the 21st century seems to be one of these historical moments during which conflicts and organized violence are undergoing fundamental mutations. It is then a necessity to analyze these transformations in order to comprehend the mechanisms of tomorrow’s world security.The Total Text: Conflicts & Organized Violence in the 21st Century: The Changing Faces...
By Umesh MukhiThis article emphasizes in which context we as youth have a role to play in creating opportunities. How do we bring in change, One way is by creating social entrepreneurial ventures which would have a substantial social impact on the society.The Total Text: The Karma Of Change: Should We Follow Or Should We Lead It? For Our Youth...
By Yeghig TashjianAccording to Fatima Mernissi, a Moroccan feminist writer, the confusion between Islam as a belief and Islam as a state religion contributed greatly on the failure of the Leftist-Secular movements in the Arab world . The corruption and the authoritarianism of these movements, the regimes, lead to the explosion of popular movements, sometimes peaceful and others in form of violent uprisings, demanding the overthrow of these regimes. As the “Arab Spring” broke out many of the head of these states were ousted from power, though the “taste” of the regimes remained such as in Egypt and Tunisia, where democratically elected “Islamo-Fascism” em...
By Tiago Ferreira LopesAt the popular TV series “Game of Thrones” there are seven noble families fighting to control the Iron Throne of Westeroos. In the post-soviet realm there is currently an intense ongoing competition amongst some National Languages and Ethnic Idioms due to the collapse of Russian as lingua franca after the transformational events of December 1991.The Total Text: Game of Languages! Understanding the Current Status of Russian Language at the Post-Soviet Realm...
