by Ibrahim Jouhari | Jun 23, 2022 | Commentary
Following the elections of Speaker Berri, the time is now for the choosing of a new Prime Minister followed by government formation. Although Lebanon’s political system might seem complicated and archaic, there is a clear order for the next few steps that will lead to...
by Fatih Yilmaz | Jun 22, 2022 | Commentary, Social Inclusion & Integration
European and OECD countries remain among the main destination points for refugees from all around the world. Since the 2015 Syrian refugee crisis, Europe has been experiencing another mass flow of refugees from Ukraine; the total number recorded is currently 5 million...
by Ibrahim Jouhari | Jun 20, 2022 | Commentary
With significant help from the international community, channeled through the efforts of UNDP Leap and other agencies, the elections happened without any major logistical problems. Some polling centers had electricity cuts, others faced long queues, and there was some...
by Eugenio V. Garcia* | Jun 14, 2022 | Commentary, Cyber Security, Disruptive Technologies
Too many concepts, too much confusion Anyone trying to make sense of technology and international relations today will stumble into a plethora of closely related terms, such as e-diplomacy, cyber diplomacy, digital technology, tech diplomacy, and so forth. All these...
by Florentina Drobota | Jun 9, 2022 | Commentary, Social Inclusion & Integration
The EU enlargement processes have resulted in the emergence of new patterns and forms of migration within Europe. In this new setting, the natives of member states exposed to financial instability look for better jobs in the West, South, or North Europe. According to...
by Florentina Drobota | May 20, 2022 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
On April 24 2022, the second round of the French presidential elections took place with a 28% vote abstention rate.[1] In the first round of the elections, this rate was even lower, at 26.31%. The strong competition between France’s two historical parties goes a...
