How the US President is elected
In due course, a new president will emerge from the US General Election 2016. For many readers and IR -international relations- scholars interested in the American elections, there is a vague idea of how a president is elected since the voting…
2016 US President Candidates
Two candidates, one dilemma: Hillary or Trump?
On November 8th, Americans will vote for the 45th President of the United States that will succeed Barack Obama. With the Primaries almost finished, two candidates have emerged as frontrunners…
Fears over a new financial crisis
IMF alerts the global community for tremors in the economic stability and growth
With a new financial crisis threatening the market's stability, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expresses the fear of reviving the 2008-09 recession that…
The rise of the Islamic State (ISIS)
Photo: Thierry Ehrmann, État Islamique- Daesh P1050159 (2012). Source: (flickr.com) | (CC BY 2.0)
History and rebirth of the Caliphate
The history of ISIS goes back to 2004, when a Jordanian jihadist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, joined Osama Bin…
Syria: A Refugee Crisis
Over the last five years, more than 20 million people have been displaced inside Syria or even exiled to neighbouring countries and Europe. With a Civil War taking place between those in favour and those against President Bashar-al Assad, violence…