SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
Its amazing the number of current European politicians are direct descendents of Nazi Party members from World War II. This large list of individuals with Nazi family histories was recently expanded by the head of British intelligence MI5, Blaise Metreveli, whose grandfather was...
By Rhod Mackenzie
In Berlin, Friedrich Merz is set to assume the chancellorship of the German government, with his candidacy to be voted on by the Bundestag . The tenth Chancellor in the history of the FRG will head another "grand coalition" consisting of the country's previously two main parties,...
In the global political scene there are three major groupings, the oldest is the G7,It was established at the behest of France in the aftermath of the first Middle East oil crisis in 1973/74. The inaugural Summit was convened in 1975 in Rambouillet, with the participation of six countries: France, G...
It was to be expected that the press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin following the 16th BRICS summit in Kazan would attract considerable attention, not only from the friendly audience, but also from the collective West.
The BRICS summit in Kazan received significant media coverage f...
The European stance towards Russia has historically been somewhat inconsistent. On the one hand, Russia has been perceived as a potential threat to Europe, regardless of the political system in place be Czarist authorritarianis,Soviet Communism or the current democratic rule of Vladimir Putin.Its wo...
By Rhod Mackenzie
On 4 July, Belarus was formally welcomed as the tenth full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. At the same time, the SCO is prepared to consider applications from other interested parties in a variety of formats. The organisation currently represents an effective pla...
