North America 2022 Forecast
Translation by Matilde São José COVID-19 continues to be present all over the world as a main subject and North America is not an exception. Even so, the dynamics between these countries and throughout the…
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South America 2022 Forecast
By CLarice Borges | Translation: Daniela Aires South America is a subcontinent that has nowadays 6% of the world population with high percentage of mestizos. Marked by the rise and decay of empires and foreign…
Memories of Saigon: How the north-American foreign policy has repeated the same mistakes of 50 years ago
“Every man for himself!”In these last weeks the political and military situation in Afghanistan has been receiving enormous attention from the media. So enormous that it could be considered as the most broadcasted international event…
Plato, Bacon and Tocqueville – Orthodoxy and The Noble Lie in a Time of Pandemic
Article Written by: Hugo Neves . Almost certainly we are moving into an age of totalitarian dictatorships – an age in which freedom of thought will be at first a deadly sin and later on a meaningless…
Between the Rock and a Hard Place: the history of the diplomatic relations of Venezuela with Washington and Moscow
The economic and political situation in Venezuela has been receiving more media attention in the last few years. Many political scientists and analysts have been describing this Latin-American country as an authentic “powder keg” ready…
The black swan: the coronavirus’ impact on the brazilian economy
Maria Bondareva is a student at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and has carried out the Erasmus Program at ISCSP. With this article I intend to share my research conclusions regarding the…
Manufacturing Consent in the 21st Century: the MSM and US Foreign Policy
Article written by: Hugo Neves “Why does a dog wag its tail? Because a dog is smarter than its tail. If the tail were smarter, the tail would wag the dog”. (Wag the Dog) Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of…
2020 US Presidential Election and the Swing States
I The 59th United States presidential election will take place on 3 November, as well as for the House of Representatives, Senate, and numerous other state and local elections. Although many political positions are at…
Oil and Arms in the USA – Saudi Arabia Relationship
Article written by: Hugo Neves With the recent agreements to normalize relations between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain since 2008, the US’s progressive bet on energy self-sufficiency, largely due to the hydraulic fracking and the…
Reflections on JCPOA’s uncertain future and factors that will determine it
Maria Bondareva is a student at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and took part in the Erasmus Programme at ISCSP. This year the international community celebrates the 5th anniversary of the Joint…