2021 German election will determine the course of Europe for decades
Thursday, 03 June 2021
The 2021 German election has become a focal point of global attention as it carries immense significance for the future of not only Germany but also the entire European Union. After 16 years of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s leadership, Germany is now at a critical juncture in its political history, and the outcome of this election
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The 2022 midterm election could spell disaster for the Democrats
Wednesday, 05 May 2021
2020 was a historic year for the Democratic Party. Not only were they able to control both houses of Congress for the first time in 10 years, Joe Biden, the Democratic Presidential nominee, was able to beat the incumbent president for the first time in 28 years (the last incumbent president to have lost the
Hagia Sophia: From Museum to Mosque
Friday, 24 July 2020
Table Of Content The last nail in the coffin for Secularism in Erdogan’s TurkeyThe Church of Hagia SophiaFall of the Ottoman Empire as the Formation of the Republic of TurkeyAtatürk and Hagia SophiaErdogan and the Rise of Religious Right in TurkeyThe last nail in the coffin for Secularism in Erdogan’s Turkey 24th July 2020. This
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Opinion: What India can expect from a Joe Biden Presidency?
Friday, 03 July 2020
May you live in interesting times. It is an old Chinese saying that couldn’t ring any truer in 2020, especially with this COVID pandemic. But for the US, and in a way to the world, 2020 has still more interesting stuff to offer. 2020 is a Presidential election year in the United States, and Joe
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Explained: Why are there two Chinas and the conflict between them?
Friday, 19 June 2020
China is a fascinating country – one which has a fascinating history. But when you talk about China, do you know which China you are talking about? Yes, there is more than one out there. Two chinas, to be exact – The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC); and that’s not
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Why did Nazi Germany annex Austria in 1938?
Monday, 15 June 2020
Table Of Content What happened to Austria post-WWII?Formation of the Austrian EmpireDefeat in WWI and the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian EmpireAnschlussAllied-occupied Austria and IndependenceWhat happened to Austria post-WWII? Austrian Empire, later the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was a dominant player in Central and Eastern Europe in the later 19th and early 20th centuries. But by 1938, Nazi
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