The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom has experienced different periods of closeness but also of more distance. Nonetheless, one of the moments, which have extremely influenced this relationship is the signing of the original Atlantic Charter, as it was the structural document, which enabled this transatlantic relationship to be created. The importance of this charter …

Last month, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi,  announced he planned to renegotiate mining contracts signed by his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, with special attention to those with China. Tshisekedi complained that contracts have put the population and the state at a disadvantage losing out on the mineral wealth of the country (Africanews, 2021). In 2007, …

Diplomatic relations between the United States and Hungary goes back to 1921, when the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy dissolved at the end of World War I. Since then, mutual relations between the two countries have experienced  many ups and downs. During World War II, Hungary allied with Nazi-Germany and the cooperation with the United States  stalled. Following 1945, the two countries tried …

India and China’s staggering population growth makes them the most populous nations in the world, as well as the two most economically dynamic countries in Asia. Their influence in the diplomatic spheres and in the business world has only grown with time, making them key global actors. The relationship between these two giants Far from being a walk in the …

President Joe Biden is programmed to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 14 during his tour of European allies. American-Turkish relations have been under strain in recent years due to Ankara’s diplomatic flirts with non-Western powers, especially Russia, and its involvement in the Syrian civil war. Furthermore Turkey’s ambition to gain independence from foreign weaponry and technology is …

09 June 2021 In reference to a local custom, the relationship between the European Union and India has been described as “a loveless arranged marriage” (Khandekar, 2011). After a long period of inaction leaving negotiations between the two entities at a standstill, the Enrica Lexie incident in 2012 where two Italians were accused of murdering crew members of an Indian …

 Despite what is going on in many different states in the region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and against western stereotypes driven from orientalist ideas, the small state of Tunisia in North Africa constitutes a solid proof that democracy and the rule of law can flourish in the area. Nevertheless, the remarkable progress of the country on …

The fundament of the West’s rule of law promising equality before the law to every citizen of a liberal-democratic state has been the idea of the emancipation of the individual from subordinating oneself to a group and being subjugated by restrictive customs, laws and authorities (Ball, 2021). Basic rights include the freedom of thought, belief, political opinion as well as …

Historical Analysis The United Kingdom has been during a significant period in history one of the main powers in the globe, with a vast empire, which extended to an approximate one-quarter of the world’s land surface. During this time Britain also enjoyed a position as one of the most important military powers, as they counted with the biggest navy in …

The ongoing diplomatic incident in the Ceuta’s enclave is a genuine stress test for the migration policy of the European Union. The management of the EU-Morocco –or yet Spain-Morocco- border relies on an externalised principle which consists in the management by an external third state of migration and surveillance of the said border. Last week, Morocco allowed some 9,000 migrants …