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Vote puts Catalonia on path to independence from Spain
CATALONIA – one of Spain’s richest and most highly-industrialised regions with its own flag and language – has set itself on a path to independence from Madrid. Its parliament approved a declaration of...
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Pressures mount on Turkey to settle Kurdish question
THE KURDISH question poses the greatest challenge to the future of the existing system of states in the Middle East. The Kurds are among the largest ethnic communities in the Middle East. Some 25 to 30...
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Kurdish independence: What it could mean for the Middle East
THE KURDS are the largest ethnic group in the Middle East which has not yet achieved political independence. Throughout the 20th century and to this day, Kurds in Iraq and Iran dream of fully-fledged...
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Catalonia independence poses risks for Spain
SPAIN faces an even greater and more destabilising threat than its debilitating economy which has seen finances nosedive over the last five years and unemployment rocket to more than 25 per cent. The...
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Why breakaway movements are on the rise in Europe
BREAKAWAY movements or the desire for regional independence is intensifying across the globe, writes Professor Enrico Colombatto. Half the Flemish population wants to separate from Belgium, many...
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Celebrations can’t disguise fragile Somalia’s problems
SOMALIA celebrated 54 years of independence on July 1, 2014, amid a mood of cautious optimism. Siad Barre's 21-year military dictatorship, and the years of civil conflict which followed when it was...
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Independence demands highlight Europe’s border problems
A SILENT revolution is taking place in Europe. Obsessed with economic recovery issues and the debt burden, the European Commission and governments are refusing to meet the challenge before them. This...
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All change in Taiwan politics as DPP sweeps board
TAIWAN’S opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen has a two-fold goal in her 12-day trip to the United States starting on May 29, 2015. She needs to win Washington’s support for her presidential bid in 2016 and...
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Senegal: a model of democracy, peace and stability
THE FORMER French colony of Senegal, a West African nation with no major natural resources of outstanding economic potential, has remained unnoticed by the less attentive observers of international...
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Taiwan elections tempt Beijing to try carrot and stick tactics
Taiwan will hold presidential and legislative elections on January 16, 2016. Opinion polls show the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is set to defeat the country’s ruling party, the Kuomintang (KMT)....
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Young Hong Kongers oppose unification with China
NEARLY a year and a half after Hong Kong’s “umbrella revolution” (Sept.-Dec. 2014), the legacy of the seemingly unsuccessful protest continues to dominate Hong Kong’s political debate. This adds a new...
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West puts pressure on Albania ahead of EU accession talks
A PRO-American NATO member, a Western ally in the war against Daesh and a European Union candidate state, Albania faces a game-changing year in 2016, writes World Review Expert Professor Dr. Blerim...
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Kurdish influence grows but statehood remains elusive
WAR AND CHAOS in Syria and Iraq have catapulted the Kurdish minorities in those countries into a position of unprecedented influence and even military power. Turkey is meanwhile waging a...
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