The former USSR countries’ visa-free travel rating tells us about the main socio-political trends in these states. What is curious – the closer a country is to Europe in terms of geography, the higher its visa-free travel rating.
Russia and China need an alliance in order to withstand the pressure from USA, says one of the most prominent Chinese political scientists, head of the department of international relations of the Tsinghua University, Yang Suetung
In the report, submitted to Munich forum on international security, there five factors were outlined that influence the prospects of global development. Such a reference to global order of the day on security means that it is those factors that political decision-makers will pay attention to.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev has recently made an official visit to Ashkhabad. Thus, the discussion on what the new Uzbek president’s first official destination was going to be ended. However, the choice of Turkmenistan as the country of his first visit is not at all random.
Conflicts – local and global – are going to determine the present and the future of the world politics. Such a prediction was made by the writers of the Munich Security Report published before the Munich Security Conference in February. However, as oppose to the Cold War collisions, these conflicts will resemble more closely the world confrontation of the 19th – beginning of the 20th centuries.
Last week the date of the presidential election was announced. It will be held on November 19 2017. Despite the constitutional reform that will strengthen the powers of the prime minister and the parliament, a presidential seat still remains the most prestigious one in Kyrgyzstan, especially since a decrease in powers means a decrease in responsibilities, and the presidential term is long enough to fully enjoy being on the top.
