Mario Draghi, Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron to visit Kiev on June 16
Peace in Ukraine is possible but for price of territorial concessions – NATO Secretary General
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Queen Elizabeth II becomes second-longest ruling monarchs in history
Dictatorship of Portugal was built by an economic professor who didn’t like politics and politicians, preferring solitude and was destroyed by the military who didn’t like violation of their rights. Ideology of the new regime of the country however, was proposed by communists who, nonetheless ended up in political “retirement” pretty soon.
Exactly one year has passed since the death of Islam Karimov whose departure marks the end of an entire epoch. And now the power transition in Uzbekistan is at the center of attention of the political circles that lie far beyond the country’s borders. Note that the observers’ opinions differ depending on their perspective and the geographic location from which they apprise the processes happening in Uzbekistan.
Spanish history of transfer from fascist dictatorship to modern political system, astounds with its swiftness and bloodless nature. Transformation happened not as a result of revolution (military coup) but on the basis of liberal-democratic consensus. And moreover, the decision of liquidating the dictatorship was made most likely by its creator – generalissimos Franco.
The victory in the upcoming presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan is guaranteed through money, outside factors and administrative resource. Such conclusion can be made due to survey of experts, directly involved in the electoral process. And more importantly it comes in that exact order, from most to least influential component of success.
Despite the fact that the main threats facing central Asia are its internal issues, as well as confrontation of big actors for spheres of influence in the region, Afghanistan, with its influence, could be the third critical factor for security.
On April 18-19 a governmental visit of president of Turkmenistan was held in Kazakhstan. It is quite notable and indicative that his first official trip after the “reelection” in February of 2017, was to Astana.
