Menu for 2019: Inherited populism

One can hardly believe how the United States, with unemployment diving towards the incredibly low 3.5 per cent level throughout 2018, could still be clamouring so loudly with populist tones. The last time such a level was attained, in the late-1960s, the country experienced not just economic growth, but also...

A new global alignment in the offing

It seems that a new alignment among Turkey, Qatar, Iran and Russia has emerged in the Middle East following an abrupt decision taken by US President Donald Trump to withdraw American troops from Syria, without consulting the country's Defence Ministry or Congress. However, the US-led coalition air force along with...