The question, which countries are better suited to develope a policy of non-alignation, could give a hint to the answer of this question. What´s obvious in this regard is the deep difference between the situation today and the one during the first Cold War, where many states were in complete dependency of one of the… Continue reading The Battlefield
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The New Third World
When delegates from 29 African and Asian states met in Bandung, Indonesia, in 1955 to discuss international cooperation in times of the Cold War that had just begun, they chose the term Third World for themselves. This was to emphasise that these states, which, with the inclusion of many other countries, gathered in 1961 in… Continue reading The New Third World
China and Iran
During the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Tehran, he and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif signed a document on mutual "comprehensive cooperation". This involves the establishment of a strategic partnership that is to last for an initial period of 25 years. The partnership will cover various areas, with a special focus… Continue reading China and Iran
The new NATO
High-ranking representatives of the USA and China are currently in Anchorage, Alaska, to discuss future relations between the two countries. Will there be a new cold war? Or does it already exist? And if so, what needs to be done to prevent an escalation? While France and Britain have already sent their navies into Pacific… Continue reading The new NATO
Simon Dierich 