Georgia drops controversial blasphemy law
By Commonspace.eu and Agencies commonspace.eu The sponsor of a controversial law which would have outlawed “insult of religious feelings” in Georgia has withdrawn the bill, [more >>>]
Month: February 2016
Azerbaijan: Approaching crisis point
By NATIG JAFARLI* European Council on Foreign Relations This article is part of ECFR’s Wider Europe Forum Azerbaijan’s economic and political systems have been destined [more >>>]
Press struggles to cover conflict in southeast Turkey
By CHASE WINTER Deutsche Welle The conflict between Kurdish militants and Turkish security forces has received skewed coverage in the media. A group of journalists [more >>>]
Oil Dictator Dominos
By BILL EMMOTT* project-syndicate.org LONDON – Price movements as large and rapid as those that have upended oil markets since June 2014 are sure to [more >>>]
The World Bank is contemplating bailouts for two of the most corrupt petro-states on the planet
By STEVE LeVINE qz.com The 19-month plunge in oil prices has already confounded analysts and cost the global energy sector hundreds of thousands of jobs. [more >>>]