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RAIA Team
Bringing the past decade to your desktop. Recent political decisions and the implications they have for you. RAIA’s editors bring history to the present.
Why has the Gulf region become an international sports hub?
The United States’ custom-built enemy: The Taliban
Trianon Trauma: How a 101-year-old Treaty explains Orban’s actions Today
Trump and Kim Jong-un stroke egos through an impromptu historic tweet
Erdogan’s Blazing Surge in Power since 2016: From Withstanding a Military Coup to Regional Kingpin
Tedros’ freezing response to Covid-19 leaves global governance in ruins
Mali’s Tense History – An Evident Path to Terrorism in the Sahel
Adriana
Emerging technologies are changing conflicts. In this blog, I want to show how your politicians are being affected by new weapons and, in turn, how your security can be impacted.
Lessons From Aliyev’s Escalation: Big/Small Powers and the “Dronisation” of Interstate Warfare
Erdogan’s Survival Mechanism: Making Turkey Great Again With Drone Warfare
Eva
Saving lives or the economy? Global cooperation or self-sufficiency? In this blog, I’ll discuss the politics of pandemics, looking closely at elements that influence political leaders across the world.
This blog will answer the larger question of why individuals matter in international relations by focusing on why leaders implement certain politics and how they shape the outcome.
Why Higgins Won’t Go To Church: A Tale of Two Irelands
The First Female Head of Government in Europe- Margaret Thatcher
SOS Galapagos: Chinese Fleets Threaten the Marine Life Around the Galapagos Islands
I am using RAIA’s international network to talk to friends and colleagues all over the world about measures taken by their governments to battle the spread of Covid-19.
Spain: Where Dogs have more Rights than Children
Georgia: “We’re reverting back to Communism here”
Jordan: Full Lockdown and 5-star Quarantine
Ishwari & Ariel
Hey there, during these difficult times, the two of us Ishwari and Ariel, will look at consequences of Covid-19 to the global economy and the environment.
The IMF introduces the Short-term Liquidity Line to redeem itself.
Modi is striving to isolate China with his new FDI policies but he’s not the only one.
Balder
I write this blog as part of our newsletter “The Westphalian” where I take a closer look at one or two pressing items of each week in international affairs and how they affect us.
Viru
Here, I analyse Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy in the Middle East, his goals and the obstacles that he needs to overcome in order to achieve them. Stay tuned!