World Politics

Russia has already lost the global strategic geopolitical balance in the world due to corruption. It’s the main reason they will withdraw from Ukraine.

The Kafala system was created to supply cheap labor to meet the demands of the fast growing economies of the oil-rich Middle East. The system gives the employer power to detain the worker until the end of the contract period, leading to abuse and denial of basic human rights.

Explore the concept of nation and nationalism in the context of Philippine nationhood.

From the richest country in South America to economic collapse. How did it happen? Was it socialism or was it corruption and mismanagement? Are there lessons to be learned from what happened in Venezuela?

It’s frequently said these days that democracy is in decline and that fascism is in the ascendancy. But what exactly is fascism?

China is fast approaching a crisis point. How it handles the next few years will decide its future.

The micronation of Sealand is a structure off the east coast of England whose owner claims, without benefit of international recognition, it to be the world’s smallest nation.

When powers rise to challenge the domination of another the result is often war.

George Orwell’s insightful novella allegorically describes what the world faced in his time and what we face today. Disinformation by Russia has been damaging democracy from the time of Stalin through Putin's cyber attacks on the West today.

This article discusses Brexit’s current impact on UK drug companies and takes stock of progress on new regulations, market access strategy and pharmacovigilance since the end of the transition period.

Shinzo Abe was a well-known politician who led Japan as its longest-serving prime minister.

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos's son and namesake, won the Philippines' 17th presidential election in 2022 with a stunning runaway victory, the first by a majority since his late father's two-decade dictatorship was overthrown in a 1986 revolution.

The courage and determination of the women who joined the National Movement are an inspiration to India. The stories of these women must be told often to awaken the spirit of patriotism in the young torchbearers of our country.

This article is about flags around the world that have red-white-red patterns.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is not going to end how Putin thinks it will.

Putin grew up in tough environs in St. Petersburg. But over time, he honed his skills as a cunning street fighter and a scrappy underdog. His ambition was rewarded with a position as a KGB officer in the Soviet intelligence services, eventually becoming the president of Russia.

Russian actions against Ukraine have no legal standing in international law or in the law of war. It’s flat-out wrong. Nevertheless, a Russian invasion of Ukraine is taking place and it's crucial to attempt to understand how this action is justified in the mind of the Russian leadership.

This article disscusses the amicable methods of settling international disputes.

There are numerous places around the world whose boundaries are questioned.

Stalin was one of the most dreadful tyrants in history. But who was he really?

Not all that glitters is not gold. Sometimes, things that glitter are just urban myths. Here's what you need to know about the Tallano gold of the Marcoses.

One word to describe Pyongyang’s air force is "ancient."

This article discusses the roles international organizations play globally.

American taxpayers pump more than a billion dollars worth of aid into Jordan every year. Do they know where it all goes?

A short political biography of the Irish Marxist revolutionary, trade union organizer, revolutionary agitator on two continents and co-founder of Europe's first Red Army who laid down his life for the Irish Socialist Republic.

There are many signs that some sort of conflict with China over Taiwan will come to pass by 2025. Could this really happen? What is the US plan to prevent this from occurring?

‘Irish Observer’ invariably poses as a supposedly ‘reformed’ former member of the IRA. In fact, by ‘Irish Observer’s own admission, he is the convicted paedophile Vincent McKenna, who was jailed by Cavan Circuit Court, Ireland, for six years on 31 counts of child sex abuse.

Miriam Daly grew up in Dublin in the South-East of Ireland, attended University College Dublin (UCD) as both an undergraduate and then a postgraduate student, and subsequently became a member of the academic staff, lecturing in Economic History.

"Voices From the Grave" gives two very different accounts of the war in Northern Ireland. The two memoirists also had very different funerals. Here's what you need to know about the funeral of David Ervine.

The US chose to invade Afghanistan after the Taliban refused to give up Osama Bin Laden. The invasion ultimately failed because US attempts to impose a democratic government excluding the Taliban failed.

Gino Gallagher was the epitome of the urban guerrilla. He was a severe thorn in the side of British Imperialism and their hired proxies. Here's what you need to know about this infamous fighter.

In a recent visit to the USA, the Japanese Prime Minister gave a serious warning to their American ally about Russia and China. Here's what you need to know.

During the Cold War, the United States Navy had a formidable nuclear capable surface fleet. With a new Cold War brewing, it is time to give America's fleet the nuclear punch it once had and keep a strong seaborne deterrent.

May 13th, 2021, Glasgow: A local protest stopped a Home Office effort to deport asylum seekers. The police were called and released the men back into the community. What happened next?

A national flag is a piece of cloth with a prescribed design, typically attached to a flagpole, used to represent a country. This article is about the top 20 most beautiful flags in the world.

Should the Olympics be held in Tokyo? Here's one Japanese person's opinion on why the Olympics should be moved somewhere else.

Curious about what's going on in Ethiopia? Check out this overview of the civil war in the Ethiopian region of Tigray.

Crime and corruption in China are nothing new. It's been an ongoing problem. But is China safe in the face of extreme police corruption? Here's what you need to know.

This article explores how the youth unemployment rate in Africa leads to social malaise and political instability.

The Local Content Policy framework of 2010, set up by the Nigerian government to generate and retain local value, has been in operation for a decade. Confused? This article dissects the framework, its advantages, its shortcomings, and where the Nigerian state stands one decade later.

Stop the lying. Stop the spin. We've had enough. Doug Ford and Stephen Lecce are deliberately misleading the public, and they are cutting education and healthcare instead of less vital areas of funding.

War between China and the United States is not inevitable. An alliance of cooperation could usher in a new age of peace and prosperity for the world.

Germany has apologized for the Nazis' crimes against humanity, but can Turkish authorities say the same regarding their state-sanctioned genocide? Here is why we can never forgive Turkey for its crimes.

The IRSP clearly upheld the politics of James Connolly, the founder of Irish Republican Socialism, where the class struggle and national liberation are inseparable. Here's what you need to know about Irish Republican Socialism.

General Omar Torrijos, Panama's “maximum leader," brought about the era of the caudillo, and Manuel Noriega continued it with his succession. They were political-military leaders of semi-authoritarian governments, Simón Bolívar’s Bonapartist style of governance, disguised with democratic ideals.

The European Union (EU) made Europe great again in the aftermath of World War II. With the birth of the EU came the birth of a new currency—the euro—which turned out to be a powerful economic tool for EU countries that use it. Will it be used to unify Europe further?

The Hunger Strike of 1981, which followed the earlier, equally determined but unproductive 1980 Hunger Strike, was the zenith of the blanket and no-wash protests that had begun in 1976 following the summary removal by the British occupational administration of Special Category Status

Connolly's Republican Socialism, his militant trade unionism, his adherence to Marxism, his membership in the Irish Socialist Republican Party and his rejection of one-dimensional nationalism: these are irrefutable and uncomfortable truths for those who have attempted to hijack his legacy.