Malta is gearing up for a first in its history when it assumes the helm of the EU’s rotating presidency in January 2017, writes Martin Banks. The...
Efforts by Kazakhstan to turn its fortunes around in the last quarter century have been hailed by an international audience at a special event to mark...
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is currently at the centre of a fierce “will it, won’t it” debate, writes Martin Banks. The question is:...
US President-Elect Donald Trump has said that among his first actions when sworn in as president on 1 January will be to “free up” and “fire...
In a few weeks, Kazakhstan celebrates a special occasion: its 25th anniversary. The 16 December landmark is, according to the country's ambassador to Belgium Almaz Khamzayev...
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has been criticized for its “obsessive and paranoid secrecy” in its refusal to allow representation...
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), writes Martin Banks. This is an association of former Soviet republics that was...