IPS Journal

US President Donald Trump faced a daunting task: to quickly end a war between two sides unable to find compromise. Each side continues to believe it can win, and for both, the political cost of serious concessions is…

Pope Francis’ death on Monday introduces the Catholic Church to an uncertain era for which he tried to prepare it. The cardinals will soon be summoned to Rome for the conclave to elect his successor and must now consider if…

Russia has been waging what it portrays as an anti-terror campaign in Syria for around 10 years. Its own military operations in the Arab Republic began in 2015 and cost the Kremlin an estimated $2.5 million a day.…

The downfall of the Democratic Party is attributable to the party’s concentration on the above-average income, college-educated class. It espoused language and ideas that lean too far left for the majority of Americans,…

Western sanctions against Syria were initially imposed to target the Assad regime. Why are they still in place today?

Sanctions were indeed imposed to target the Assad regime, but in a specific context: Bashar al-Assad’s…

The images at the end of March could hardly have been more contrasting: while General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan strode through the presidential palace in Khartoum with his fist raised, cheered on by his supporters from the…

Never let a good crisis go to waste. The crazier America seems, the more attractively sane Europe looks to much of the world. Expect a fall in US influence in culture and social attitudes, its soft power fading fast as well…

Unless last-minute diplomatic efforts can save the day, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) looks set to mark its 50th anniversary next month not only three member states short but also facing the onset…

The first round of the Polish presidential election is scheduled for 18 May. Although the president has limited powers under the constitution, he can, as Andrzej Duda is currently doing, complicate the government’s work. He…

A recent study by the Hungarian Digital Media Observatory (HDMO) revealed that Hungary is the most vulnerable country in East-Central Europe to disinformation and conspiracy theories, with over two-thirds of the population…