Monthly Archives: January 2017

What might await Russian-U.S. relations in the future?

No solid grounds on which to base a prediction of President Trump’s positions on specific international issues. However, the election results are unlikely to cause a significant change in U.S. national interests. After forming his administration, the new president will focus on domestic issues. Foreign policy and relations with Russia will be largely dependent on events as they unfold.
Despite his positive public rhetoric, Donald Trump has not made any concrete proposals to improve relations with Russia. His presidency brings a great deal of uncertainty to bilateral relations. Continue reading →

Almost all newspapers covered the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s press conference, where he answered several questions and attacked his opponents for not seeing the achievements of nuclear deal. They also highlighted Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s remarks about Iran’s opposition … Continue reading →

In an introduction to the report, HRW Executive Director Kenneth Roth cites “dangerous rhetoric” by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump during his successful campaign that Roth says “breached basic principles of dignity and equality.”
“The rise of Western populists seems to have emboldened several leaders to intensify their flouting of human rights,” Roth writes.
Continue reading →

It may be true that the right wing in Canada has yet to cough up the same kind of populist threat now arising in European liberal democracies like France, Germany or the Netherlands. But the success of president-elect Donald Trump has emboldened nativist elements of Canadian society just the same.

Continue reading →