Hélène Dieck

NATO at 70: is the military pact still relevant?

NATO at 70

This year, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is celebrating its 70th anniversary, making it the longest and, in turn, most successful military pact in history. Starting with 12 members,…
The Rise and Fall of the Saudi Prince

The Rise and Fall of the Saudi Prince

The Washington Post journalist and Saudi national Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal killing at the Saudi Embassy in Turkey, which included him being tortured and his body dismembered, shifted allegiances to the…
The Two Koreas

The Two Koreas

Can we expect the end of the threat of a nuclear war between the two Koreas ? One month after ripping apart the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran, President Trump is…
The endgame in Syria

The endgame in Syria
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Back to the pre-Arab Spring era? In 2010, a young Tunisian street trader publically killed himself to protest against police harassment, sparkling a movement that eventually led to the demise…