Photo by Sangga Rima Roman Selia on Unsplash Senior MEP Reinhard Butikofer, foreign policy coordinator of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament, says last week’s BRICS summit has “set historical facts.” He was commenting on the BRICS summit in South Africa. Under China’s leadership, a decision was made to admit another six countries as BRICS members in the coming…
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32nd Economic Forum in Karpacz
Photo by Kyrylo Kholopkin on Unsplash On September 5th, the 32nd edition of the Economic Forum, the largest and most important conference in Central and Eastern Europe, will begin at the Gołębiewski Hotel in Karpacz. The Eastern Studies Institute Foundation, in cooperation with the City of Karpacz and the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, is once again organizing this exceptional…
Independent Judiciary in Uzbekistan
Photo by AXP Photography on Unsplash In the functioning of the Judiciary as a separate independent branch of power, it is important that the guarantees of its independence are established at the level of law. Consequently, the main purpose of enshrining in the Constitution the norms ensuring the independence of the Judiciary is to practically guarantee the right…
Expertise for Sale: How to Invent Genocide
Photo by Orkhan Farmanli on Unsplash On August 7th, the ex-prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno Ocampo published a “report” with the bombastic headline: “Armenian Genocide in 2023”. His “expert Opinion” was cooked in just nine days, without even visiting the place where this “genocide” is allegedly taking place. The document, his “Opinion”, due to the…
The Challenge of China
Photo by Sam Balye on Unsplash The USA and China have agreed to set up working groups to discuss specific issues, with at the same time President Biden issuing carefully targeted curbs on US firms investing in Chinese tech companies. This twin-track approach should be seen as a sensible and practical development. Western nations have struggled to establish…
15 August 1975: Murder of Bangladesh’s Founding Father – An evil attempt to murder Bangladesh
48 years ago on 15 August 1975, Bangladesh witnessed the darkest dawn in the history since its independence in 1971. The Father of the Nation of Bangladesh and then President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, popularly known as “Bangabandhu” (Friend of Bengal) along with most of the members of his family including his ten-year old son was…
Bilateral Relations Between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
Photo by Qasim Mirzaie on Unsplash The sustainable development of Afghanistan is a guarantee of stability and prosperity for the entire Central Asian region, writes Axmad Mamasadikov, The geostrategic position of Uzbekistan determines its role in the development of the logistics potential of the region, together with the countries of Central Asia and Afghanistan. Currently, Afghanistan is gradually…
Protection of Rights for Prisoners in Uzbekistan
Photo by photo_comments on Unsplash The issue of ensuring human rights does not lose its relevance, regardless of whether a person is at large or serving a sentence. Convicts and prisoners also have certain rights established by law. In particular, Article 28 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan establishes that persons deprived of their liberty have…
Host Cities for International Organisations
Photo by Michael Beener on Unsplash Bringing together international headquarters cities and highlighting the challenges and opportunities they face was subject of a debate hosted by Alain Hutchinson, Brussels Commissioner for Europe and International Organisations. Strasbourg, Vienna, Geneva, The Hague, Montevideo and Montreal were represented. The discussions provided an opportunity to share best practice in this area and to gain a better understanding of…
New Round of Reforms for Uzbekistan
Photo by AXP Photography on Unsplash Reform of public administration is seen as the key to development in Uzbekistan, writes Jorabek Nematov Administrative reforms began in Uzbekistan in 2017, by the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On approval of the concept of administrative reforms in the Republic of Uzbekistan”. In order to correctly assess…