The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research and analysis division of The Economist Group recently published a research on the Index of Democracy. The index research takes into account the electoral process and pluralism, civil liberties, government activities, public participation in the political life of the country and the political culture….
Georgia’s score in the Corruption Perception Index is 57 and is ranked 44th among 176 countries. Georgia remains the leader among former Soviet states, with the exception of the Baltics. The Corruption Perception Index lists countries based on how corrupt the countries’ public sector is. On a scale from 0…
“Moscow Does Not Impose Its Own Solutions” – Russia Writes Syrian Draft Constitution.
Russia Is About To Decriminalise Domestic Violence.
Earlier on Wednesday, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) declared that Russian athlete Tatiana Lebedeva had been stripped of her silver medals from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Lebedeva obtained the medals in the women’s triple jump event and the women’s long jump. The decision to strip Lebedeva…
The French presidential candidate of the “National Front” party, Marine Le Pen, is kindly invited to visit Crimea, [or the Slavic pronunciation, Krim], said the head of the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov. He noted that the reason for this step was the “clear and understandable” position of Le Pen about…
“It is a speculation spread online. We attach great importance to the development of the China-Russia relationship. Our relationship is developing at a high level with a deepening mutual trust. We would like to further exchange our cooperation in different fields,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hua Chunying, appreciating “very…
Earlier on Tuesday, the newspaper Global Times reported that China had deployed its most advanced inter-continental ballistic missiles DF-41 in Heilongjiang Province bordering Russia. Images of China’s newest weapon system went public on Monday, which caused some doubts that publication of the photos might have been timed for the…