Global tourism is big business. Billions of the world‘s travel dollars go to corporations from industrialized countries who operate resort complexes. Responsible travel is known as Alternative Travel, Green Travel, Ecotourism, Environmental Travel. Money and jobs from well-planned ecotourism programs provide conditions for developing countries to preserve their environment and …
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Global water crisis
According to the statistics provided by UN Water in 2013, 85% of the world population lives in driest part of the planet. 783 million people don’t have access to clean water and 2.5 billion don’t have access to sanitation. 6 to 8 million people every year as a result of …
Read More »Non-democratic regimes
The subtle line between what it is and what it should be We accept all “good and new” things from West and they are directly trying to be applied all over the world as benchmark. All seek to implement them without trying to personalize. It is undeniable that people see …
Read More »Economy Giant China
The People’s Republic of China, is a sovereign state situated in the Eastern Asia. China is the world’s most populated country, with a population of 1.357 billion. With approximately 9.6 million square kilometers area, China is the world’s second-largest country by land area after Russia,and either the third or …
Read More »The Refugee Integration into European Society
Europe is experiencing one of the most significant influxes of migrants and refugees in its history. At least 350.000 migrants crossed the EU’s border in January-August, 2015, compared with 280.000 during the whole 2014. UN
Read More »Turkey and the South Caucasus: Prospects and Challenges for Cooperation
The South Caucasus is a diverse geopolitical region, which occupies a strategic point in the transport of Caspian oil and gas. However, the region is often challenged with unresolved conflicts and socio-political and economic problems brought about by the collapse of the former Soviet Union. Turkish relations with the South …
Read More »Addressing Environmental problems: Local or Global level?
The growing concern of scientists, politicians and world leaders on environmental issues and expected adverse impacts of future brought them together in international arenas. For years, these people in international arenas have been seeking solutions to global environmental problems. As a result of long searches, international regimes are established. This …
Read More »Why there is still no World Environment Organization?
Till today, there has been 40 years of debate on establishing of World Environment Organization. The call started from the US on creation of International Environment agency. However, instead of establishing new separate and autonomous environment organization, in 1972, Stockholm Conference on Human Environment, member states of UN agreed on …
Read More »Post-revolutionary state building in Ukraine and Georgia
Introduction Corruption is organized, common and highly institutionalized element in post-soviet countries. In these countries both governmental officials and citizens are corrupted and give and get bribe in favor of their problems, work. Informal rules and norms are more powerful than laws and formal rules between public and private sectors, …
Read More »Why do we need strong United Nations?
“The 70th anniversary of the United Nations is an opportunity to reflect – to look back on the UN’s history and take stock of its enduring achievements. It is also an opportunity to spotlight where the UN – and the international community as a whole – needs to redouble its …
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