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lets make a thread shall we? now, I have to admit, i haven't done a ton of studying on putin, and i have an inherent distrust of politicians in general. and i do have a basic grasp of who the man is, but lets put our collective minds together and drop...

We continue our look at the decades leading to 2016. January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which later becomes the European Union. Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands...

In the last two years the quest for self-determination amongst the numerous ethnic nationalities that make up Nigeria has reached a crescendo. This is especially so with many from the younger generation. Millions of young people are infuriated, disgusted...

In the last decade of the 20th century, as the Soviet Empire disintegrated so, too, did that prison house of nations, the USSR. Out of the decomposing carcass came Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Moldova, all in Europe; Georgia...

Here is the story of global politics in 2016, told through the mouths of our wise and glorious leaders. 30. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe: “I was dead, and I resurrected, as I always do.” Mugabe is African politics’ great survivor, literally. He...