Neutrality Studies

Neutrality and Nonalignment in International Relations

We Support Switzerland’s Neutrality Initiative

Neutrality Studies is an international academic research project, for the study of neutrality as a concept in international relations, sociology, international law, diplomacy, political science, security, and history.

The research group organizes conferences, workshops, and publications for a scholarly understanding of neutrality.

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We are soliciting chapter proposals for a two-volume book series entitled “The Guide to Neutrality Studies”. Interested researchers are invited…

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Oman as a Neutral State

June 12, 2023. A seminar by Pascal Lottaz at Waseda University, Building 3 Room 602.
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With the Collective West’s keen interest in Georgian democracy, you would be forgiven for thinking that democracy was flourishing in the American sphere of influence. If so, you would probably have been very surprised to hear that the President of South Korea, Mr Yoon Suk-Yeol, declared Martial Law last week. At 27 minutes past ten in the evening, Korean time, soldiers, police, and special forces took over much of Seoul and attempted to secure the parliament buildings. In the footage, helicopters can be seen landing on futsal pitches in Seoul. This announcement led to mass protests on the streets of Seoul and other cities. A quorum of senators forced their way into the National Assembly and revoked martial law. Before the night was over, President Yoon had ended martial law – even his own party didn’t support this move. The country is now seeing widespread strikes and protests calling for his resignation, and the National Assembly has tried to impeach him. So why are things so bad in South Korea?
South Korea's 6 HOUR Dictatorship | Analysis Podcast
While the Collective West is trying to portray the public unrest in Georgia as an "organic" uprising against the evil "pro-Russian" government in Tbilisi, the actual political situation has nothing to do with cuddling up to Moscow. The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) government doesn't even have diplomatic relations with Russia, nor has it any intentions whatsoever to become a Russian client state. But neither is it willing to become a second front in NATO's proxy war against Russia. And that is something the Collective West can't tolerate. Hence there is a full-blown regime change operation under way with EU parliamentarians supporting street protests and Washington putting sanctions on elected Georgian politicians. Crazy times.
Imperialists Getting DESPERATE About Georgia | Analysis Podcast
Update on Syria and the geopolitics of West Asia with Ambassador Chas Freeman. Ambassador Freeman served as US Assistant Secretary of Defense from 1993-94, and as U. S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (89–92), handling the fallout of the Gulf War. He was the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during the historic U.S. mediation of Namibian independence, And he was Richard Nixons principal interpreter during his 1972 visit to China, which lead to the normalization of US–China relations.
Syria Collapse: Israel Wins, Russia Setback, Iran Isolated & Closer to Bomb | Amb. Chas Freeman
John Whitbeck writes: "As everyone now knows, the Assad regime has disintegrated, with its unpaid and unmotivated military forces, like those of the American-trained Afghan National Army, seeing no reason to fight or die to sustain it and, accordingly, simply shedding their uniforms and melting away. However, while most of the Syrian people could agree on what they were against, it is unlikely that they, the "terrorist" (or soon-to-be "former terrorist") HTS Islamists and all the various foreign players deeply involved in Syria will rapidly agree on what they are for and how they envision the country's future. Some of the potential sources of concern are cited in the report transmitted below. Most problematic is the control of more than a quarter of Syria's territory (including its principal oil and agricultural resources) by a Kurdish group deemed by Turkiye to be an affiliate of the PKK (hence, for Turkiye, "terrorists") and supported by the United States (including by some 900 American military personnel currently on the ground). Might NATO allies Turkiye and the United States find themselves supporting different sides in battles for control of northeastern Syria? Or will history repeat itself yet again as Kurds, having been used by a foreign power to serve its own interests, are abandoned to their fate when they are no longer deemed useful? One must wish the long-suffering Syrian people the best, but it remains to be seen whether this stunningly "successful" regime-change operation will prove more successful in producing peace and prosperity than have the prior ones in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya." India In Global Left Video with Mohammad Marandi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1f1T3jyeg8&list=LL&index=2 Biran Berletic from The New Atlas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcN2aZgr8Yg&t=1188s US State Department List of Terrorist Groups: https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/
Syria Falls To Turkey-backed Militants. Is Iran Next?
The Republic of China (the government of the Taiwanese islands) and the People's Republic of China (the government of mainland China) have been locked into an unresolved conflict dating back to the Second World War. While mainstream media in the Collective West tries to make you believe that this is a story of "evil autocratic China" trying to gobble up "innocent democratic Taiwan", the reality is of course much more complex. But nuances are something that US hegemony tries to actively conceal from public discourse as it would only counteract its war aims. The US also has a long history of meddling in Taiwanese affairs and provocations toward Beijing that, were they done toward Washington, would have long since resulted in the US going to war. Just imagine for one second Chinese officials visiting Puerto Rico to support local independence movements. But as always it's not the act that matters to the "Rules Based Order" but who commits them. Today my guest is a long-term observer of the conflict between Taipei and Beijing. I've got with me Michael Riches, a Canadian colleague whose been living in Taipei for 8 years and is currently teaching English at the University there. Michael used to work at the Taipei Times, the de facto state newspaper of the Republic of China. Read his article here: “American Hegemony, the Real Obstacle to Taiwan Peace.” https://propagandainfocus.com/american-hegemony-the-real-obstacle-to-taiwan-peace/
How US Hegemony & Propaganda Prevents China-Taiwan Peace | Michael Riches
This is why they wanna censor TikTok. Revolution is brewing under the lit. The next generation is not as docile and law-abiding as the system thought it was. At least since the very large campus protests against the Gaza Genocide we have learned that there is hope, because GenZ students are way more engaged than the regime would want them to be. They don‘t trust the propaganda, they don‘t even engage with it. Listen to Harry Berger, a 23-year old journalist and activist. , explaining how the next generation of students and activists looks at US empire and the end of western hegemony. Follow Harry Berger: https://harrisonberger.locals.com/ Twitter: https://x.com/@BergerPosts
Western Elites Are SCARED Of Their Own Kids | Harry Berger
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