Neutrality Studies

Neutrality and Nonalignment in International Relations

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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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Turkmen Neutrality: A Way to Survive

On December 12, 2023, Turkmenistan celebrated the 28th anniversary of its neutrality. Since the UN General Assembly adopted a special…

Georgia in the New Balance Of Power

Morality and international politics do not mix easily. For good reason. War is the distinguishing trait of relations among states….

Morals and Foreign Policy

Morality and international politics do not mix easily. For good reason. War is the distinguishing trait of relations among states….
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NATO's worst enemy is NATO itself. The impunity with which this rogue war machine is breaking not only International Law but also its very own charter is breath-taking. It is hard to believe but as so often, the most outrageous and extensive crimes are hidden in plain sight. NATO parades its founding charter on its homepage, where article 6 clearly states the area covered by the treat. (https://www.nato.int/cps/ua/natohq/official_texts_17120.htm) Yet, on the same homepage, the organisation also proudly presents all corners of the world in which it is (or was) active—way beyond what the charter provides for. (https://www.nato.int/cps/ra/natohq/topics_52060.htm) The best ways to support us: Donations on Patreon: patreon.com/NeutralityStudies. A subscription on Substack: pascallottaz.substack.com. Follow us also in Audio Podcast Form: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/neutrality-studies/id1791051233 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2vvTf44yckVz1hDggVolgB?si=03305b3fe8ad4cf3
How NATO Is Breaking It's Own Treaty (and more): A Rogue War Machine Since 1999.
Today I’m talking again to Dr. Yu Bin, a great expert on Russia and China. Dr. Yu Bin earned his PhD from Stanford University, he is a senior fellow at the Russian Studies Center of the East China Normal University in Shanghai, and the author of six books and more than 150 chapters. Most impressively, Dr. Yu Bin has been writing in-depth quarterly updates on Chinese-Russian relations for the past 25 Years! They are all available for free online at the links below. Dr. Yu Bin’s analysis on Russan-Chinese Relations: https://cc.pacforum.org/relations/china-russia/ Dr. Yu Bin’s most recent analysis on the peace negotiations: https://eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/munich-2025-yu-bin/
The West Cannot Comprehend Russia-China Partnership and Chinese Neutrality | Dr. Yu Bin
The best ways to support us: Donations on Patreon: patreon.com/NeutralityStudies. A subscription on Substack: pascallottaz.substack.com. The dissolution of the Soviet Union was without doubt one of the most consequential events of the 20th century. While over-all the process took place peacefully, there were areas and moments of bloodshed before and after the fateful days of 1991. Today I'm talking to someone who not only lived through those days but was close to the political process in one of the former Soviet republics. Dr. Mamradze is a physicist who became a politician after his country’s independence but had observed events closely all through the 1980s. He later served as chief of staff to the ex-president of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze and as a Member of the Georgian Parliament.
What Really Happened When The USSR Broke Apart | Dr. Peter Mamradze & Lasha Kasradze
The UK is clinging on by its teeth to the mantra that it will “support Ukraine for as long as it takes.” Since Trump’s public announcement that Ukraine would never become a member of NATO, and the alliance‘s Secretary General‘s admission to the same effect, it should be clear that “as long as it takes” is now well over. But, as so often, the Europeans are the last to get the message. The UK, France and some lone outposts of Empire are still serving the “boots ok the ground” rhetoric, when it has become utterly clear that this war is lost. To discuss the UK's policy towards Ukraine, I’ve got Lord Robert Skidelsky with me today. Lord Kidelsky is an Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at Warwick University, the author of a three-volume biography of the economist John Maynard Keynes, and since 1991 he has been serving as a member of the House of Lords, that is the upper chamber of the British Parliament. Lord Skidelsky‘s Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/25/britain-ukraine-victory-compromise-peace-negotiations-uk My own take at the FOLLY the Europeans are going through: https://open.substack.com/pub/pascallottaz/p/europes-walk-of-the-dammed-war-hysteria?r=a0tww&utm_medium=ios
UK Parliamentarian DESTROYS Western War Propaganda | Lord Robert Skidelsky
We haven't seen a crackdown on free speech in America like this since the Red Scare. The Government admits Mahmoud Khalil has not committed any crimes. He has not even been accused of any either, yet the Trump administration has ordered him deported without charges or trial, all because of his constitutionally protected speech critical of Israel. At the same time, the government has paused federal funding to all Universities which refuse to sufficiently censor and punish criticism of Israel on their campus. At Columbia, they have ordered the Middle East studies department to be placed in a government receivership: state control of the curriculum. To discuss this unprecedented crackdown on free speech in America, independent journalist Harrison Berger is joined by the FIRE's Sarah McLaughlin
Major Assault on Free Speech in the USA | With FIRE's Sarah McLaughlin
The best ways to support us: Donations on Patreon: patreon.com/NeutralityStudies. A subscription on Substack: pascallottaz.substack.com. Today I’m talking to John Menadue, one of Australia’s most prolific publishers and public figures. Born in 1935, John worked in Australian media, served as head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet from 1974 to 1976 and was Australia’s Ambassador to Japan fon 1977-1980. He was appointed Head of the Department of Trade in December 1983. And after returning to the private sector, he became the CEO of Qantas Airline from 1986-1989. After several more positions in and out of Government, John founded influential public policy journal Pearls and Irritations at http://johnmenadue.com/ in January 2013 on which he and his colleagues have been reporting very critically on current affairs.
Australian Icon EXPOSES Racist White-Man-Media Narrative. Real Threat Is USA | John Menadue
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