The Islamic State (IS), also referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), is a jihadist militant group that is currently in control of many parts of Syria and Iraq. Subscribing to an extreme version of Sunni Islam, the group is fanatic about spreading its “state” or “caliphate” over many parts of […]
Category: Politics
Politics Around the World is a collections of well researched articles in slides format related to politics.
Who will be the next U.S. President?
On November 8, 2016, the U.S. presidential polls will take place. This is one election in the world where campaigning starts one year before the scheduled polls which are held on Tuesday – after the first Monday in November. It’s a tradition that is continuing in the U.S. since 1845. But like every election, it […]
Climate Change, Terrorism, and Sustainable Development dominate UN Summit
Syria Conflict: Power Struggle between the US and Russia With climate change, terrorism, and sustainable development issues dominating the 70th session of United Nations’ summit, there were more differences and less unanimity among world leaders over Syria. In fact, this division was over how to end the four-year-old conflict in Syria that has resulted in […]
Pope’s US Visit: Liberals’ Biggest Wins and Republicans’ Opposition
Pope Francis recently visited the US for five days. His visit started from September 22nd and ended on September 27th. His visit started with his arrival at Joint Base Andrews at 16.00 hours. On the next day, the proceedings started with a welcoming ceremony at the White House where he personally met President Barack Obama. […]
Canada Elections: The Race for the PM Post
Canadians are all set to vote on October 19, 2015, to elect the new Prime Minister of the country. The 2015 Canadian federal election, which was formally the 42nd Canadian general election, is being held to elect members of the House of Commons of the 42nd Parliament of Canada. The Parties: How are they faring? […]
Recent Elections Around the World
Recent Elections Around the World All around the world, citizens of the world’s democracies vote to elect their leaders, in order to best guide their nations to success. The democratic process has many forms and aspects, from direct elections to representative elections, with prime ministers and presidents, parliament and congress. While democracy is often seen […]