Alberto Turkstra is a Central Asia expert and Project Manager at Diplomatic World, a Brussels-based quarterly magazine and think tank. Previously, he worked at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Development Cooperation as Blue Book trainee and as cooperation officer for Turkmenistan, as well as at the European Institute for Asian Studies as junior researcher and later as programme coordinator.
On May 18, a high-level forum was organised in Brussels by the Embassy of Tajikistan, Diplomatic World and Finnova Foundation on the theme of “Investing in […]
A potential inflation and a lingering pandemic will not stop most American travelers from visiting popular destinations during the summer, according to a new survey by […]
The Holy Blood procession attracted thousands of spectators in the center of Bruges on Thursday, May 26th. Due to the pandemic, the tradition, inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible […]
Sustainability is a concept you can’t work your way around anno 2022. Even though the message might not have reached everyone just yet (one might wonder […]
Lush hills, big surfing waves, a fresh evening breeze that takes away the edge of hot summer nights, delectable seafood, a local passion for crispy white […]
The race to revive the flight of supersonic passenger aircraft continues. On Monday May 23rd, Bombardier unveiled the newest member of its industry-leading business jet portfolio […]
The pandemic has changed a lot. From how we work to how we interact with people, the sanitary crisis left little untouched. And even though, generally […]
According to the latest European Travel Commission (ETC) Long-Haul Travel Barometer (LHTB) 2/2022, which provides insights on traveller sentiment for summer 2022 (May-August), the appetite for overseas […]
A new park in California could join the golden state’s long list of recreation and leisure options. For the first time in 13 years, California will […]
Once, the automobile was welcomed as a great invention, almost magical in its design. The possibility of being protected from the weather, while being able to […]
Authorities in Israel have eased the country’s entry restrictions and PCR testing is no longer required upon arrival. A statement issued by the Israeli Ministry of […]
Space tourism is sprouting and it promises to bloom over the coming decades. While the super-rich can easily afford a ticket to space, others may find […]
Once with an international expansion, the Russian airline Aeroflot is trying to survive the sanctions imposed by the West by serving the domestic market and relying […]
After 13 years of political fights over an east-west line under London, the Elisabeth line is the latest underground railway in the British capital. It’s here! […]