Betting on the wrong horse? US and Iranian hardliners spin anti-government protests
In supporting recent anti-government protests in Iran, both Iranian hardliners and the US State Department may want to be careful what they wish for....
The Russia-Mauritius agenda: Interview with H.E. Indira Savitree Thacoor-Sidaya
The Republic of Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 km) off the southeast coast of the African...
Supporting Ethiopia’s Pro-Poor Public Expenditure to Ensure Equitable Growth
Although Ethiopia has succeeded at improving the delivery of basic services to its rapidly growing population—and met a number of universal development markers for...
Time to Divest from Myanmar? Not Quite
In an op-ed that ran in the Guardian last week, Hannah Lownsbrough of the NGO SumOfUs put forward a highly provocative take on the...
Israel-Palestine Issue: Role of the United Nations
The declared objective of establishing the United Nations Organization was to prevent wars and conflicts among states. However, the achievement of this noble objective...
Chess Tournament puts Sports Governance and Saudi Change under the Microscope
Saudi Arabia’s hosting of an international chess tournament focuses attention on the fundamental problem wreaking havoc in international sports governance and shines a spot...
Is the U.S. Losing Its Clout?
Delegates to the UN are generally referred to as diplomats. But, in the wake of the vote condemning the U.S. decision on Jerusalem, one...
Significance of Sino-Vietnam Relations
Authors: Do Quynh-Anh & Jack Balavadze
It is true that the political institutions in Vietnam are profoundly influenced by China. When China conducted the...
Challenging the Saudi Crown Prince: Alwaleed bin Talal toughs it out
Incarcerated for almost two months in a gilded cage in Riyadh’s luxurious Ritz Carlton Hotel, Saudi billionaire businessman Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal appears to...
Green economy initiatives reconcile people and nature in Ghana
The people living in and near the Bia Biosphere Reserve, in Ghana, are highly dependent on what the forest can provide for their livelihoods....