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The Importance of Maintaining The Balance of Power

N o one, or country, no matter how novel or inventive they are, has any right, or can be trusted, with absolute power...

The U.S.-China Military Balance in the Western Pacific

The security condition in the South and East China Seas has worsened over the past few years as territorial disputes have increased and mistrust...

Why did Obama get his foreign policy so wrong?

It is only with difficulty that Obama's friends and foes alike can dispute his leadership abilities. Charismatic, humane, inspirational, well-read, composed- name it, he...

Donald Trump, Nuclear Issue and Nuclear War

There were so many controversial statements made by Donald Trump during the United States Presidential Election, which makes many parties underestimated Trump’s chance to...

The Davos Gauntlet: Xi vs. Trump over the Future of the World

Xi Jinping, the President of the People’s Republic of China, came to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to deliver a speech that...

China’s Silk Road Looks to Revive its Economic Fortunes

On January 18 a locomotive with 34 carriages pulled into Barking Rail Freight Terminal in London’s east end. Normally, this would not be in...

The Programmable Diplomatic Kill Switch

If indeed “War is a mere continuation of policy with other means” the metaphoric kill switches that have made their way into strategic...

The World in 2017: Under-Employed, Under-Inclusive and Under Threat

Economic inequality, societal polarization and intensifying environmental dangers are the top three trends that will shape global developments over the next 10 years, the...

Oil prices: The demand looks weak, the commitment strong

EIA recently reported that this year (2017) will see a highly volatile oil price. From 30th November to hitherto oil prices have seen a...

Uzbekistan to Create Own Military-Industrial Complex by 2022

As part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the creation of Uzbekistan as an independent state, newly elected president Shavkat Mirziyoyev declared his intention...

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Qatar Revives US-Iran Peace Efforts as Nuclear Dispute Threatens Negotiations

Qatari mediators have returned to Tehran in a renewed...

When the Fighting Stops but the Conflict Doesn’t: Afghanistan and the Limits of Negative Peace

Peace is often understood as the absence of war....

North Korea Expands Drone and AI Weapons Programme as Tensions With South Korea Rise

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for...

The Northern Sea Route Is a Hedge, Not a Highway

On 9 September, the container ship Dubai Tower berthed...
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