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Gaza war calls Middle East de-escalation into question
The jury is out on the degree to which the Gaza war threatens pre-war efforts by Middle Eastern states to freeze their differences and...
Ethiopia and Somaliland reach ‘historic’ agreement over access to ports
Ethiopia has signed a “historic” deal granting it naval and commercial access to ports along Somaliland's coast, in exchange for recognition for the breakaway...
Unity in Diversity: Navigating Japan-South Korea Shared Values
The tumultuous path of Japan-South Korea relations in the late 2010s and early 2020s carried us through a tumultuous journey of trade conflicts, territorial...
The Global Public Opinion Vs The National Public Opinion
Why should it sound so strange when a country already so enchanted and overjoyed about its success measured by its national public opinion but...
Chinese Dragon to Pursue the Russian Bear’s Path
The ill-fated decision to start a war in Ukraine has dealt a significant blow to Putin's stature as an influential global figure. Russia's prior...
Lebanon’s Fragile Economy Pulled Back into Recession
Four years into the economic and financial crisis, Lebanon’s macroeconomic framework remains severely impaired. According to the latest World Bank Lebanon Economic Monitor released...
Myanmar’s Banking Odyssey: A Decade of Triumphs, Trials, and Transformations
Myanmar's banking system has changed a lot over the last 10 years. It got mixed influences from history, it grew in different ways and...
Netanyahu appears increasingly caught between a rock and a hard place
Controversy over the release of Palestinian tax receipts tests the United States’ ability to pressure Israel and suggests that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s ultra-religious,...
Renewables, Transport and Digital Transformation – Key to Boosting Georgia’s Growth
Tapping Georgia’s vast renewable potential, developing its transport and logistics infrastructure, and supporting digital businesses could boost the country’s productivity and economic competitiveness, helping...
Foreign Affairs: America shouldn’t give up on the world it made
The most worrying challenge to the rules-based international order does not come from China, Russia, or Iran. It comes from the United States, stresses...