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Energy Production is Moving Upwards
The United Nations (UN) Environment
Programme, and numerous research organizations working in consortium found in a
recent report “the world’s nations
are on track to produce more...
U.S. Policy on Zimbabwe Leaves Door Open for China
The clearest image yet of the failure of
United States’ policy towards Zimbabwe was on display last week when President
Emmerson Mnangagwa toured the site of...
Lebanon and Sri Lanka: An Extraordinary Relationship and a Bright Future
Since the Silk Road, Arabs turned to Asian countries, and this was the
reason for the spread of Arab civilization in many Asian countries. The...
Why Wealthy Countries Must Step Up Their Contribution to Fight Global Poverty
Member countries of the International
Development Association (IDA), a part of the
World Bank Group, are meeting shortly to discuss the 19th replenishment of IDA,
which will...
Why finance is at the heart of Chile’s crisis
The outsized role of unfettered finance in
Chile has only worsened inequality that led to recent uprisings
In September this year, less than a month before...
Weak Outlook in GCC Due to Muted Oil Prices & Global Trends
Economic growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was significantly weakened
in 2019 due to muted oil prices and excess oil supply, according to the...
Is Russia Rich or Wealthy?
Authors: Apurva
Sanghi and Glenn-Marie Lange Vedemosti (Russia)
Which would you rather be: rich or wealthy? And what exactly is the
difference?
Being rich is related to...
Foreign policy background of the Iranian crisis
Despite all the complexity and ambiguity of the situation now exiting in
the world, the summer and fall of 2019 saw a certain degree of...
Digital Privacy vs. Cybersecurity: The Confusing Complexity of Information Security in 2020
There is a
small and potentially tumultuous revolution building on the horizon of 2020.
Ironically, it’s a revolution very few people on the street are even...
On Monopolies: From Standard Oil to Google and Amazon
One of the
very first investigative journalists, Ida Tarbell, went after the
"throttling hand" of Standard Oil and John D. Rockefeller. By
1880, his company owned 90...