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Sino-Indonesian Relations: From Friendship to Alliance
The relationship between China
and Indonesia is becoming increasingly important in international politics.
Many analysts are focusing on this relationship as a privileged relationship
and it is...
Kleptocracy Under Democracy
Power comes with dire consequences if it
is misemployed. Great minds orchestrate a great nation but a corrupt mind razes
it as personal gain pollutes honor...
Iraq corruption menaces both average citizens and outside investors
While Iraqi forces are still undertaking the slow, grueling effort to defeat
the last vestiges of the Islamic State (IS), and 1.8 million people
remain displaced,...
Military Modernization of ASEAN States: The New Agenda
The discourse about the international security
and defense affairs have always been impregnated with the dynamics of security
dilemma. Even today, when complex interdependence has connected...
Power is a drug – What China is the U.S. fighting against?
At the basement floor of the Chinese
National museum in Beijing, there’s a curated collection of China’s imperial
history from antiquity to the fall of the...
Iran’s ‘oil for execution’ plan: Old ideas in a new wrapping
This week Iranian Oil Ministry is going to officially start a new plan
that is aimed to be a new way for selling oil and...
Where is the end of Iran Nuclear Crisis?
Following
the years of tension over Iran’s alleged efforts to develop a nuclear weapon, a
long-term deal called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran...
Luxembourg has achieved high levels of growth and well-being but must do more
Luxembourg’s economy has grown at a robust pace
and has enviable levels of well-being, but public policy can do more to make
growth sustainable and inclusive,...
Oil: A blessing or a curse for Somalia?
Somalia recently reached a landmark agreement
with Shell and Exxon Mobil to develop the vast petroleum reserves believed to
lie off the troubled country’s coast. The...
Billionaires, Vanity and Modern Democracy
The
bullying in Washington is the current trend. On Monday, the British
ambassador resigned his post after Trump refused to deal with him. Well-liked
in Washington and...