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Syria And Lebanon: Oil And Gas Ambitions Hit Reality
Oil and gas continue to inflame the conflict in Syria even though the Islamic State’s territory has shrunk, and the Syrian government has recovered...
The Khashoggi crisis: Putting Humpty Dumpty back together
The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and potential Western sanctions against Saudi Arabia has sparked renewed debate about the value of the longstanding alliance...
Russia Failing in Efforts to Invest in Africa
For the past two decades, Southern African leaders have been looking for external support and genuine foreign investment in infrastructure, agriculture and industry. Besides...
A Tale of Two Countries
In a statement this week, Istanbul's chief prosecutor, Irfan Fidan, says Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi consulate. If...
The China factor in South Asia
On October 25, 2018 Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended Parliament (till November 16, 2018) and sacked his Prime Minsiter, Ranil Wickremesinghe, replacing him...
Legal framework of the Caspian Sea and the interests of Iran
Authors: Javad Heirannia and Omid Shokri Kalehsar*
In international law, the concept of power is inevitably alongside with the principles of the law.
In other words,...
Population without access to electricity falls below 1 billion
Authors: Laura Cozzi, Olivia Chen, Hannah Daly, Aaron Koh
In a sign of great progress, over 120 million people worldwide gained access to electricity in...
PM Imran Khan’s Visit to China at a crucial moment
Geopolitics is changing rapidly. Friends yesterday may not be friends today. Especially this part of the world is under immense focus and may play...
CPEC and Economic Woes of Pakistan
Pakistan’s current economic meltdown is largely because of the impact of prolonged war against terrorism that started in 2001. Pakistan still is combating terrorism...
IRENEX to overcome U.S. petroleum sanctions?
Last Sunday on October 28, just few days before new U.S. sanctions on petroleum sector take effect (November 4, 2018), National Iranian Oil Company...