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U.S. Policy Towards Iran’s Economic Reintegration
On July 14, 2015, the P5+1, the European Union, and Iran reached an agreement under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The agreement...
Gulf crisis: Soccer trumps politics
A target of massive Saudi investment, the Maldives severed diplomatic relations with Qatar hours after a Saudi-UAE-led alliance of largely financially dependent states declared...
Bitcoin – The Currency of Hope
In the past year, Bitcoin has risen more than 700%. With such a meteoric rise, antagonists are coming out. Recently the bashing of Bitcoin...
Trump’s decertification of Iran Nuclear deal: A coming catastrophe
With the US President Donald Trump’s decertification of Iran nuclear deal, the prospect of peace and stability in the Middle East appears to be...
An anatomy of the leadership of China in the Xi’s time
Authors: Wang Li, Sun Fangfang* For a long time, the leaders of the Communist countries including China have been described as the technocrats with...
Activists and Gulf crisis turn Qatar into potential model of social change
Potential Qatari moves to become the first Gulf state to effectively abolish the region’s onerous kafala or labour sponsorship system, denounced as a form...
The 19th Congress of the Communist Party of China
When, in 1972, Nixon pointed out to Mao Zedong that "the Chinese President changed the world", Mao just answered "no, only something on the...
One Belt One Road: A Brand-New Strength for a Deep-Rooted China- Madagascar Partnership
China and Madagascar have a very long-term relationship. Their connection finds its way back in history. A silky road has already tied the two...
The Sad story of the Indian Railways
The Indian railways' network is one of the largest in the world and the second largest in Asia, next only to China. To put things...
Increased international transparency in military spending is possible
Authors: Dr Nan Tian and Pieter D. Wezeman On 20 October the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly will discuss the annual...