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What will happen after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death? The new Virtual Caliphate and its implications
By all accounts the Islamic State is on track to lose the majority of its real estate in Iraq and Syria by the end...
US, China Rift, and the New Threat from North Korea
The launch of Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by North Korea on 4 July 2017 has sparked new tensions between United States, China and North...
The North Korean Enigma Part II: Economic Ties and the Banyan Tree
About a hundred miles north of Bangalore, India, in the village of Thimmamma Marrimanu grows an eponymous banyan tree. There are all kinds of...
China, Russia and the shifting landscape of arms sales
Following the end of the cold war and the break-up of the Soviet Union, there were rapid decreases in Russian military budgets. Soviet military...
To what extent does international aid provide a sticking plaster, rather than a solution, to post-war recovery?
The theory of Good Governance (GG) relies on the belief an effective government builds upon the criteria of transparency and accountability. Moreover, government brings...
Why is Hong Kong so important to China—power, profits or prestige?
S ince the handover of Hong Kong from British rule back to China in 1997, the central government in Beijing has granted the...
Collapse of Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal
J apan’s embattled Toshiba Corp, endeavor to comprehend its worst financial crunch by putting its Westinghouse nuclear subsidiary into bankruptcy protection and filing...
The End of Muslim Sunni/ Shia Hostility – The Qatar/ Iran Alliance Brokered By France
E conomics and human practicality have finally triumphed over backwards superstition and religious dogma underlying the Sunni-Shia conflict, which has caused 100s of...
India and China are at the brink of war, Afghanistan needs a wise decision
S ince some time china and India are warming up to contain one another China has kicked off Belt and Road Initiative. This...
Kazakhstan’s Strategy 2050: A Clear Path Forward
W hat the future held the evening of Dec. 26, 1991 was far from certain. At 7:32 pm local time the flag of...