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EU-China Cooperation – Assessment of Key Policy Areas
This paper has a general and also a sectoral angle to analyse EU-China relations. Apart from putting this relationship into a general historical and...
Cabals, Feudalism, and Apartheid: Will these institutions damn Malaysia’s future prosperity?
“I am a businessman, not a politician” Tajuddin Abdul Rahman Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry at the opening of Herbal Asia, Matrade...
An Evolution in India-West Asia Relations
India’s relations with the West Asian countries are historical since the independence of India. India has interests in economic, political, security and strategic fields...
Russia: Time to Finance Infrastructure and Investment Projects in Africa
Over the past few years, Russian companies have shown an increasing interest towards investment and preparedness to compete with other foreign players in Africa,...
How bureaucracy is destroying Malaysia’s agricultural sector
Over the last 30 years, Malaysia has miraculously grown into a middle income country, transforming itself from a primary producer of minerals and commodities,...
A Struggle in Shadows: The Fight between a New and Old Iran
Prior to the 1979 Revolution Iran had experienced an epic transformation during the Pahlavi monarchy. During this time Iran transformed from a mainly tribal...
Spilt Milk: The Unintended Consequences of Russian Sanctions
In the United States the Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation (SPI) holds responsibility for the development and implementation of international sanctions. A...
Nord Stream Nr. 2: The Project’s Implications in Europe
Russia, Germany and a consortium of Western European companies have re-activated the Gazprom-led Nord Stream Two gas pipeline project. Parallel to the existing Nord...
Outflanking Iran: The Salman Canal Proposal
The Riyadh-based Arab Century Center for Studies published a report last month that calls for a 950km canal to be built through Saudi Arabia...
How International Sanctions Helped Putin at Home
The United States imposed sanctions on Russia in response to the annexation of Crimea and subsequent involvement in the war in Ukraine. The sanctions...