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Why Africa united to fight illegal fishing
Earlier this month, over 40 African Union (AU) nations signed a binding agreement to curb piracy and other maritime crime on the continent’s coastlines....
Side Effects of a Difficult Transition
Since China’s rise to the rank of second world economy in 2014, there is no country or industry on the planet that is not...
American Non-Security Foreign Aid: The Swamp of Misguided Good Intentions
The United States spends approximately 42.4 billion USD per year in foreign assistance. While it is easy to point out that 42.4 billion is...
The (irreversible) crisis of the European Union
According to a well-known Italian Research Centre, from 2003 to 2014 the European single currency cost an 11% GDP reduction throughout the Eurozone and...
Chinese Influence in Latin America and Middle East
China’s interest in Latin America is significant and expanding. The region has become a vital source of raw material and food stuffs for china,...
Thucydides Trap in Asia: The Sino-Indian conflict
At the battle of Pylos (Seventh year of the Peloponnesian War, ), the Athenians won a major victory over Sparta. In consequence of their...
TAPI: Exploring the possibilities
Borders thronged with soldiers. War drills. Scything rhetoric and deranged shreds of unfounded accusations. This is how we can best explain the recent situation...
BRICS and the Doctrine of Energy Cooperation
Authors: Urmila Rao* and Manish Vaid One of the prime outcomes of the BRICS Summit 2016, (October 15-16, Goa, India) was setting up of...
Just what DOES the Federal Trade Commission Antitrust Division DO Anymore?
It appears that yet again, once more, Obama-appointee FTC Antitrust Chairwoman Edith Ramirez is asleep at her desk. Previously she was grilled about apparently...
The U.S. Presidential Election – Uniquely Alarming
On the eve of the last presidential debate, some observations on this unique election are in order. In the forty years I have been...