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The Geographical Lynchpin: Great Power Jockeying in the Caspian
Zbigniew Brzezinkski defined “Eurasia” as one of the most important geopolitical concepts. He observed, “Ever since the continents started interacting politically, some five hundred...
Doing Business: Russia, Africa And The Media
Over the past few years, Russian authorities have been prioritizing media cooperation and the use of soft power to address the falling image of...
Pakistan’s improving relations with Iran amid Pakistan’s urge for national & energy security
Besides its suffocation from the ongoing internal insurgencies in Waziristan, Baluchistan and other areas, Pakistan is also suffocating in terms of its foreign relations....
Legislative elections in South Korea
In the elections held on April 13, 2016 all the 300 seats of the Seoul National Assembly were renewed. 253 members of Parliament were...
Russia between economic crisis and geostrategic projections
As Lev Tolstoj maintained "There is nothing stronger than those two: patience and time". These are two of the most characteristic traits of the...
Hydrocarbons and the Turkey – Cyprus relations
By Floros Flouros(*) and Dr. Athanasios Dagoumas In this study, the importance of HydroCarbon (HxCY) exploration in Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) and most particularly...
Iran’s finance
Iran’s leadership is not satisfied with the pace and the way in which international sanctions are about to be lifted definitively. On the one...
World military spending resumes upward course
World military expenditure totaled almost $1.7 trillion in 2015, an increase of 1 per cent in real terms from 2014, according to new figures...
Can We Predict Real Estate Bubbles?
Behavioural decision-making is key to understanding asset price dynamics, asset cycles and the macroeconomic interdependencies. The most destructive cycles are those in which asset...
Future Cities and urban transformation
Today, 54% of our global population lives in cities and by 2050 it is estimated to reach 66%, which is an increase of 2.5...