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Turkmenistan- a brand in the making?
Turkmenistan can be labeled as the most traditional society in the Caspian area. As a country, somewhere between historical tribalism and current authoritarianism, Turkmenistan...
The growing importance of the Caspian countries and their constant changes
In this series of articles, we intend to present an overview on the Caspian countries, their history, their changing politics and economy in order...
The ever present world-system perspective within the UN ECOFIN
As the Political Economy World-System theory suggests, the world has a stratification system. In the world economy, class positions result in an unequal resources...
The Asian Square Dance, Part IX: Mini Scenarios
“I predict that it is in Asia where the fate of the future will be decided.”-Tsar Alexander III Needless to say, forecasts are extremely...
Caspian Energy Politics
Overland, I., Kjaernet, H. and Kendall-Taylor, A. (eds). (2009) Caspian Energy Politics: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. New York: Routledge. Offering an expansion on...
Oil price and the potential impacts to the global economy
It seems one cannot go a day without seeing a headline about the low price of oil and the potential impacts to the US...
Crisis Briefing: No easy answers for ending the crisis in Nigeria
Bloody attacks, seizing towns, declaring caliphates, kidnapping children and women, bombing churches and mosques, abuses against civilians, assassinating politicians and leaders are just some...
The quest for sustainability: Energy, trade and the economy
Globalization’s most important aspect is the economic one. This goes hand in hand with the gradual economization of modern life. The ideological faith in...
Crisis Briefing: Restless South Sudan
South Sudan with capital Juba is a country in northeastern Africa. Young state has a population over 11 million people with diverse ethnicity of...
The Real “Iran Prize”: The Next Great Emerging Market
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step," Chinese Philosopher Lao-tzu once said. When it comes to bringing Iran -- the...