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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...
Egypt: Dreams and Tales of Building Nuclear Industry
Egyptian authorities have always dreamed to have complete nuclear power industry to solve its energy shortage (deficit) in the country. Boosting electricity generation has...
The Asian Square Dance Part VI: Russia
Russia and the US share the fact that they are both Atlantic and Pacific powers although Russia is essentially a land-based power with the...