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38 Years After Saddam’s Heinous Execution of the Phenomenal Philosopher Ayatollah Al-Sadr and his Sister
This week marks the 38th anniversary on Saddam's execution of Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir AL Sadr and his sister Sayedah Amina Al-Sadr , on 9...
US-China trade war? Not likely
Commenting on recent the US and China tit-for-tat tariff disputes, Prof. Larry Backer says that the deep structures of economic integration cannot be undone...
The Macbeth Of Turkey
The ruler during Turkey’s rise to (and probable fall from) power—Erdogan—reminds me of two stories: the real-life King Saul and William Shakespeare’s fictitious character...
Remembering Syria: Iran struggles with potentially explosive environmental crisis
Iranian leaders are struggling, three months after anti-government protests swept the Islamic republic, to ensure that environmental issues that helped sparked a popular uprising...
Big mistake of EU against Washington
The EU is still confused! The U.S. government's actions in the field of foreign affairs and economics have not been accompanied by strong and...
Modi’s Policies are downgrading India’s Major-Power Ambition in the International System
India’s aspiration toward achieving a ‘major power’ status will only be achieved with the possibility of building a strong economy not being a contested...
Strategic Stabilization: A Window of Opportunities for Russia and the U.S.
Despite the belligerent nuclear statements by Russia and the U.S. in the first quarter of 2018, the configuration of a possible future for the...
Trump, EU trade war in perspective
The term "deadline" has become a frequent key word in the diction of the US controversial president and it has been used, once again,...
Why JCPOA future is very limited
Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “Bolton and Pompeo...
Trump Meets the Baltics
Donald Trump welcomed the heads of Baltic states to the White House this week. It was supposed to be a celebration of their centennials...