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Open Internet and quality of information: key to preserve integrity of elections
On 8 February, UNESCO and the Global Initiative Network (link is external) (GNI) held a forum at UNESCO HQ in Paris to examine how...
Dangerous escalation: Why Trump’s pressure tactics won’t work on Iran
President Donald Trump in his State of the Union address called on Congress to “address the fundamental flaws in the terrible Iran nuclear deal,”...
Forced Displacement to Cities Demands an Urban Development Approach to the Crisis
Forced displacement is increasingly an urban crisis that needs an integrated humanitarian and development approach in towns and cities hosting displaced populations to better...
A Look at Yemen Conflict
In a latest twist in the ongoing Yemen civil war, forces loyal to President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, backed by Saudi-led coalition and Southern separatists...
The Importance of National Media in the World and its Structural Role in Preserving the Country
The media, information, and their influential role in governments are at the center of attention of all governments, parties and political movements. In recent...
Diplomacy by Sport: the Tale of the Two Koreas
North Korea and South Korea have been recently engaged in negotiations for the first time in 2 years. This military crisis hotline has the...
Why Turkey is Amicable to Iraqi Kurds Yet Fights with Syrian Kurds
Operation Olive Branch and the presidential election, 2019
The Turkish military Operation Olive Branch in Afrin has demonstrated that the problem of Syrian Kurdish militias...
Angola-Portugal Corrupt Connections Must End
A corruption trial against jailed former prosecutor Orlando Figueira that started on January 22 in Lisbon, Portugal, has deep international ramifications. The man accused...
The Security Complex of the Persian Gulf
Authors: Mohammad Ghaderi & Javad Heiran-Nia
In accord with Barry Buzan’s understanding of Regional Security Complex, the Persian Gulf region is itself a security complex...
Rethinking of May’s visit to China
Recently, an article appeared in The Economist under the headline of “Macartney’s heir” which touches on the British PM’s visit to China. Actually, it...