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Betting on the wrong horse? US and Iranian hardliners spin anti-government protests
In supporting recent anti-government protests in Iran, both Iranian hardliners and the US State Department may want to be careful what they wish for....
Another US- Canadian corporate collaboration Silences Public Debate on it in the US
The Northern Pass Transmission targets the state of New Hampshire.The media reports polls say 50% of New Hampshire opposes it.From Quebec, Canada to Concord,...
The Great Saudi Bet
The Saudi decision to not to cut production back in 2014 was a ham-fisted strategy. It went askew. Besides the market share, the Kingdom...
Time to Divest from Myanmar? Not Quite
In an op-ed that ran in the Guardian last week, Hannah Lownsbrough of the NGO SumOfUs put forward a highly provocative take on the...
Repealing Net Neutrality: A Dissenting Opinion
I must preface that I am not a certified or self-trained expert in computer networking, the Internet, or Information-Technology (IT). The following views are...
PML-N’s PM Candidate, Shahbaz Sharif: A safe bet?
Former Pakistani PM, and President of the Pakistani Muslim League (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif chose his brother, and current Chief Minister of Punjab province (Pakistan),...
Chess Tournament puts Sports Governance and Saudi Change under the Microscope
Saudi Arabia’s hosting of an international chess tournament focuses attention on the fundamental problem wreaking havoc in international sports governance and shines a spot...
Is the U.S. Losing Its Clout?
Delegates to the UN are generally referred to as diplomats. But, in the wake of the vote condemning the U.S. decision on Jerusalem, one...
Significance of Sino-Vietnam Relations
Authors: Do Quynh-Anh & Jack Balavadze
It is true that the political institutions in Vietnam are profoundly influenced by China. When China conducted the...
Challenging the Saudi Crown Prince: Alwaleed bin Talal toughs it out
Incarcerated for almost two months in a gilded cage in Riyadh’s luxurious Ritz Carlton Hotel, Saudi billionaire businessman Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal appears to...