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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...
Heating Chinese cities while enhancing air quality
China’s district heat network – which supplies heat from central locations – is the world’s largest: in 2015, it consumed more energy than all...
Republican Tax Reform: A Windfall If Done Right – Updated
Tax reform will be the litmus test for Republicans and President Trump and will be decisive in determining the latter’s re-election. With repealing and...
India-Taiwan synergies: Beyond the economic sphere
Authors:Tridivesh Singh Maini & Sandeep Sachdeva
On December 14, 2017Â a pact was signed between Tien Chung-kwang, representative of Taipei Economic and Cultural Center (TECC) in...