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China leverages Belt and Road investment to shape Pakistan’s political environment
A Chinese decision to redevelop criteria for the funding of infrastructure projects that are part of the $50 billion plus China Pakistan Economic Corridor...
China and the Turkestan Islamic Party: From Separatism to World Jihad
Uighur Foreign Fighters: Al Qaeda’s Connection Analysis of military actions in Syria in the past month shows that Uyghur militants of Turkestan Islamic Party(TIP)...
Geo-economics and power
After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the international system witnessed a number of transformations like globalization...
The ‘Why’ Of the Embassy Move to Jerusalem: ‘Nose to Nose With a Con Man’
The Jerusalem story is the centerpiece of news this week. Donald Trump and Mike Pence, an evangelical, in favor of moving the embassy and...
Zarrab Case: Strong Signal of Change for Turkish Foreign Policy
During three investigations held by İstanbul Public Prosecutor between 17-25 December 2013, various people including businessmen, bureaucrats, and government officials were subjected to operations...
Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem: Letting a genie out of the bottle
US President Donald J. Trump has let a genie out of the bottle with his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and intent to...
Deep State Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Subvert the American People’s Right to Sue
Cleverly tucked away in almost each and every “contract” struck by and between the American People and the corporate/banking behemoths dotting the American landscape,...
Qatari Wahhabism vs. Saudi Wahhabism and the perils of top-down change
A multi-domed, sand-coloured, architectural marvel, Doha’s biggest and national mosque, symbolizes Qatar’s complex and troubled relationship with Saudi Arabia. Its naming six years ago...
Modi’s Waterloo?
Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the world’s finest military minds ever. If I had to pick the three best military commanders globally all over...
Silk diplomacy of the Celestial Empire against the Turkistan Islamic Party
The Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) called the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of China held in October 2017 “a gathering of atheists” and...