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Spilt Milk: The Unintended Consequences of Russian Sanctions
In the United States the Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation (SPI) holds responsibility for the development and implementation of international sanctions. A...
Nord Stream Nr. 2: The Project’s Implications in Europe
Russia, Germany and a consortium of Western European companies have re-activated the Gazprom-led Nord Stream Two gas pipeline project. Parallel to the existing Nord...
How International Sanctions Helped Putin at Home
The United States imposed sanctions on Russia in response to the annexation of Crimea and subsequent involvement in the war in Ukraine. The sanctions...
The Republicans
First, there is the race for the nomination of leadership in the Republican Party, and second, there is the race for the US presidency....
A Europe Created out of Necessity – Is Identity an Impossibility?
In principle identity can be established, reinforced, developed based on: force or grand political deeds like state building; common values, or shared history; tangible...
Seeking a new vision for Malaysia
Authors: Murray Hunter, Azly Rahman “ … I am indeed proud that on this, the greatest day in Malaya's history it falls to my...
The election of Jeremy Corbyn
The election of Jeremy Corbyn, for the leadership of the Labour, marks the most left turn into one of the most conservative party environments....
Justifying the lowering of the voting age for local elections
In the following paper we shall discuss the link between age as a personal characteristic and the right to vote as one of, if...
The Danger of Climate Change Evangelism
We have been conditioned with the belief that human activities are increasing the incidence of CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which...
An Anti-Theory of Sanctions: Why an Iranian New Deal was Necessary
While the debate over the wisdom of concluding the Iran nuclear deal continues, this article takes a slightly more involved intellectual approach to explain...