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New Era of Pakistan- Malaysia relations
Malaysia and Pakistan enjoys very cordial relations. Both are
Muslim states and developing countries. Both are facing similar issues like
corruption. There exist many areas where...
Does rente hinder democracy in Algeria
A rapid
look around the world demonstrates that few rentier countries can be classified
as democratic states, especially those in the MENA region; therefore, scholars
have suggested...
Connectivity Italian Style
Xi Jinping’s historic visit to
Italy on March 21–23, 2019 was marked by the signing of a memorandum on Italy’s
joining the Chinese Belt and Road...
What is the Copyright Directive about?
Digital technologies have transformed the way creative content is
produced, distributed and accessed. The new Directive brings the copyright
rules up to date with those changes...
“The Rights of the Nations, National and Ethnic Minorities for Self- Determination”
The
new article of the Charter of the UN "The rights of the nations, national
and ethnic minorities for self-determination", will allow, by vote of the
population...
The fallacy of soccer’s magical bridge-building qualities
Imagining
himself as a peacemaker in a conflict-ridden part of the world, FIFA President
Gianni Infantino sees a 2022 World Cup shared by Qatar with its...
Davos: The Other Side of the Mirror
It has been a couple of months since I was
hanging out in Davos learning about this year’s World Economic Forum. Perhaps I have a...
Gun Control: Lessons from the East
28th April, 1996 is deemed as
one of the darkest days in the history of Australia. The infamous and deadly
Port Arthur massacre took place in...
A peek into India’s 2019 elections: Past trends and portents
A bird’s-eye view
Some 814 million voters speaking 1,652
languages will vote in 900,000 voting centers across the country over 35 days
in 2019. India’s imminent (April...
Turkey and Trump’s sanctions-based “political economy”
By the end of last year, the Turkish economy had
slipped into a technical recession, boosting in 12 months by only 2.6%, despite
the fact that...