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The world risks sleepwalking into widespread chaos or major war
With the world contemplating another year of geopolitical uncertainty and the international security landscape in flux, urgent action to improve governance at the international...
The Peculiarities of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
Iranian President Rohani, a pragmatist, was elected in 2013 which led to a diplomatic thaw between the Islamic Republic and the West. Finally, after...
The North Korean nuclear issue
In 1980, on the eve of the final decline of the Soviet-style centralized economies, North Korea - officially called the Democratic People’s Republic of...
The two Libyan governments reunited
What the Enlightenment political philosopher Montesquieu wrote: "There are three types of government ...." does not apply to the Maghreb region where there are...
The Regional Dimensions of Security Closer to the Heart of Asia
The recent Heart of Asia Conference-Istanbul Process was an attempt to bridge the existing gap between the Asian partners and the stakeholders with the...
Unbalanced Balancing: Domestic Support in Iran for the JCPOA
Even before an official announcement was made that an agreement had been reached on the JCPOA, it was evident that any negotiation would inevitably...
Putting Teeth into Peace: Making the JCPOA Legitimate
Since the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed on July 14, 2015, a fierce debate has ensued within the United States. While...
Russia’s Caspian Flotilla outflanks the US Military
The past month has seen increasing tensions between Washington and Moscow over the Syria-Assad-DAESH nexus of seemingly perpetual conflict. This tension has not been...
Turkish Dilemma: Problems in being a Greater Caspian Force?
In the wake of Turkey’s recent election – supposedly fraught with corruption and fraud – and amid some of the worst violent outbreaks it...
Challenging Russia’s Arctic: America’s Uneven Policy
The policy of the United States concerning climate change in the Arctic has been and is one that is ever-changing. Since 2009 there have...