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How ISIS has legitimized the Taliban
Reports have surfaced indicating that long time regional adversaries Russia and the Taliban are exchanging intelligence on the presence of ISIS in Afghanistan ....
The United States and the Issue of Iran-Saudi Arabia Rivalry
The Shia-Sunni rivalry is old and goes back centuries. Iran assumes itself to be the leader of the world Shias and the promotion of...
Saudi Arabia – Devaluation of the Riyal
The Saudi Riyal has been pegged to the US Dollar for the past 30 years but this may all soon change as the volatile...
Saudi Arabia and Iran: A Balance of Power
The execution of Sheikh Nimr al Nimr by Saudi Arabia is heating up the Cold War in the Middle East. The tension between Saudi...
The likely war between Iran and Saudi Arabia
With a view to better understanding what might happen in the future between the Shi’ite Republic of Iran and the Wahhabi and Sunni stronghold...
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 last state of the union
In a heavily sentimental performance, Barack Obama addressed the last state of the union of his term. 2016 is going to be an election...
Challenges and Opportunities for Russia after the North Korean Hydrogen Bomb Test
Even in situations where diplomatic negotiations over the North Korean nuclear weapons program are handled in a largely bilateral level, there is still often...
Why the War in Afghanistan is Over
Almost fifteen years has passed since the initiation of the Afghan war and yet the Taliban pose a larger threat today than at the...
Federal Reserve’s Interest Rates Increase and Behaviour
Why U. S. Federal Reserve increase interest rates? How does the Fed efficiently use financial information? Which effect does it make in the City...