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Giancarlo Elia Valori In 2019, the last year for which we have complete data, the global industry of transformers and similar technology was estimated to be worth 60 billion U.S. dollars. The world of the future will be increasingly electrified and energy, in particular – anyway abundant – …

James M. Dorsey The odds are that Saudi Arabia is not about to formalize relations with Israel. But the kingdom, its image tarnished by multiple missteps, is seeking to ensure that it is not perceived as the odd man out as smaller Gulf states establish diplomatic relations with …

Giancarlo Elia Valori Strange to say, but the Libyan economy which, as is well-known – depends much, if not almost exclusively, on oil extraction and sale, performed very well in 2017 even at a time of falling prices – currently made more complex by the Covid-19 pandemic which …

Fatma Ahmed Althani Fatma Althani has presented her desertion with the focus on Arab Free Zone during the period of 1997-2005, which she defended at the Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences (University of Tripoli). Fatma provided Geostrategic Media with an abstract of her paper and we publish it upon her approval. Abstract  The …

Giancarlo Elia Valori With a view to currently understanding what is happening in the critical relationship between the Libyan military groups, we need – first and foremost – to look at the role played by the United Arab Emirates. In Yemen, for example, the UAEs, which are primary …

Adomas Abromaitis According to Country Report Lithuania 2020, written by the European Commission, Lithuania is one of the countries which benefits most from EU support. Even so, Lithuania made slow progress on implementing social and economic reforms to ensure that growth benefits all of society. Thus, the analysis shows …

Giancarlo Elia Valori Still today the Afghan Intelligence Services’ ability to collect information is definitively scarce. This is mainly due to the limited specific training of staff and the very scarce and even improper use of the most recent technologies. The Afghan Intelligence Services collect information mainly in …

Mahnoor Saleem Narratives and metanarratives have a key role to play in determining and establishing the collective sense of history in a nation, as they fashion popular perception among masses. Movies, dramas, cinema or media in general have been contributing significantly in establishing these narratives for a long …

Farzad Ramezani Bonesh Senior Researcher and Analyst of International Affairs Despite China’s previous support for the Rabbani government against the Taliban in the 1990s, negative look ahead to the Taliban and Lack of recognition of this group during their takeover of Kabul, Beijing’s look ahead to the Taliban …