Giancarlo Elia Valori Another important step has been taken by Chinese researchers in developing the ultimate energy source for nuclear fusion. On May 28, the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), known as the “artificial sun”, operating at the Institute of Materials Science in Hefei (Chinese Academy of Sciences), …
Read More »Iran JCPOA discussion flawed as long as politics don’t change
Cyril Widdershoven The ongoing JCPOA discussions in Vienna, leading to a vast range of speculations and rumors in the press, and having already an effect on the global oil and gas markets, are flawed as long as the situation on the ground are not changed for …
Read More »China lands on Mars
Giancarlo Elia Valori At 7:18 a.m. on May 15, 2021, the Tianwen-1 space mission entered Mars’ atmosphere and successfully landed in the planned area (Utopia Planitia) while the orbiting station carried out its task around the planet. The People’s Republic of China is the third country to reach …
Read More »Iranian Presidential Election 2021: A Shift from Reformists to Hardliners
Iran has been the epicenter of International focus for a multitude of reasons. Whether it is the bustling nuclear program or the permeating influence in the region or simply the hot pockets of rebels operating in the neighboring countries. Even its deteriorating economy has been a sensitive topic …
Read More »China Interest in Afghanistan after the U.S withdrawal
As a large and emerging peaceful power, China needs peace and stability in its neighborhood. Because uncertainty has negative effects on Afghanistan, while the emergence and realization of the “Chinese Dream 2050” requires a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. Afghanistan has long faced serious terrorism and law and order, …
Read More »The dangers of deforestation for our planet
Giancarlo Elia Valori Forests are an important part of the global ecosystem. Due to factors such as population and agricultural expansion, deforestation and illegal timber trade, current forest protection is facing a severe situation. Many countries and international organisations actively participate in various projects, discuss and summarise experiences, …
Read More »Foreign Election Interference and the Other Ills of American Democracy
Multiple crises and dangerous decisions by bad actors are all harming the stability of the United States as a democracy. Any doubts about Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election should have been laid to rest long ago, after voluminous press reporting, intelligenceassessments, and congressional reports on the …
Read More »Managing Confrontation in U.S.-Russian Relations
Can Biden’s approach succeed where other U.S. approaches have failed? NY Attorney General: Trump Probe Now Criminal The Biden administration’s initial approach to Russia contrasts sharply with that of every other American administration since the end of the Cold War, all of which began by calling for improved …
Read More »The thorny issue of the South China Sea between Japan, China and Vietnam
Giancarlo Elia Valori Japan is a long and narrow island country from North to South and narrower from East to West. Its land surface (377,975 square kilometres) is little larger than Italy’s. It borders the Pacific Ocean to the East and looks across the ocean to the United …
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