Home / OPINION / Op-ed (page 95)

Op-ed

The significance of Kissinger’s trip to the People’s Republic of China

Giancarlo Valori On 20 July Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed out that Henry Kissinger had recently celebrated his 100th birthday and had visited the People’s Republic of China more than a hundred times. The combination of these two “hundreds” makes this time’s visit to the People’s Republic of …

Read More »

The War on Ukraine Accelerates Europe’s Quest for East Mediterranean Energy

Antonia Dimou The East Mediterranean can play an increased role in Europe’s energy security as several resources in the region could be unlocked taking into consideration the ongoing war on Ukraine and the European Union’s (EU) intention to reduce reliance on Russian energy. The EU imported almost 45 …

Read More »

Jordan’s Struggle: Navigating the Gap between Constitutional Ideals and Enacted Laws

 Eng. Saleem Al Batayneh The annals of history hold an account where the governor of Khurasan, Al-Jarrah bin Abdullah, penned a letter to the Umayyad caliph, Umar bin Abdul-Aziz. In it, he decried, “The people of Khurasan are a people whose subjects are evil, and only the sword …

Read More »

AUKUS: A New Paradigm in Indo-Pacific Security Cooperation

Dennis Ros  Security cooperation refers to collaboration between two or more states with the aim of maintaining regional or global security. The concept of security cooperation has been applied throughout history, and remains an important aspect of international relations today. Historically, security cooperation has taken the form of …

Read More »

Russia received about 30 peace initiatives on Ukraine through various channels

Russia received about 30 peace initiatives for a settlement in Ukraine through official and unofficial channels, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on the sidelines of the second Russia-Africa summit, according to TASS News Agency report. “We are grateful to everyone. There were many such initiatives. It …

Read More »

Russian-Algerian military ties

Chief of Staff of the Algerian People’s National Army General Said Chengriha has arrived in Russia to meet with the Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu. Minister of Defence of Russian Federation hold talks with Algerian People’s National Army Chief of Staff. The head of the Russian military department noted, …

Read More »

Why globalism failed

What went wrong for the globalists? Not so long ago, the West was captivated by visions of the ‘End of History’. Francis Fukuyama, Thomas Friedman, Kenichi Ohmae and others envisaged the permanent triumph of a global neoliberal order. They foresaw the emergence of a system controlled by an …

Read More »

The US-China Rivalry: Emergence of the Chip War in the Semiconductor Industry

Aishwarya Proma Over the past few months, a substantial exchange of discussions and negotiations has taken place between the United States and China about the issue of acquiring chip manufacturing and chip processing technology. Numerous instances of exchanges have resulted in the obstruction of access to rare earth …

Read More »

Can America Counter the Next China Shock?

Christopher Vassall0 The experience of labor offshoring bears lessons for today’s capital offshoring. American shareholders have accumulated massive exposure to China’s market, leaving them vulnerable to the anti-market features of China’s politics. In the early 2000s, a “China Shock” roiled America’s manufacturing economy as companies offshored labor. The United …

Read More »