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The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $65 billion flagship initiative under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is more than an infrastructure project—it is a geopolitical linchpin for Beijing’s ambitions in South Asia and beyond. Yet, this strategic endeavor faces a paradoxical threat: The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), …

In recent decades, both Russia and China have increasingly concentrated power in the hands of their respective leaders — Vladimir Putin in Russia and Xi Jinping in China. However, this centralization has come at the expense of institutionalized mechanisms that previously regulated leadership transitions. And this creates risks …

Pressured by farmers and others affected by cheaper imports, the Smoot-Hawley Act was passed in 1930. It imposed tariffs on imports and caused a reciprocal effect in affected countries which imposed their own tariffs.  So what happened? If we think for a second. . . tariffs will increase the …

The global economic landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by evolving trade dynamics, technological cooperation, and the surging sustainable industries sector. As China deepens its economic ties with the European Union (EU), expanding global technological collaboration, and strengthens its role in clean energy markets—including electric vehicles (EVs), …

Trump should know mediating a Russia-Ukraine peace deal isn’t remotely similar to striking New York real-estate deals Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin before the Ukraine war. Image: X Screengrab The White House says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a ceasefire in the Black Sea, with Ukrainian President …

Scrambling to end the war in Ukraine, President Trump finds himself on one side trying to get the Russians (i.e. Vladimir Putin) to agree to a ceasefire, and Zelensky just hovering around somewhere – a man who can not figure out for certain how many y’s to put after …

Dr. Mussie Habte For two years now, Sudan has been sinking into a brutal civil war that has devastated the country and plunged its population into an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. Twelve million people have been displaced, and hundreds of thousands have been killed. Women and girls have become …

Katia Ibrahim The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented 1,500 victims in the brutal massacres committed by armed factions against unarmed civilians on the Syrian coast. However, local sources and statistics confirm that the number exceeded five thousand martyrs, many of whom were buried in mass graves, others …

Trump’s approach to global affairs diverges sharply from the American establishment’s traditional strategy. Trump does not see America as a “police state.” He is sceptical of NATO, does not support war with Russia, and believes the US military presence in West Asia primarily serves to protect Arab allies. …