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Between Consensus and Efficiency: The Future of Multilateralism

The Multilateral world has been attempting to evolve for some time now. From Reformed to Effective Multilateralism, its struggles to find the balance between consensus and efficiency has sometimes led towards more questions than answers. How much of a dent can one find in the current stalemate in …

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Geopolitical Changes and the Significance of Russia’s New Foreign Policy Concept

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order to endorse Russia’s updated foreign policy concept which was complied and presented by the Ministry of Foreign of Affairs. The new concept was updated to incorporate additional measures and redefine parameters of necessary actions, especially against consistent the United States, …

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Russia will deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus – EU and NATO went ballistic

Baroness Goldie, who is an experienced Scottish politician and life peer who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2005 to 2011 and as the UK’s Minister of State for Defence since 2019, said to the Parliament: “Alongside our granting of a squadron of Challenger 2 …

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The Reality of Multipolarity in the Middle East

Middle Eastern states have always welcomed China’s involvement in economic fields. China’s total trade with the region has increased dramatically since the beginning of the twenty-first century, and it is growing steadily, rising from $180 billion in 2019 to $259 billion in 2021. On the other hand, the …

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Why the Bank Crisis is Not Over

Michael Hudson The crashes of Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and the related bank insolvencies are much more serious than the 2008-09 crash. The problem at that time was crooked banks making bad mortgage loans. Debtors were unable to pay and were defaulting, and it turned out …

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The Case for Bilateral Investment Treaties

The policy dilemma the Biden administration faces is one of those tough choices. Finding and implementing the best path forward in the face of competing policy objectives is among the most difficult challenges facing any government. This is particularly apparent as the United States seeks to devise a …

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Four Possible Scenarios for Tunisia’s Political Crisis

The country faces waves of protest following mass arrests of the current president’s political opponents. What will happen next? Tunisia is entering a difficult moment. Following the arrest in late January of a labor union official for organizing a strike by tollbooth operators, the government launched a relentless …

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Domestic Oppression Is Raising the Risk of Middle East War

The current situation with Israel and Iran illustrates how hardliners in two adversarial countries can play off each other and in effect become each other’s best allies, while jointly becoming the enemies of peace and stability. The danger of open warfare involving Israel and Iran is increasing. One …

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Understanding China’s Global Strategy: A Review of Ian Easton’s “The Final Struggle”

This vivid portrayal of the ideological vision motivating the CCP and its leadership, emphasized by primary sources that the author draws on, is worth looking into. For at least the past decade, China has been a topic of intense debate within foreign policy circles in the United States. One …

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