May 1, 2023
Analysis, Middle East, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main opponent staged massive rival rallies on Sunday, setting the stage for a bruising battle in the final two weeks of Turkey’s election campaign. The veteran Turkish leader filled a central Ankara square that can fit a few hundred thousand people with …
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April 27, 2023
Africa, Americas, Analysis, Asia Pacific, Economics, Europe, Geopolitics, Middle East, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION, Russia-CIS
Roman Vassilenko During a recent visit to Astana, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly marvelled at the vast sky above the Kazakh Steppe. I thought this was an apt allegory for the limitless potential for our cooperation and engagement with the world. With a rich history and strategic location …
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April 27, 2023
Analysis, Geopolitics, Middle East, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Eng. Saleem Al-Batayneh Lack of political maturity, awareness, Don Quixote leaderships, faction struggles, and the inverted pyramid phenomenon will lead to the disintegration of many emerging political parties in Jordan. We know that democratic priority causes a partisan presence on the political scene, but unfortunately the current Jordanian …
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April 27, 2023
Analysis, Economics, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Over the period of last few months, economies of states and regional blocs have taken the initiative to trade in currencies other than the US dollar. This is a consequence of the extensive sanctions the US has imposed on Russia and other countries for numerous counts. The sanctions …
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April 27, 2023
Analysis, Briefs, Economics, Geopolitics, Middle East, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Fai Yeung 2023 is an important year for Turkey, not only because it marks the 100th anniversary of its establishment as a republic, but also because its next presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in mid-2023. Some foreign media are even regarding these two elections …
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April 27, 2023
Analysis, Economics, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION, TOPICS
Naseem Jaweed Freedom from cubicle slavery now creates ghost towers across downtowns: The slender, glossy vertical prisons of corporate bureaucracy once dominated the economic and political powers of the world, now with the advent of zoomerang virtual culture, half-empty, gasping for more pollution to survive. The notion of …
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April 23, 2023
Analysis, Europe, Military & Security, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION, Russia-CIS
Reality is that Ukraine has about as much chance of winning a war against Russia as Mexico would of winning a war with the United States, write in ‘Newsweek’ David H. Rundell,s a former chief of mission at the American Embassy in Saudi Arabia, and Ambassador Michael Gfoeller, …
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April 23, 2023
Analysis, Economics, Geopolitics, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
The importance of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative stems from its pivotal role in the Middle East region, due to the Chinese political presence in the region that the project can carry. We find that there is a relationship in the first place between the Chinese Belt …
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April 23, 2023
Analysis, Economics, Europe, Geopolitics, Middle East, Military & Security, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION, Russia-CIS
By S.M. The nations that are considered close allies are drifting away from Washington as tensions over Ukraine and Taiwan saddle up between the US, Russia, and China. The most recent addition is the anti-American sentiments made by French President Emmanuel Macron even though in China a while …
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