Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh After few days, we will welcome a new year and bid farewell to another. We have nothing but to be optimistic to get out of the economic difficulties caused by regional, international and domestic circumstances that raised the debt to US$41 billion, which constitutes 117% …
Read More »Addressing Jordan’s domestic and regional security challenges
Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh Jordan has always been wedged between regional threats, domestic socio-economic pressures and international conflicts. Amongst the key challenges and concerns are the current ramifications of the Syrian crisis, the stalemate of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and upsurge in radicalism in the Middle East region due to …
Read More »Greater Power Aggression and the ineptitude of the United Nations
The United Nations’ (UN) institutional flaws have allowed great powers, notably the United States (US), to advance their interests at the expense of the organization’s core purposes. It has failed to avoid wars; peace and security are now a thing of the past. While only the tactics and …
Read More »A battle for the Arctic is underway
For the past two decades, Russia has been dominating this fight for the Arctic, building up its fleet of nuclear-capable icebreakers, ships and submarines, developing more mining and oil well operations along its 15,000 miles of Arctic coastline, racing to capture control of the new “Northern Sea Route” …
Read More »America Embracing Protectionism: A Glaring Contradiction of the Liberal Globalized Trade Order?
Zain Syed My fascination with international trade has always been both intriguing and unsurprising. As a scholar of the contemporary global political economy, my focus was naturally predisposed to the political thought underpinning respective national policies – especially in the milieu of international relations after World War II. …
Read More »Ukraine and Africa in Emerging Multipolar World
Kester Klomegah Russia’s ‘special military operation’ and the emerging multipolar world seem to be pushing Ukrainian President Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to prioritize Africa. Ukraine, during this critical time, is optimizing its diplomatic relations with the continent, that was never previously. Records however show that its agricultural goods, …
Read More »Energy Poverty
Samreen Raza Energy is the backbone of any country’s economy. It plays a significant role in socio-economic prosperity of a country. Energy can be in any form, such as oil, natural gas, or LNG. These resources of energy are in high demand as they produce electricity too. These …
Read More »The US Dollar Will Continue as the World’s Reserve Currency
Richard Caroll Despite the current glut of article’s questioning the status of the currency of the United States and its role as the global reserve currency, the US dollar will continue to be the world’s reserve currency for an indefinite period of time. Even though the People’s Republic …
Read More »Russia and Iran are building a Trade Route that defies sanctions
Russia and Iran are building a new transcontinental trade route stretching from the eastern edge of Europe to the Indian Ocean, a 3,000–kilometer (1,860–mile) passage that’s beyond the reach of any foreign intervention, informs Bloomberg. It’s an example of how Great Power’ competition is rapidly reshaping trade networks …
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