October 7, 2021
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Amid an attempt to drive a post-coronavirus economic rebound, a number of countries in the Gulf have introduced new immigration measures to help attract skilled foreign workers. One of the major players on this front has been the UAE, which is the process of launching 50 new projects …
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October 7, 2021
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Muhammad Nauman Akhter On September 24, 2021, President Joe Biden hosted the first Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) summit at the White House which was attended by Narendra Modi of India, Scott Morrison of Australia and Yoshihide Suga of Japan. The QUAD leaders pledged to work towards peace and …
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October 7, 2021
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Syarifah Huswatun Miswar Anthropocene has generated intense and ongoing debate over the last decade. From seemingly diverse disciplines such as climatology, geology, philosophy, and the visual arts, scholars have taken up the task of thinking through the new Anthropocene epoch. This means pursuing various avenues of measurement, criticism, …
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October 7, 2021
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Muhammad Fuad Tingai and Nabiila Azzahro Iran and Saudi Arabia, two hegemonic countries in the Middle East, can be said to be the Soviet Union and the United States of America Middle East. The dominance of the two countries is quite large in almost every aspect of the …
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October 7, 2021
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Kazi Asszad Hossan After groundbreaking revelations of Panama papers and other documents pointing to tax-evasion efforts of the global elite, another new revelations namely pandora papers has surfaced raising furore about the secret wealth of the global financial elite, leaders and public officials of numerous countries. This revelations …
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October 7, 2021
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Rosa Balfour During the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the complaint from some European NATO members of insufficient consultation by the U.S. administration may have come across as petulant. Four weeks later, the AUKUS—a security pact between Australia, the UK, and the United States, whereby Canberra acquires U.S. nuclear-powered …
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October 7, 2021
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Judy Dempsey Just before Poland joined the European Union in May 2004, Polish officials invited a group of journalists, including myself, to visit the country and see firsthand the preparations in place for accession. We spent several days visiting farms and speaking to the locals. At one stage, …
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October 7, 2021
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Cyril Widdershoven European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has stated that later in October EU leaders will be discussing the set up of a strategic gas reserve. At the same time, the EU Commission seems to be looking at decoupling electricity and gas prices, in a …
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September 28, 2021
Analysis, NEWS, Op-ed, OPINION
Shehab Al Makahleh The world today is witnessing a state of uncertainty because we are living in the transitional period between the existing world order since the period following the fall of the Berlin Wall and its prevailing alliances, and a new world order that has begun to …
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