Giancarlo Elia Valori With a view to assessing the impact of the pandemic that has been afflicting Italy since the beginning of 2020, I think we should examine the careful analysis made by the National Commission for Listed Companies and the Stock Exchange (Consob) in its report on …
Read More »Analyzing the role of OIC
Muhammad Usman Ghani Composed of fifty-seven countries and spread over four continents, the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) is the second-largest intergovernmental body following the United Nations (UN). And it is no secret that the council was established in the wake of an attack on the Al-Aqsa Mosque …
Read More »Prospects for peace in the Middle East
Giancarlo Elia Valori One of the most negative results achieved by Hamas with its useless “11-day war” was certainly that of favouring the political solution for forming a solid government in Israel, after four rounds of early elections had not been sufficient to put Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
Read More »Post Pandemic Recovery + SME + MFG + Skills + Job
Naseem Javed Unless big potholes are filled, the roads to post-pandemic-economic-recovery will only create more traffic jams; the challenges are something like the Olympic Games of Economics played by highly skilled players on worldwide digital highways, not to be confused with routine games at local community ballparks. Most …
Read More »160 million degrees Celsius reached in China: the artificial Sun
Giancarlo Elia Valori Another important step has been taken by Chinese researchers in developing the ultimate energy source for nuclear fusion. On May 28, the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), known as the “artificial sun”, operating at the Institute of Materials Science in Hefei (Chinese Academy of Sciences), …
Read More »Iran JCPOA discussion flawed as long as politics don’t change
Cyril Widdershoven The ongoing JCPOA discussions in Vienna, leading to a vast range of speculations and rumors in the press, and having already an effect on the global oil and gas markets, are flawed as long as the situation on the ground are not changed for …
Read More »China lands on Mars
Giancarlo Elia Valori At 7:18 a.m. on May 15, 2021, the Tianwen-1 space mission entered Mars’ atmosphere and successfully landed in the planned area (Utopia Planitia) while the orbiting station carried out its task around the planet. The People’s Republic of China is the third country to reach …
Read More »Iranian Presidential Election 2021: A Shift from Reformists to Hardliners
Iran has been the epicenter of International focus for a multitude of reasons. Whether it is the bustling nuclear program or the permeating influence in the region or simply the hot pockets of rebels operating in the neighboring countries. Even its deteriorating economy has been a sensitive topic …
Read More »China Interest in Afghanistan after the U.S withdrawal
As a large and emerging peaceful power, China needs peace and stability in its neighborhood. Because uncertainty has negative effects on Afghanistan, while the emergence and realization of the “Chinese Dream 2050” requires a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. Afghanistan has long faced serious terrorism and law and order, …
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