Dr. Sunod Jacob The strains on multilateralism are increasing with each passing day. The most recent development is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to revoke the Soviet statement made during the ratification of the Additional Protocol I to the 1949 Geneva Convention that relates to the protection of …
Read More »Gulf security: China envisions continued US military lead
A first-ever joint Chinese-Russian-Iranian naval exercise signals that closer Chinese military ties with a host of Middle Eastern nations does not translate into Chinese aspirations for a greater role in regional security any time soon. If anything, the exercise, coupled with notional Chinese support for proposals for a …
Read More »Articles of Impeachment and the “Higher Law”: An Unexamined Legal Opportunity for the United States
Prof. Louis René Beres As presented to the United States Senate, Articles of Impeachment concerning Donald J. Trump will focus upon various pertinent elements of Constitutional and statutory law. Still, at least in part, this country’s most hallowed and fundamental legal foundations lie elsewhere. More precisely, these “peremptory” …
Read More »The Exclusive Economic Zone between Libya and Turkey
Giancarlo Elia Valori The Memorandum of Understanding for maritime cooperation between Turkey and Libya of the Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Fayez al-Sarraj was definitively voted by the Turkish Parliament on December 5 last. The President of the High Council of State, Khalid al-Mishri, also officially …
Read More »Impeachment and Its Lessons About Patriotism
Trump’s behavior that is at the center of the impeachment inquiry was unpatriotic. It entailed the subordination of the U.S. national interest to the narrower interests of denigrating opposition political candidates and advancing one’s own political party. Sometimes an accusation that a mote is in someone else’s eye …
Read More »NATO No Longer Serves American Interests
Quite simply, it makes no sense for U.S. taxpayers to subsidize the defense of nations capable of defending themselves. Shared interests will continue to justify military cooperation. However, the alliance as today constituted no longer serves American interests. President Donald Trump returned early from the London NATO summit. …
Read More »The agreement between International World Group and National Ocean Technology Center
By Giancarlo Elia Valori International World Group (IWG), the new and already well- established company founded by Giancarlo Elia Valori has signed a very important Agreement with China’s National Ocean Technology Center (NOTC). This is the result of the great attention that President Xi Jinping and his Minister of …
Read More »One False Move By Israel or Iran Will Lead to War
Over the last two years, Israel has warned about Iran’s entrenchment in Syria. But Iran has continued its role in Syria, and it continues to threaten Israel and transfer precision guidance to Hezbollah for converting its rockets. Israel has been monitoring Iranian entrenchment in Syria, weapons transfers that …
Read More »Riots in Iran
Giancarlo Elia Valori Protests against the petrol price rise and rationing in Iran began on November 15 in Ahvaz, when the Iranian government announced the fuel price increase up to 300%. They quickly spread to major Iranian cities. Before the enactment of this new rule, car owners could …
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