Monster trends responding to new emerging circumstances worldwide arise slowly from the deep sanctum of the global economic behaviorism of humankind and become giant monsters, forcing unimaginable new changes that alter the course of human endeavors and impact all from top to bottom of humanity. Recent examples include …
Read More »For the People of Jerusalem: Houses Die When Their Inhabitants Depart
By Eng. Saleem Al Batayneh “Why did you leave the horse alone?” This is the title of a poetry collection by the poet Mahmoud Darwish, from which I borrowed a poetic verse for this article (“Houses die when their inhabitants depart”). “Why did you leave the horse alone?” …
Read More »ASEAN countries are choosing their own path
While delivering the keynote address at the annual China Business Summit held in Auckland, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins weighed in on the power dynamic in the Indo-Pacific. New Zealand’s estimation matters because it is a small country in Southern Pacific heavily dependent on trade with China …
Read More »Arresting Putin under ICC order equal to declaration of war against Russia
The hypothetical arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin under the International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant would be tantamount to a declaration of war against Russia, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said in documents sent to the High Court of the South African province of Gauteng, according to TASS …
Read More »How does the BRICS currency transform the world economy?
The creation of a BRICS currency has become throughout the past year one of the headline themes related not only to BRICS, but also the global financial markets. Along with the skepticism coming from most of the pundits from the developed world there is also an enormous number …
Read More »Muslim Brotherhood: political assassinations in the face of those who disagree with them
Nadia Hilm With explaining my case as a model for Egyptian public opinion and the entire international community in confronting the attempts of the banned terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group to send me assassination threatens in my face. Over the past few days, I have suffered from the scandalous …
Read More »The Sino-American AI Battle: Why Indonesia is More Than Just a Battlefield
Tuhu Negraha In the rapidly evolving panorama of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most populous country and a booming economy, stands out significantly. In the fierce technological rivalry between the titans China and the United States, Indonesia’s strategic influence cannot be downplayed. But what are the …
Read More »China is the Sole Winner of the Ukraine War
Sarah Neumann In the midst of the conflict over redefining the world order among the great powers, intensified by the Ukraine war, China’s changing role remains obscure in the dust of the war. Although no end to the bloody war in Ukraine is on the horizon, the idea …
Read More »Dollar: imminent demise?
Mohammad Imad Samuel P Huntington, in his book, “Clash of Civilizations”, explained that the “culture and cultural identities” would be shaping up the cohesion and conflict in the post-cold War period. Fast forward to the 21st century, we are witnessing many structural and ideological changes in the international …
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