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Turkey as an ally and a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine War. What does it want from it?

During the course of the conflict in Russia-Ukraine, Ankara has managed to preserve its strategic autonomy and has avoided siding with the West in placing sanctions on Russia while yet managing to maintain its connections with both Moscow and Kyiv without jeopardizing its own geostrategic calculations. Turkey has …

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The Ethical Implications of Nanotechnology in Modern Warfare: Balancing Benefits and Risks

Nanotechnology has been a rapidly evolving field in recent years, with numerous applications in various fields, including medicine, electronics, and materials science. However, one of the most controversial applications of nanotechnology has been in the field of modern weaponry. The development of nanotechnology has the potential to transform …

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The Global Collapse of the Institutional Credibility

The collapse: The big and small or young and old institutions across the free world are mostly on the dance floors in conga lines happily pulling and dragging the movements on exotic tempos but not fully awakened yet to realize that the wedding between the public and the …

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China Grows to Be An Unavoidable Influence in the Middle East

With a growing economic and political influence, China has played increasingly significant roles in world affairs.  China has gained critical power in Southeast Asia and Africa in recent years.  Meanwhile, the latest Chinese proposal for peacefully solving the ongoing war in Ukraine has further proven China’s ambition to …

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INTERNATIONAL LAWThe New High Seas Treaty: Takeaways and answering the hard questions

On 04 March, Rena Lee, President of the UN Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), announced that “the ship has reached the shore,” referring to the last compromise and successfully negotiated to stumble block of this historic treaty, which marked the apogee …

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Competition of U.S.-China in Central Asia & its Implications for Pakistan

US-China rivalry will affect various states, which have good relations with both (China and U.S). After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, China and the U.S. have been ambitious in strategically influencing the Central Asia region. Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a part of China’s grand strategy …

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The Restoring Ties between Tehran and Riyadh: From Paper to Implementation

The agreement between Tehran and Riyadh to normalize the relations between the two countries and “resuming diplomatic relations within two months and reopening their embassies and political representatives”, which was initiated by Chinese President Xi Jinping and was published in a surprising manner in Beijing, if implemented, it …

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UAE’s mastery of playing both sides against the middle has its limits

The United Arab Emirates has mastered playing both sides against the middle. In the game’s latest iteration, the Gulf state earned significant brownie points in Washington this week by withdrawing a draft United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity. The replacement of the draft resolution, which …

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