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All parts of government need to do their part to upgrade our ability to name terrorists and keep them from establishing safe havens for planning attacks. The year 1997 saw Bill Clinton begin his second term as president of the United States, DVDs come into existence as a …

The U.S. reduced its number of naval transits through the Taiwan Strait in 2022 to the lowest level in four years even as China stepped up military pressure on the island it vows to one day control, – informs Bloomberg. The U.S. 7th Fleet sent nine warships through …

The American-Polish scholar Zbigniew Brzezinski has proven to be one of the most insightful of the geostrategists, old-guard Kremlinologists, and futurologists of the 20th and 21st centuries. He contributed to “formulating a coherent strategy for the United States, that aimed at dismantling the Soviet bloc” and liberating Central …

Russia’s war in Ukraine has involved many surprises. The largest, however, is that it happened at all. Last year, Russia was at peace and enmeshed in a complex global economy. Would it really sever trade ties – and threaten nuclear war – just to expand its already vast …

Talking about democracy leads to irrational and rapid polarization between those who consider themselves democratic states and others who do not claim this for themselves. Democratic states argue that they alone follow policies and practices that adhere to specific values, especially those related to democracy, the most important …

For the past 17 years the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report has warned about deeply interconnected global risks. Conflict and geo-economic tensions have triggered a series of deeply interconnected global risks, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2023. These include energy and food supply …

India has taken over presidency of G20 (December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023) at a crucial time when the world is facing a myriad of economic and geopolitical challenges, while the threat of the covid19 pandemic is not quite over. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief, Kristalina …

The precise moment when the concept of Human Rights emerged is hard to pinpoint, as the evolution of human rights dates back over a hundred years. It took decades to propel human rights onto the global stage and into the global conscience. So how do we reach the …

According to the latest UN survey, released on Friday, the Arab region registered a 12 per cent unemployment rate in 2022, the highest in the world.However, the Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region, published by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia …