Modern Diplomacy
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ASIA
The TAPI pipeline: The politics of energy balancing
By Andy Deahn There is a new energy rush among many Greater Caspian states, one that continues to focus on breaking…
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INTL CONFLICTS
The United States and the issue of Iran-Saudi Arabia rivalry
By Sohail Mahmood, PhD The Shia-Sunni rivalry is old and goes back centuries. Iran assumes itself to be the leader of…
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ASIA
Why the war in Afghanistan is over
By Luis Durani Almost fifteen years has passed since the initiation of the Afghan war and yet the Taliban pose…
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MIDDLE EAST
Tactics and strategy in the Greater Middle East
By Giancarlo Elia Valori When, on June 29, 2013, Al Baghdadi’s Caliphate symbolically destroyed a mark of the boundary line…
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ASIA
Beijing – Taipei rapprochement or rhetoric
By Shah Rukh Hashmi Having series of conflicts, crisis and tensions in Taiwan Strait, it seems land bodies around the blue…
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AFRICA
Russia: Attempting a bridge to Africa
By Kester Kenn Klomegah While Russia’s interest in the sub-Saharan Africa is nothing new, Russian authorities have realized that it’s…
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INTL CONFLICTS
An entanglement of enemies: What Russia’s presence in Syria truly reveals
By Dr. Matthew Crosston, Nenad Drca Over the years America has made little progress in Iraq and Syria, something Russia is…
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ASIA
A tangled Afghani web: Is Russia coming back in?
By Stephen Sarty With First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum’s visit to Moscow in search of military support, and Russian…
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MIDDLE EAST
Putin’s possible Libyan pivot
By John Cody Mosbey The bad cloud that portends a perfect storm continues to build. Perhaps the most serious development on…
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MIDDLE EAST
Saudi Arabia crucifies, beheads and tortures under the nose of the international community
By Marwa Osman For the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, sometimes it’s not enough to simply behead a citizen of theirs…
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