The United Arab Emirates’ decision to withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will leave the oil cartel weakened at a crucial time. It…
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Politics can be ruthless, even to authoritarian rulers – especially when they have to face an election. Overnight, Orbán transformed from an icon of far-right…
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Introduction With the emergence of globalization, conflict or development anywhere in the world has an impact everywhere. However, consequences of conflicts are more disastrous to…
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I. Introduction The 2026 Iran war, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has led to what the International Energy Agency has characterized as…
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I. Introduction As Figure 1 shows, the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic…
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Without reconciliation between the Venezuela within and the Venezuela abroad, social fragmentation will continue to limit any attempt at sustainable national reconstruction. After years of…
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Critical minerals – lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, and the full suite of rare earth elements, have become the strategic arteries of the 21st-century economy and…
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In today’s world, religion continues to occupy an important place in understanding social and political reality. Far from disappearing with the advance of modernity, religious…
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Abstract: This strategic assessment examines China’s approach to the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran, operating on the central premise that Beijing is managing the crisis…
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Since 1981 — the year the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was established — the Arab world has frequently heard, and still hears, albeit less frequently…
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