Cambodia: Polls Close As Hun Sen’s Ruling Party Expected To Roll To Victory
Cambodians have finished voting in a one-sided parliamentary election that’s expected to be an easy victory for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party as Prime Minister Hun Sen prepares to hand over...
View ArticleRon Paul: Your Kid’s School Went ‘Woke’? Consider Homeschool – OpEd
“Woke” culture has become so prominent in the American education system that it would not be surprising to learn that schools were replacing the once popular rhyme “sticks and stones may break my...
View ArticleTo Watch Or Not To Watch The Oppenheimer Movie? – OpEd
Being not a movie goer and having detoxed myself from television for almost 40 years now (yes, that long), I do plan to watch Oppenheimer and enjoy a Hollywood representation of one of the most...
View ArticleTime To Rein In FBI Over Catholic Probes – OpEd
Dear Rep. Jordan: On July 17, in your role as House Judiciary Chairman, you said you notified FBI Director Christopher Wray that he had until July 25 to turn over requested documents pertaining to the...
View ArticleWomen Power For Socio-Ecological Transformative Change – Interview
Interview with Hakima El Haite, President of the London-based Liberal International The Istanbul FLEP Program was the occasion to talk with Hakima El Haite, who was its June 2023 speaker. The14th...
View ArticleSaudi-Iran Détente: Implications For Chinese Energy Security – OpEd
The Saudi-Iran Détente surprised the western intelligentsia, as they never expected the reconciliation between the dichotomous Arab-Persian regional powers. Recently, both countries announced that...
View ArticleTurkey: TotalEnergies Partners With Rönesans Holding To Develop Renewable Energy
TotalEnergies said Monday it signed an agreement with Rönesans Holding to acquire a 50% stake in Rönesans Enerji and jointly develop, through this joint-venture, renewable projects in Turkey, which is...
View ArticleThe Horn Of Africa States: Cooperation And Integration Under A New HAS Banner...
There are many studies and researches on why regional cooperation and integration have become important elements in world affairs over the past several decades and even more. We shall not, therefore,...
View ArticleThe Empire Factor: The Missing Piece In Narratives Of The Ukraine War – OpEd
Those who study narratives of conflict understand that how the story is told reveals not only the narrator’s biases, but also the existence and limitations of his/her worldview. The opening of the...
View ArticleBiology Of Russian Dictatorship: Too Dumb To Win – OpEd
Dialectically, any dominant power is based on the effective assertion and demonstration of physical advantage over that which is its life support resource. Anyone who is familiar with systems theory...
View ArticleUS Marks 70th Anniversary Of End Of Korean War
By David Vergun On June 25, 1950, North Korean forces crossed the 38th parallel and attacked South Korea. Three days later, North Korean forces captured South Korea’s capital, Seoul. The following...
View ArticleAfter NATO Summit In Vilnius, What Does West Have To Offer Ukraine? – Analysis
During the recent North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in Vilnius on 11-12 July, all eyes were on the Alliance’s Ukraine dilemma. While other consequential issues also featured on the...
View ArticlePower Couple: How Europe And Algeria Can Move Beyond Energy Cooperation –...
By Zine Labidine Ghebouli Algeria is back. After years of self-imposed withdrawal from international politics under the leadership of geriatric former president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria now...
View ArticleAutonomy Curbed? Kurdish Oil Exports Hit Snags From Turkey And Baghdad –...
By Joshua Krasna (FPRI) — For the past three months, the Kurdish region in northern Iraq and its government, the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) have been facing one of the most serious challenges...
View ArticleHow Will Iran’s Looming Water Crisis End? – OpEd
Iran is facing one of the most critical challenges in its modern history – a looming water crisis that threatens the very existence of its land. Over the past four decades, the clerical regime has...
View ArticleHow WTO’s IT Tariff Ruling Affects India-EU Trade Relations – OpEd
India-Europe trade ties have been a significant aspect of the global economic landscape, supporting considerable business links between Europe and India, Recent events have strained the trade...
View ArticleThe Issue Of UNSC Reforms And India’s Ambition For Permanent Membership – OpEd
Recent intergovernmental negotiations for United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reforms where G-4 (India, Germany, Japan, and Brazil) states are striving to become permanent members of the Security...
View ArticleTotalEnergies Fully Acquires Total Eren
TotalEnergies said Tuesday it is pursuing its profitable growth in the renewable energy sector with the announcement that it is buying out Total Eren’s other shareholders, increasing its stake from...
View ArticleEni Acquires Chevron’s Assets In Indonesia
Eni announced Tuesday the acquisition of Chevron interests, including Operatorship, in the Indonesian Blocks named Ganal PSC (Chevron 62%), Rapak PSC (Chevron 62%) and Makassar Straits PSC (Chevron...
View ArticlePakistan FM’s Visit To Japan: What Is At Stake? – OpEd
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited Japan on July 1-4, in a period characterized by rapid geopolitical developments and rising tensions. He is the first Pakistani foreign...
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