Articles

Why stress is dangerous and how to avoid its effects

2019-08-25

Are we really more stressed than ever before? In an essay based on her recent book Stress-Proof?

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Narendra Modi’s New-Model India

2019-08-21

By asserting direct government control over Kashmir, Indias prime minister is remaking the country in the image of his chauvinist party.

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Democracies in Danger

2019-08-19

Recent unilateral decisions by the Indian, American, and British governments are part of a worrying trend in the worlds leading democracies.

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Muslim Causes Versus National Interest: Muslim Nations Make Risky Bets

2019-08-19

Saudi attitudes towards the plight of thousands of illegal Rohingya in the kingdom fleeing persecution in Myanmar and squalid Bangladeshi refugee camps help explain Saudi support

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What if all guns disappeared?

2019-08-15

Take the politics out of it. By the numbers, what would we gain – and lose – if all firearms suddenly were wiped off the face of the planet?

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Kuwait charts new path in changing region

2019-08-11

Kuwait is carefully positioning itself among its Gulf neighbors as a regional trading hub looking to enter the Chinese and Asian markets, while maintaining its regional relationships and alliance with the West.

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Speaking Truth to Power

2019-08-09

Many partisans accused President George W. Bush of lying and pressuring the intelligence community to produce intelligence to justify a war that Bush had already chosen

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Boris Johnson and the Triumph of Gullibility?

2019-07-30

The success of populist politicians such as US President Donald Trump and new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suggests that voters are becoming increasingly gullible.

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A New Direction for the Planet’s Sake

2019-07-28

according to the sustainability organization Global Footprint Network, humanity will have used up the Earths resource budget for the entire year.

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Almost HALF of Tory members want to 'reduce Muslims coming to UK', shock poll shows

2019-07-21

A poll for Hope Not Hate has alarming revelations about the 160,000 Conservative members who will choose our next Prime Minister

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The Age of Cynical Voters

2019-07-20

Voters who support populist parties and leaders are making political choices that they know to be risky because they feel as though they have nothing to lose.

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US Launches Cyberattacks on Iran

2019-06-26

It appears that the United States launched cyberattacks on Iran in response to that nations shooting down of an American drone aircraft.

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Facebook’s Libra Must Be Stopped

2019-06-23

After years of disregarding privacy, exploiting user data, and failing to control its platform, Facebook has now unveiled a cryptocurrency and payment system that could take down the entire global economy.

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The Experts We Need

2019-06-22

Policy gurus spend too much time with others like them top civil servants, high flying journalists, successful business people and too little time with ordinary voters.

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Deterrence in Cyberspace

2019-06-12

Understanding deterrence in cyberspace is often difficult, because our minds remain captured by an image of deterrence shaped by the Cold War

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A new approach for Iraqi-Iranian Relations: The scope and the determinants

2019-06-02

Policy makers and political parties in Iraq have their own perception about the conflict and the nature of opposing positions between its parties, but they do not realize of the regional and international equation that governing the relations among the co

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Google Huawei Ban: Will Users of Chinese Phones Lose Access to Gmail, Youtube and Chrome Apps?

2019-05-21

smartphones manufactured by the Chinese company will lose access to Googles Android operating system, when the U.S. tech giant launches the next version of the software later this year.

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Does Iran have a Secret Weapon?

2019-05-21

There is considerable turmoil and confusion in the Gulf region. Several oil tankers have been damaged and the prime suspect according to some U.S. pundits is sabotage by Iran...

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Cities for the People

2019-04-12

Overcrowded, dirty, and disorderly cities undermine residents’ health as much as their happiness. With urbanization occurring at an unprecedented rate

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A Battle for India’s Soul

2019-04-08

Every Indian general election beats its predecessor’s record to become the largest in world history. This time, Indian voters must decide whether they want an inclusive country that embodies hope, or a divided one that promotes fear.

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Elizabeth Warren’s Big Ideas on Big Tech

2019-04-03

The debate about how to regulate the tech sector is eerily reminiscent of the debate over financial regulation in the early 2000s

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The Middle East’s Authoritarians Have Come for Conservationists

2019-04-01

Environmental activists pushing for clean water, restrictions on poaching, and action on climate change have faced prison—or worse.

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Will Iraq lose its benefits from Shatt al-Arab River to Iran?

2019-03-31

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visited Baghdad March 11 to endorse the two countries’ renewed commitment to the 1975 Algiers Agreement regarding the shared border of the Shatt al-Arab River.

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India and Pakistan: Living on Borrowed Time

2019-03-29

For the first time this century, Indian fighter jets struck deep inside Pakistani territory, targeting camps operated by notorious terrorists.

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