Articles

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?

2019-05-20

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?

2019-05-20

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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Truly Taking Back Control

2019-03-27

When people are more able to shape their own futures, they are less likely to be convinced that others are to blame for their plight.

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Your Pillows Might Be Killing Your Neck

2019-03-23

After waking up with a searing pain that radiates down to my shoulders, I hunt for the culprit.

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Iraq Prepares to Evict U.S. Troops

2019-03-22

Pro-Iran factions are pushing for the move just as the Islamic State is starting to hit back.

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The New Zealand Attack and the Global Challenge of Far-Right Extremism

2019-03-22

Far-right attacks across the globe have increased because of immigration fears, far-right utilization of social media, and the inter-connectedness of extremist networks around the globe.

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The Dark Web Enabled the Christchurch Killer

2019-03-18

The attack in New Zealand was inspired in part by the Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, but the real threat is lone wolves lurking in the far corners of the Internet.

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Don’t Get Your Hopes Up About Algeria

2019-03-18

The Middle East’s latest protests seem like the Arab Spring all over again. That’s no reason for optimism.

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The Inspiration for Terrorism in New Zealand Came From France

2019-03-16

The gunman who massacred Muslims was inspired by ideas that have circulated for decades on the French far-right.

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The Social Solution to Automation

2019-03-05

n our efficiency-obsessed society, new technologies are deployed with the single-minded objective of boosting productivity and eliminating the need for human labor

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Trump Intervention in Venezuela and the Monroe Doctrine

2019-02-13

After US orchestrated the challenge to President Maduro legitimacy in Venezuela and recognizing the leader of general assembly Guaido as an interim president...

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Feeding the Ten Billion

2019-02-06

Our diets are becoming less healthy, and global food production is increasingly unsustainable. A new report suggests that the planet can sustainably provide a healthy diet for ten billion people in the future...

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A Year to Act

2019-01-08

t has been 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and despite significant progress toward improving life expectancy and boosting incomes around the world

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AI for Human Development

2019-01-06

Technologies powered by artificial intelligence are being applied to some of the world’s most challenging human-development issues

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The End of the Democratic Century

2018-12-28

Autocracys Global Ascendance

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The World Has Failed Children in Conflict Zones

2018-12-28

This Human Rights Day (December 10) marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations General Assemblys adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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The True Origins of ISIS

2018-12-02

A secret biography suggests that Abu Ali al-Anbari defined the group’s radical approach more than any other person.

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