Annabaa Information Network

2019-08-21

Narendra Modi’s New-Model India

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

Economy

2019-08-21

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2019 Article IV Consultation with Iraq

An improved security situation and the recovery in oil prices have improved near-term vulnerabilities

Articles

2019-08-18

Democracies in Danger

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

Articles

2019-08-18

Muslim Causes Versus National Interest: Muslim Nations Make Risky Bets

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

Politics

2019-08-15

America’s Superpower Panic

History suggests that a global superpower in relative decline should aim for a soft landing, so that it still has a comfortable place in the world once its dominance fades. By contrast, US President Donald Trumps incoherent, confrontational approach towar

Economy

2019-08-15

How Blockchain Can Win the War Against Plastic Waste

Start-ups are making incremental use of blockchain to reduce plastic waste, but the technology’s power to drive real change is yet to be realised.

Articles

2019-08-15

What if all guns disappeared?

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?

Articles

2019-08-11

Kuwait charts new path in changing region

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.

Articles

2019-08-09

Speaking Truth to Power

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

Economy

2019-08-05

What About Rochester?

There is much to be celebrated in the rise of modern megacities, especially in developing countries.

Politics

2019-08-05

Bahrain’s Perception Problem

New demonstrations, executions, and diplomatic quarrels threaten to undermine the island’s efforts to improve its pro-Western profile amid the Iran crisis.

Politics

2019-08-03

Quieting the Home Front

Saudi Arabia has used a variety of means to neutralize domestic opposition to the war in Yemen.

Economy

2019-08-03

The Inequality of Nations

Markets are mechanisms of social choice, in which dollars effectively equal votes. those with more purchasing power thus have more influence over market outcomes

Politics

2019-08-01

Iran’s threats are an attempt to negotiate

Politics

2019-08-01

U.S. Senate Targets Saudi Nuclear Technology

Politics

2019-07-31

Russia in the Gray Zone

Articles

2019-07-30

Boris Johnson and the Triumph of Gullibility?

Economy

2019-07-30

Lagarde’s ECB Checklist

Politics

2019-07-28

Why this political movement is turning its back on the Iraqi PM

Articles

2019-07-28

A New Direction for the Planet’s Sake

News

2019-07-22

From Moon Walk to Space Wars

Politics

2019-07-22

Sanctions on Iraqi Political Figures: Shaping the Impact and Message

The United States is now designating politicians who place personal or Iranian interests above the needs of the Iraqi people, but these efforts could go awry if locals don’t understand the justification or consequences.

Economy

2019-07-22