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The US obsession with the Chinese exchange rate is a classic example of blaming foreigners for domestic woes. And we’ve been here before. In the…
China’s resurgence in recent years has jolted the leading powers of the world out of their stupor – and India’s case is no different. Today,…
Afghanistan was not always the abyss it’s thought to be today. If it is to be stabilised, it needs to resume its position as a…
The way we talk about the economy has changed dramatically in the past few months. Before our own debt crisis erupted, public discourse was not…
It has become popular to talk about climate change policy in terms of energy security. Rather than saying we need more renewables, efficient building and…
As the endgame in Afghanistan begins to take shape, Iran has undertaken a series of political manoeuvrings to promote its interests in the war-ravaged country.…
The increasingly militarised confrontation between the United States, Israel and Iran only strengthens the Ahmadinejad regime's intransigence, allowing it to side step an ongoing crisis…
Many Russians experienced the collapse of the Soviet Union as defeat in a third world war and held Gorbachev responsible. However, a recent Levada Center…
The ability of Iran’s military to learn from experience and become adept in irregular warfare echoes that of insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. It also…
A number of different visions of China’s future as a leading world power are competing for public attention and influence. Among them are populist ideas…
A number of events in April-June 2010 has seemed to suggest that relations between the United States and China are back on track after a…
Ousama Hamdan used to be the go-between between Hamas and Iran, but for years has been the Hamas leader in Lebanon. He talks about problems…
We need to break old assumptions if Afghanistan and Pakistan are to be secured. The term “exit strategy” often signifies a tacit admission of basic…
For several months now the eyes of world are focused on Greece, the “weak link” in the eurozone economy, as the country is fighting to…