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Washington and Tehran: Negotiations Under the Hammer of Military Buildup
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Iraq Between Geopolitical Challenges and Strategic Opportunities
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The Syrian-Iraqi Border: Reshaping the Geopolitical Space of the Middle East
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Climate Diplomacy: between legal barriers and one-sided interests
This article explores the most prominent features of "climate diplomacy" aimed at increasing international coordination momentum to contain the negative effects of climate change; this coordination collides with legal barriers and is inevitably affected by political trends and economic interests. In addition, the article offers a future outlook on the implication of climate change on the global reality from a health, economic, and geopolitical perspective, examining whether the balance of power will be disrupted by these changes.
Reading in the Reality and Future of the G7 Group
The G-7 is facing changes in its internal political and economic environment, as well as the changing international environment, with the rise of major emerging powers such as: China, India and Russia. These variables pose unprecedented challenges to their internal homogeneity and global impact. This paper examines the reality and future of the G7 in the light of these changes.
G7 and Iran
Iranian foreign policy and its practical implications represent one of the key Middle Eastern controversial issues with an international dimension. How do the G7 countries deal with Iran's behavior in the region? Is there an agreement on this interaction mechanism? This is the second paper in the series that will be published under "Files on the G7 Table."
What do we expect from the 46th G7 summit?
All eyes are on the anticipated G7 Summit which is to be held in the US in 2020. In view of this, the following article presents insightful narration of the 46th summit outcomes, based on the last three summits held in Italy, Canada, and France, which the US President, Donald Trump, has attended since he took office, and it is Trump who will be the host figure of this year’s summit.
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Parallel International Organizations (G7+)
This report serves as the opening paper for “Files on the G7 Table”, in which the research team will publish multiple headlines, addressing urgent strategic issues at the regional and international levels, examining current international organizations’ ability to respond to major crises, including the outbreak of the novel-Coronavirus, and assessing G7’s strength, in its current form, to overcome multiple challenges.
Constitutional Amendments in Russia: Understanding Context and Significance
This paper examines the implications of the recent amendments to Russia’s constitution in 2020, both in its internal and external context. It also attempts to answer the question as to what will Russian President Vladimir Putin do after his presidency ends in 2024, in light of the current amendments, especially those affecting sovereign institutions and articles related to the presidential period?
Implications of Implementing the National Security Law for Hong Kong
What are the consequences for Beijing’s enactment of the Hong Kong National Security Law? Will this lead to an escalation of tensions in the U.S.-China relations? What are the implications of Hong Kong's loss of its relative independence over the South China Sea region, which is essentially a disputed region between China and other countries?
Indian-Chinese Engagements in Flux
Following clashes resulting in the killing of dozens of soldiers, Indian-Chinese tensions witness an unprecedented escalation, as the Galwan Valley confrontations on June 15, 2020, are the first to result in casualties since 1975. Hence, this paper discusses the historical tensions between the two countries, the factors that led to such escalation, and the forecasted outcomes of current events.
Turkish Aspirations for the Eastern Mediterranean Gas
Turkey has undoubtedly become a major energy corridor linking East and West, through which it was able to obtain a geostrategic significance, yet, Turkey is still unsatisfied. On the contrary, it proceeded to impose itself as a key player in the energy field without having the necessary resources for it. It also seeks to find a place in any project for extracting or transporting gas in the region; so will Turkey succeed in achieving its goals?