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Will the Shifting Orientations of Iraqi Voters Decide the Upcoming Elections?
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Artificial Intelligence: Serving Humans or Surpassing them?
With the recent global rapid acceleration in technological advancements, technology, in its trans-geographical sense, has become an essential component for measuring the development and progress of societies. This article, therefore, discusses the impact of technological development and artificial intelligence on community behaviors, addressing whether they pose a threat that neutralizes humans and their capabilities.
How Can Military Technology be the Decisive Factor in Wars Before their Eruption?
Battlefields have witnessed a series of cumulative development qualitatively and quantitatively, driven by technological advancement and change in the mechanism and tools of ground engagements in areas where military operations take place. This article examines the strategic repercussions of technological military advancement and its role in the course of war resolution.
Iraqʹs Return to the Regional Arena: Possibilities and Opportunities
In light of the development in Iraq in recent years, especially at the level of security, political level, and oil production, and amid transformations in the Arab and regional arenas in the context of Arab-Iranian relations, this report addresses relevant questions; Is it possible for Iraq in the upcoming period to return to its influential role in the balance equation at the Gulf, Arab and regional levels? does it possess the elements needed for this role and the willingness to practice it? What are the obstacles standing in the way of Iraq’s return to the regional and international arenas?
Timeline of Iran's Nuclear File (1957-2019)
This article presents a timeline of the major developments in the Iranian Nuclear file across several stages, from early 1957 until July 21, 2019; it proposes future scenarios and forward-looking insights for the future course of events at the end of the timeline. The article discusses key topics, including the anticipated military confrontation between the U.S. and its allies and Iran; Iran's enhancement of its military and geostrategic capabilities used in its proxy war in the Middle East; and Iran's relationship with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Sri Lanka Attacks: Terrorism on the Basis of Sectarian and Ethnic Conflict
This article looks into "high-tech" and "advanced" terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka amid internal sectarian divisions and discusses why Sri Lanka is considered an incubating environment for terrorism.
The Geostrategic Competition over the Middle East and the Far East
There are notable signs of rising relative importance of the Far East region compared to the Middle East, which still enjoys a geostrategic advantage in the foreseeable future at least, as it is at the center of global conflicts with major powers competing to increase their presence in this turbulent part of the world; as such, will the Far East replace the Middle East in terms of significance?
Mergers & Acquisitions: A Strategy to Explore Better Opportunities
Why do we lack multiple economic entities with global reach and operating offices across world's east and west, whereby knowledge and technology are transferred to the Arab world to equip future generations with scientific and practical knowledge? This article explores this question and the concept of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and their impact, in addition to presenting real-life examples of companies that arose through M&A transactions.
Analysis Fallacy of the "Lone Wolf"
The notion of "Lone Wolf Attacks" has become widespread, especially after several individual attacks took place across the globe. This analysis attempts to answer questions pertaining to this type of terrorism; the questions address the sort of exaggeration in promoting the attacks of "lone wolf terrorism” and the consequences of such exaggeration, providing a definition of a true single wolf attack, and defining the conditions based on which an attack is labelled as such.
The Rising Powers in the East
While the U.S. strives to reiterate its domination over the current world order, the continuity of such unilateral power, in the long run, is indefinite, given the emerging active international powers that seek to assert their presence in the international arena. Despite this heated competition over international issues, rational cooperation and costs of international conflicts prevent progressing this competition towards direct engagement. As such, this article discusses the future expansion of China, Russia, and India as rising powers and the extent to which such expansion would conflict with the existing balance of powers.