When it suits American interests (strategic, economic, or ideological), it changes governments. However, Western countries led by America frequently misjudge the gravity of the dangers posed by attempting regime change in many nations.
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Geoeconomic Rivalries in the Middle East: Consequences for Global Stability and Security
China’s recent achievement in restoring diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia has taken the world by surprise. This action has provided Beijing with new opportunities to expand its influence in the Middle East and advance its global initiatives. The agreement was disclosed on 10 March 2023 following four days of secret talks in Beijing. Analysts view China’s efforts to mediate this agreement as indicators of a shifting global order. The agreement is a diplomatic victory for China, which seeks to present an alternative vision to the U.S.-led international order. It is Beijing’s first foray into Middle East mediation, a field that Washington has dominated for the past four decades. This development has regional and global implications and merits in-depth examination.
Read moreThe West will look to get the most out of the Iran protests
The Western community will look to exert more pressure on Tehran to secure a better deal by influencing and aiding the street protests across Iran. The controversial NGO National Endowment for Democracy actively encourages street protests in Iran. The United States government has given SpaceX CEO Elon Musk the go-ahead to launch Starlink satellite internet provider so that Iranian protesters can use the internet.
Read moreIs Kyrgyz-Tajik conflict a blow to Russian underbelly?
Despite Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan being members of the Russian-led CSTO and hosting its forces, that Russia lacks complete control over those two countries’ military strategies and regional dynamics in general, which significantly reduces its capacity to prevent and end regional conflicts. The recent flare-up has also come up at a time when Russia is engaged in a military campaign in Ukraine and facing a hostile outbreak along the Azerbaijan-Armenia borders.
Read moreHow the IMF fishes in troubled waters
However, the demonic deep dark state was opposed to cooperating with ‘autonomous’ nations. They all had to abide by the orders sent from on high by the Gates, Rockefeller, Soros, and other wealthy elite, who would soon be joined by Klaus Schwab, the main henchman of the World Economic Forum. Brazil suddenly experiences a sharp increase in new “cases,” with no questions asked and extensive testing, despite the fact that the famed PCR tests, according to the majority of reputable scientists, are useless (only sold and corrupted scientists, those paid by national authorities, would still insist on the RT-PCR tests). As the Brazilian economy collapses and Bolsonaro contracts the virus, the death toll rises rapidly.
Read moreChanging religious-political dynamics in the Middle East to affect religious fault lines in South Asia
Connections between BJP and Israel have grown more obvious as a result of the fact that the Muslim has traditionally been a symbol of the other, in relation to which political identity was established for adherents of Hindutva ideology. Zionists must confront the Islamic world because they are political Hindus. In addition to not being Muslim or Christian, the state’s foundation is its own national religious tradition, which appeals to Hindutva adherents. The BJP made an effort to retain strong relations with Israel during the Cold War, in contrast to the Congress, which has consistently backed Palestine. India has become Israel’s top customer for military hardware, and Israel is currently India’s second-largest arms supplier.
Read moreD-8 can play a pivotal role in multipolar world
The present world economic scenario offers D-8 a broadened scope. The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) multilateral trade regime lost its momentum as a result of wealthy countries’ noncompliance and member states’ lack of cooperation. The lengthy characteristics of the WTO’s system may be due to international politics and disagreements between the USA and China, LDC versus developed members, and lastly the voluntary nature of implementation capacity.
Read moreIran-Albania crisis brings Middle Eastern powerplay in the Balkans
Iran initially tried to win the support of Albanians by taking part in the Kosovo War. There were reports of Iranian combatants there, and Iranian media openly reported on Albanians thanking Iran for its support and expressing a desire for a similar theocratic state, similar to the strategies Iran used to win the support of Bosniaks during the prior Bosnian War. Mohammad Khatami, the president of Iran, had sharply criticized NATO for bombing Yugoslavia in 1999.
As a result of Albania’s allying with the US, tensions between Iran and Albania had already been deteriorating. Iran established the “Koran Foundation of Kosovo” in an effort to persuade Albanians in both Albania and Kosovo to reject secularism and favor a Shi’a theocracy, but this effort was ineffective; Albanian authorities even started to crack down on the foundation.
Iran had refused to acknowledge Kosovo’s independence in 2008 as revenge for the crackdown on Iran-supported parties in Albania and Kosovo as well as the fact that Kosovo was a pro-Western American-backed state that fiercely opposed both Russia and China. The ties went further downhill after Albania agreed to host MEK.
Read moreIran is poised to become the ultimate gainer in Iraqi crisis
Iraq is the second-largest oil producer in OPEC, and in recent months, its rising oil sales have resulted in a $20 billion cash surplus. Control of this money ultimately serves as the foundation for the current political turmoil because oil profits are illegally utilized to pay the nation’s political forces and paramilitaries.
With the Russia-Ukraine war, Iran is hoping to take a slice of European energy market, amidst talks of lifting of some sanctions from Tehran and worsening of Europe’s relations with Moscow. Iran will look to extend its political shadow over Baghdad’s oil resources to influence global oil market and stay ahead of its Saudi rivals.
Read moreExploring Dhaka’s options in a multipolar world
In its interactions with more powerful and adversarial nations thus far, Bangladesh has demonstrated diplomatic maturity and poise. A troubled polarization of the region between China and India has resulted from the Bay of Bengal’s recent reemergence of its strategic significance. The US involvement in the Indo-Pacific area has also increased, and Washington is working harder than ever to restrict China by establishing an axis with India in the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh, an Indian Ocean littoral nation, has assumed a more significant role in these circumstances. In the midst of this escalating geopolitical conflict, it has had to play smart.
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