D-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.

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Categories: Middle East / Central Asia / East Asia / Indo-Pacific regions / South Asia

Iran-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.

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Categories: Middle East / Western Europe

Russian economy thrives despite Western prediction of collapse

Even though the West’s GDP outweighs Russia’s, Russian stranglehold on gas cannot be broken by wishful thinking. The main issue is that over 100 countries, accounting for 40% of global GDP, do not impose complete or partial embargoes. Oil from the Urals is moving to Asia. You can fly to Moscow seven times a day with Emirates and other airlines, and Dubai is flush with Russian currency. Particularly because the majority of nations lack the will to impose Western policy, a globalized economy is good at reacting to shocks and opportunities.

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Categories: Eastern Europe and Russia / America / Western Europe

Iran 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.

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Categories: Middle East

Is Pakistan’s fragile political system heading towards a revolution?

Khan’s danger of seizing control once more appears to be eliminated by a portion of the powerful army. Shahbaz Gill, one of his aides, was charged with sedition and accused of attempting to stir up unrest among the troops. Khan has accused the government of temporarily limiting access to his talks on YouTube, and his allies in the media and civil service claim they have recently experienced an uptick in harassment.

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Categories: South Asia

Exploring 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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Categories: South Asia / America / Central Asia / Eastern Europe and Russia / Indo-Pacific regions / Middle East / Western Europe

Geopolitics of Africa in present cold war era

A number of countries including Nigeria, Ethiopia and South Africa are emerging as major countries which will have far reaching influence globally. Over the course of the next century, Africa is predicted to see tremendous population growth, which could result in enormous market potential. These 50 countries together constitute a major voting bloc in the United Nations; therefore, it follows that the West and its adversaries want them to back up their interpretations of whatever it may be in order to demonstrate to the rest of the world that a certain number of governments accept their positions.

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Categories: Africa / America / Western Europe

Israel exploits opportunities for offence amid global crises

In 1948, the British announced the creation of the state of Israel after failing to reconcile Muslims and Jews with the fall of the Ottomans. A conflict sprang out as the local Arabs objected. An enormous Arab coalition force consisting of Egypt, Transjordan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Northern Yemen was routed by Israel. They still refer to the battle, which caused more than 700,000 Palestinians to lose their homes and become refugees, as “The Catastrophe,” or Al-Nakba.

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Categories: Middle East

US arms supply to Ukraine is prolonging the war and destabilizing the world

According to the latest announcement from Joe Biden administration, the United States will give Ukraine extra security assistance worth $1 billion, which will be the largest one-time arms delivery since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. This package provides a significant amount of additional ammunition for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), 75,000 rounds…

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Categories: Eastern Europe and Russia / America