Bottom Line Up Front: The combination of record-low oil prices and mounting demographic pressures poses significant challenges to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MBS) future plans in Saudi Arabia.
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Iran's Zarif, Russia's Lavrov dismiss as 'impractical' Pompeo's anti-Iran UN bid
The top Iranian and Russian diplomats have dismissed a plot by their US counterpart to press for the extension of a UN arms embargo against the Islamic Republic by resorting to a process outlined in a 2015 nuclear agreement that Washington has already abandoned.
Read More »IS Militants Stepping Up Attacks in Syria's Desert
Militants linked to the Islamic State (IS) terror group have increased their attacks in recent weeks against military forces and civilians in the desert region of Syria.
Read More »Amid Czech Claims Of Poisoning Plot, Moscow Says It's Victim Of 'Slander'
Russia has rejected as slander a Czech media report of an alleged poisoning plot against Prague officials, including the city’s mayor, as the Czech counterintelligence agency refuses to comment on the allegations.
Read More »Poll Finds Russians' Trust In Putin Dips To Lowest Point In 14 Years
A survey by Russia’s main state-funded pollster shows that trust in Russian President Vladimir Putin fell in March to its lowest in 14 years.
Read More »The Gates Foundation and the War on Cash: ‘Financial Inclusion’ in an Age of Neoliberalism
Back in November 2016, the Indian government decided to remove all 500- and 1000-rupee notes from circulation overnight without prior notice. This effectively removed 86% of cash in a country that was almost 90% cash reliant.
Read More »Black Sea Pollution
The Black Sea is dying. Under the current bad environmental conditions, more than one hundred sixty million people in Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russian Federation, Romania and Turkey are exposed to danger.
Read More »Clash of the Titans: Tragedy of Great Power Politics and Soft Power, the Means to Success in World Power Politics
Introduction International relations academia shaped by many schools of thoughts and different schools of ideologies. The evaluation process of the field dominated by these ideological groups and different school of thoughts in altered time frames. These groups describe the phenomenon of International System based on their straightforward aspirations, because of …
Read More »Boeing Terminates Agreement to Establish Joint Ventures with Embraer
Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today that it has terminated its Master Transaction Agreement (MTA) with Embraer, under which the two companies sought to establish a new level of strategic partnership. The parties had planned to create a joint venture comprising Embraer’s commercial aviation business and a second joint venture to …
Read More »Navy Accepts Delivery of USS Zumwalt
The Navy accepted delivery of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the lead ship of the Navy’s next-generation of multi-mission surface combatants, on April 24.
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