Ranked #1
The killing of Qassim Soleimani-The United States misreads the tea leaves_Podcast
The killing of Qassim Soleimani-The United States misreads the tea leaves_Podcast
The killing of Iranian military leader Qassim Soleimani proves the point: The United States has perfected the art of str... Read more
4 Jan 2020
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9mins
Ranked #2
Trumps Trade Wars-A New World Order
Trumps Trade Wars-A New World Order
US President Donald J. Trump may not like armed conflict, but he sure loves economic warfare, whether it is to impose hi... Read more
23 Sep 2019
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27mins
Ranked #3
The Long-term Political Fallout of Coronavirus
The Long-term Political Fallout of Coronavirus
As the coronavirus spreads, so does its likely political fallout.For authoritarians and autocrats, the fallout is likely... Read more
8 Mar 2020
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10mins
Ranked #4
Eastern Mediterranean-A microcosm of regional and global battles
Eastern Mediterranean-A microcosm of regional and global battles
The Eastern Mediterranean has become a flash-point for the meshing of geopolitics, the struggle for regional hegemony, b... Read more
5 Mar 2020
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8mins
Ranked #5
Not a pretty picture-The contours of a new world order are on your tv screen
Not a pretty picture-The contours of a new world order are on your tv screen
Television news summarizes daily what a new world order shaped by civilisationalists entails.
26 Feb 2020
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12mins
Ranked #6
Ahmet T. Kuru, "Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison
Ahmet T. Kuru, "Islam, Authoritarianism, and Underdevelopment: A Global and Historical Comparison
AHMET T. KURUIslam, Authoritarianism, and UnderdevelopmentA Global and Historical ComparisonCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 2... Read more
28 Mar 2020
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59mins
Ranked #7
China manoeuvres to protect its interests while keeping its hands clean
China manoeuvres to protect its interests while keeping its hands clean
The question is not if, but when the long-standing American defence umbrella in the Gulf, the world’s most militarised a... Read more
26 Mar 2020
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8mins
Ranked #8
Iran plays chess-the US plays backgammon_Podcast
Iran plays chess-the US plays backgammon_Podcast
Iranians play chess, Americans play backgammon when it comes to warfare, military strategy and conflict management.That ... Read more
8 Jan 2020
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8mins
Ranked #9
Killing Qassim Soleimani-rule of law or rule of the jungle_Podcast
Killing Qassim Soleimani-rule of law or rule of the jungle_Podcast
International law may not be a major consideration in debates about the US killing of Iranian military commander Qassim ... Read more
6 Jan 2020
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8mins
Ranked #10
Learning lessons-Protesters stay one step ahead of rulers
Learning lessons-Protesters stay one step ahead of rulers
There’s a déjà vu feeling to this year’s wave of protests across the Arab world.It’s not that this year saw the toppling... Read more
8 Oct 2019
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8mins
Ranked #11
Global protests-Russia and China risk ending up on the wrong side of history
Global protests-Russia and China risk ending up on the wrong side of history
Widespread perceptions see Russia together with China as the rising powers in the Middle East as a result of America’s f... Read more
3 Nov 2019
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9mins
Ranked #12
Ripples of 1MDB scandal likely to complicate Malaysian ties to key Gulf states_Podc
Ripples of 1MDB scandal likely to complicate Malaysian ties to key Gulf states_Podc
Disclosures of taped phone calls between embattled former prime minister Najib Razak and a person believed to be United ... Read more
11 Jan 2020
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7mins
Ranked #13
Rise of civilisationalists forces rethink of sovereign nation state
Rise of civilisationalists forces rethink of sovereign nation state
The rise of the civilizational state and of civilizational rather than national leaders is calling into question the con... Read more
5 Nov 2019
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13mins
Ranked #14
Playing for Higher Stakes-Saudi Arabia Gambles on Oil War with Russia
Playing for Higher Stakes-Saudi Arabia Gambles on Oil War with Russia
Saudi Arabia’s oil spat with Russia throws a spanner into the works of the Kingdom’s long-standing effort to hedge its b... Read more
17 Mar 2020
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7mins
Ranked #15
Countering civilisationalism-Lebanese and Iraqi protesters transcend sectarianism
Countering civilisationalism-Lebanese and Iraqi protesters transcend sectarianism
Protests in Lebanon have evolved into more than a fight against failed and corrupt government that has long stymied deve... Read more
1 Nov 2019
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9mins
Ranked #16
Popular Protest: How effective is it?
Popular Protest: How effective is it?
If there is one theme, beyond corruption and a host of economic and social grievances, that have driven protests -- larg... Read more
28 Oct 2019
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11mins
Ranked #17
Running hot and cold-Gulf balances on the edge of war and peace
Running hot and cold-Gulf balances on the edge of war and peace
With war and peace hanging in the balance, tensions in the Gulf are running hot and cold.Saudi and Iranian leaders are t... Read more
6 Oct 2019
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8mins
Ranked #18
Coronavirus-The Middle East’s lessons not learnt and missed opportunities
Coronavirus-The Middle East’s lessons not learnt and missed opportunities
There is little indication that Middle Eastern rulers are learning the lessons of the Coronavirus’ devastating effect. N... Read more
16 Mar 2020
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9mins
Ranked #19
Eurasia’s Great Game-India, Japan and Europe play to Putin’s needs
Eurasia’s Great Game-India, Japan and Europe play to Putin’s needs
Eurasia’s Great Game is anything but simple and straightforward.A burgeoning alliance between China and Russia that at l... Read more
16 Sep 2019
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9mins
Ranked #20
Joanna Lillis, "Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan" (I. B. Tauris, 2018)
Joanna Lillis, "Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan" (I. B. Tauris, 2018)
Joanna Lillis’ Dark Shadows, Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan (I. B. Tauris, 2018) takes the reader on a penetratin... Read more
24 Oct 2019
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59mins