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Russia: The Sochi 2014 Olympics and aftermath
December 5, 2017, 2 Comments

No officials, no flag and no anthem. The International Olympic Committee barred Russia from the 2018 Winter Games in Sou ...

Africa: Conflict and governance 2015-17
December 4, 2017, Comments Off on Africa: Conflict and governance 2015-17

See also Africa: Conflict and governance 2013-2014 Richest President In Africa 2017 List A very long, detailed and depre ...

Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto’s assassination and the aftermath
August 31, 2017, 1 Comment

Musharraf declared fugitive as Bhutto murder trial ends in Pakistan Former military dictator has property confiscated as ...

Afghanistan 2010 – 2017
August 31, 2017, 1 Comment

31 August Afghanistan’s tribes: Keeping their enemies close (The Economist) Afghanistan is frazzled by tribal division ...

The Partition of India 70th anniversary
August 14, 2017, Comments Off on The Partition of India 70th anniversary

Partition, 70 years on: Salman Rushdie, Kamila Shamsie and other writers reflect More than a million were killed and man ...

Turkey 2016 – 2017
July 21, 2017, 1 Comment

Turkey’s Erdogan Refuses to Back Down in Feud With Germany (NYT) President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey raised the s ...

NAFTA – Three Amigos
June 15, 2017, 1 Comment

NAFTA Canada-U.S. NAFTA Negotiations 2017/ 15 June John Ivison: Mulroney urges Trudeau to ‘look around the corner of h ...

Middle East & Arab World – Saudi Arabia 2015-17
May 21, 2017, Comments Off on Middle East & Arab World – Saudi Arabia 2015-17

Burning Oil to Keep Cool The Hidden Energy Crisis in Saudi Arabia Glada Lahn and Paul Stevens (Chatham House December 20 ...

China: Economy /2
May 16, 2017, 2 Comments

What Did China Accomplish at the Belt and Road Forum? China put on an impressive diplomatic show, but had little new to ...

Egypt 2014 – 2016
April 10, 2017, 1 Comment

Copts in Egypt: Attacked again (The Economist) Yesterday at least 45 people died and dozens more were injured in attacks ...