Drug Trafficking in Tajikistan: A Very Deep but not Incurable Evil
For many years, Tajikistan has been gravely affected by drug trafficking. At least 15-20 tons of opium and between 75 and 80 metric tons of heroin are smuggled...
Islamic State does not like Taylor Swift. Austrian police arrests plotters
Washington/Vienna/Berlin (10/8 – 45.45) After a tip-off by U.S. intelligence officials and only a few hours left Austrian police made swift arrests. The plot...
Hope, Fear and Jealousy
How does one man consistently get it right in Earth’s most unpredictable political stage play? Meet Allan J. Lichtman, a historian with a seemingly...
U.S. Election: Policy And Positioning
Amid high inflation and low housing affordability, and despite a strong economic backdrop, the upcoming U.S. election is expected to be one of the...
Harris’ Israel policy: Unburdened by what has been?
Kamala Harris Has Been One of the Biden Administration’s Fiercest Messengers on Israel-palestine, and There’s Hope Among Those in the Administration Who Have Criticized...
Tougher tone on Israel, steady on NATO: how a Harris foreign policy could look
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to stick largely to Joe Biden’s foreign policy playbook on key issues such as Ukraine, China and Iran but...
US-Philippines Cyber Digital Policy Talks Announced
The following statement was jointly released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Philippines on the occasion of the successful...
Meet the founder who built and sold a $600M enterprise software startup from Sri Lanka
Sanjiva Weerawarana is a Sri Lankan success story. He founded enterprise software firm WSO2 in 2005, got it close to $100 million in ARR...
Trump welcomes Netanyahu to Mar-a-Lago, mending rift with key political ally
Clasping his hand warmly, a beaming Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for their first face-to-face meeting in nearly four years on...
Netanyahu faces delicate balancing act in US after Biden exits race
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the US this week under pressure to end the Gaza war, from both Israelis and the US administration....