Washington Is Oblivious To The Importance Of Saudi Reforms
The kingdom’s transformation has huge implications for the United States and Middle East. Read More Here
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How British colonialism Killed 100 Million Indians In 40 Years
Between 1880 to 1920, British colonial policies in India claimed more lives than all famines in the Soviet Union, Maoist China and North Korea combined. Read More Here
China’s Covid Protests Could Go Anywhere From Here
‘Zero-Covid’ demonstrations are sweeping China and anything could happen next as Beijing grapples with how to reimpose nationwide order. Read More Here
The Petulant King
Charles III can’t keep the myth of monarchy alive. Read More Here
The Naked Ayotollah
The role of Iran’s Supreme Leader, based on a claim to embody the same infallible, divine authority as the Prophet Muhammad, contradicts centuries of Islamic doctrine. It is a wholly made-up office, and its legitimacy has never been more in doubt. Read More Here
How Xi Will Consolidate Power At China’s 20th Party Congress
At the Chinese Communist Party meeting, leader Xi Jinping will likely receive a third term. Here’s what that could mean for his control of China and the party. Read More Here
How The Abraham Accords Changed The Middle East
The amazing point is that religion can serve as a unifier—bringing people of different backgrounds together—not a divider. Read More Here
Gorbachev Never Realised What He Set In Motion
Almost nobody has ever had such a profound impact on an era, while understanding so little about it. Read More Here
The Balance Of Soft Power
As in the United States, soft power has been treated as a hopeful idea in China: an important additive to the country’s rise, especially its economic expansion. Read More Here
New India Army Plan May Have ‘Devastating Consequences’
India’s scheme of short-term contractual soldiers is motivated by financial constraints but will have a direct bearing on its society. Read More Here
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