FOCUS | THEMATIC | IRAN
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Iran's Economic Losses and the Nuclear Deal
Shivani Singh. · 27 Jun, 2018 · #5486 · Commentary
On 8 May 2018, lingering tension regarding the future of the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) culminated in US President Donald Trump
officially withdrawing from the deal. This exposes Iran to heavy US primary and
secondary sanctions, wh ...
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Trump and the Iran Nuclear Deal: Geopolitics and Financial Unipolarity
Ambassador KP Fabian. · 22 May, 2018 · #5474 · Commentary
On 8 May 2018, US President Donald Trump, true to his style and ...
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The Chabahar Port Project and Afghanistan’s Alternative Approach to Trade
Jawad Torabi. · 19 Apr, 2018 · #5460 · Commentary
Historically,
and given the tensions in bilateral relations, dependence on the Pakistani
market and trade routes has been a point of vulnerability for Afghanistan, a
landlocked country. To overcome this vulnerability, Kabul has begun looking for
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Part-II
Subtle Shifts in Saudi Foreign Policy: Domestic and International Dimensions
Pieter-jan Dockx. · 13 Mar, 2018 · #5448 · Commentary
Part I of this two-part commentary on the shifts in Saudi Arabia ...
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2018 US Nuclear Posture Review: Intent and Implications
Shivani Singh. · 09 Mar, 2018 · #5445 · Commentary
Earlier
this year, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Science and Security Board
announced their decision to move the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight. Around
the same time, the US Department of Defense released the 2018 Nuclear Posture
Revi ...
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Part-I
Reorienting Saudi Foreign Policy: From Islam to the Arab Identity
Pieter-jan Dockx. · 27 Feb, 2018 · #5439 · Commentary
Since the rise of Saudi Arabia ...
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Maritime Matters
The Debut of Counter-Drone Technologies
Vijay Sakhuja. · 27 Feb, 2018 · #5438 · Commentary
During his speech at the Munich Security Conference in February 2018, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "brandished" a piece of debris from an Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) brought down by the Israeli military after it ent ...
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Whither Tunisia?
KP Fabian. · 23 Jan, 2018 · #5425 · Commentary
When Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali - who had been Tunisia's president for 23 years - fell from power in January 2011, it appeared that Tunisia would embark on a journey towards democracy for the first time since its independence from France in 1957. ...
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A Perspective from Tehran
Iran Protests: Drivers and Consequences
Majid Izadpanahi. · 22 Jan, 2018 · #5423 · Commentary
While much of the world was busy celebrating the new year, Iran was enveloped in protests. Spread across 70 cities, these protests began in the Shiite holy city of Mashhad in reaction to endemic inflation that has plagued the Iranian economy.
This ...
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The Neglected Dimension of Iran's Opposition to Iraqi Kurdistan's Independence
Pieter-jan Dockx. · 06 Dec, 2017 · #5405 · Commentary
Iran ...
