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U.S.-IRAN: WILL COOPERATION HAPPEN?
Rapprochement in relations between the U.S. and Iran is a current topic of the information stream. Certain messages voiced by the heads of both states during the address in the UN are indicative of
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GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS: TENSIONS ALONG U.S.-RUSSIA-CHINA DIRECTION
Some intriguing aspects of geopolitical processes are surfacing on the global scale. It is along with a dire situation in the Middle East that some thought-provoking events are developing in the Central Asia and
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CENTRAL ASIA: NEW STAGE OF BIG GAME
Important developments are taking place around Central Asia against a background of geopolitical tension in the Middle East. Steps taken by superpowers in terms of the region are in global spotlight. It appears that
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WHERE DOES THE GULF STAND ON THE SYRIA CHEMICAL DEAL?
The Syrian chemical weapons deal between the United States and Russia appears to be fraught with dangers. There are a number of immediate problems in the wake of the diplomatic breakthrough that the euphoria
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CONCEPTUAL PRINCIPLES OF THE U.S.’S SOUTH CAUCASUS POLICY
The U.S. has clearly pursued the policy aimed at preserving its super power position in the aftermath of the Cold War.(1). Thus, the U.S. aims to prevent the detrimental extent of strengthening of other
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AFRICA AT THE CROSSROADS OF CIVILIZATIONS – ARTICLE I
New millennium is distinguished by a characteristic struggle between civilizations in the geopolitical domain. Introduced by Samuel Huntington as a new theory of international relations, clash of civilizations driven international relations underlie geopolitical landscape
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INTERVIEW WITH DR. ROBERT MASON
Dr. Robert Mason is Lecturer in International Relations department at the British University in Egypt (http://www.bue.edu.eg/). He writes, teaches and researches on the broad subject of International Relations, with a particular emphasis on Middle
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THE IMPLICATION OF THE CASPIAN REGION WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF NEW ENERGY ORDER
In the aftermath of collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, several arguments have been put forward in order to define the new system of the world. One of these arguments has been the
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A COMPARATIVE LOOK AT GUN CONTROL REFORM
This week the Senate concluded hearings on the hot topic of gun control reform, hearing voices from all sides of the debate including former Representative Gabrielle Giffords, a victim of gun violence, as well
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2014: OBAMA VS. ERDOGAN
One simple alteration to the electoral system in America would have resulted in a landslide victory for incumbent Barack Obama in the US presidential election, to the effect of a stomping four-to-one margin of
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