Category: World
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Syria on balance
A UK-based monitoring group called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) has claimed that at least 53 civilians have been killed in Russian air strikes in..
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The grand strategy
With the advent of technology and the expansion of the internet, there are heightened threats to national security of nation-states across the world. Can there be..
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Reimagining Afghanistan
Russia’s recent diplomatic intervention in Afghanistan elicits old categorizations of a ‘New Great Gamer’ in the making among traditional rivals Moscow and Washington..
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India & the triangular actors
India, China and Russia have emerged as three nations whose geopolitical strengths are to be reckoned with in the global power structure. International theoreticians..
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Asymmetric conflicts
Inequality in arms, indeed, significant disparity between belligerents, has become a prominent feature of various contemporary armed conflicts. Such asymmetries, albeit is not at all a new..
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Reimagining intelligence
The intelligence community has often been blamed for its failure to forecast critical world events from the fall of the Soviet Union to the Arab Spring protests that swept across North Africa and the Middle..
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OBOR & the emerging world order
China’s multi-billion-dollar project One Belt, One Road (OBOR) infrastructure development project is a manifestation of the nation’s ambition. Experts and keynote speakers present at Synergia Conclave..
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Tencent on top
China-based company, Tencent Holding, has officially surpassed Facebook in terms of market value. The company has now crossed $500 billion and is the first Asian..
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The end of ISIS
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani in an address broadcast in state media has declared the end of ISIS. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant also known as..
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Humanitarian crisis in Yemen
There is a humanitarian crisis unfolding in Yemen as aid agencies struggle to provide urgent humanitarian supplies to the region. A Saudi-Arabia led..