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IRAN – Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan—Iran’s Next President? (Ardavan Khoshnood, BESA Center)

Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan, a commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has announced his candidacy for the Iranian presidential elections in June 2021....

IRAN – The Implications of a Military Figure as President of Iran (Farhad Rezaei and Jason M. Brodsky, BESA Center)

In 2021, Iran will be preparing for a presidential election even as it faces an unprecedented economic crisis. Some conservatives argue that a military...

CHINA/FIVE YEAR PLAN – China’s bold new Five Year Plan (Yao Yang, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/13/chinas-bold-new-five-year-plan/

THAILAND/SPACE PROGRAM/CHINA – Thailand’s space program drifts out of China’s orbit (Hadrien T Saperstein, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/12/thailands-space-program-drifts-out-of-chinas-orbit/

MATERIAL DISCOVERY/QUANTUM ADVANTAGE – Towards the First Demonstration of Quantum Advantage in Material Discovery (Catalina Sparleanu

https://www.supertrends.com/towards-the-first-demonstration-of-quantum-advantage-in-material-discovery/

SINGAPORE/FUTURE OF FOOD – Singapore leads the future of food with world-first approval of cultured meat sales (Jiqing Hansen, Super Trends)

https://www.supertrends.com/singapore-leads-the-way-in-a-future-of-meat-without-animals/

UK – UK could face food shortages in supermarkets due to no-deal Brexit: Report (Al Arabiya)

A man carries shopping as he walks past a shop with half-empty shelves in Oldham, Lancashire on March 26, 2020. (AFP) British ministers have warned...

EUROPE/IRAN – EU condemns execution of Iranian journalist (Al Arabiya)

Ruhollah Zam speaks during his trial at Iran's Revolutionary Court in Tehran on June 30, 2020. (AFP) The European Union on Saturday condemned in the...

USA/MOROCCO/WESTERN SAHARA – US adopts map of Morocco that includes Western Sahara (Al Arabiya)

Signature of the American ambassador on the complete map of Morocco, which was officially approved by the US government. (Supplied) The US adopted Saturday a...

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