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South Korea/Africa/Pacific Regions. Korea’s Strategy on Trade Agreements with Developing Countries in Africa and the Pacific Regions (Meeryung La, KIEP)

   As the US-China trade conflict intensifies, high dependence on US and China has been pointed out as a potential risk to the Korean...

World. Time of Troubles or New Confrontation (Andrey Bystritskiy, KIEP)

We have moved into the zone of a new confrontation, and so far, we cannot even clearly define its boundaries. It seems that the...

Afghanistan. The root cause of ‘Western’ failure in Afghanistan (Seán Golden, CIDOB)

A better understanding of tribal cultures and strategic theories based on them might have prevented errors in Afghanistan and better explained the Taliban victory...

G20. G20 test of trust: coming together to narrow the pandemic divide (Beatriz Pérez de la Fuente, Elcano Royal Institute)

Political failure to tackle the pandemic divide will aggravate the dangerously divergent paths between the advanced economies and China, and many emerging markets and...

Iran. Iran’s New Government: An Assertive Regional Policy and a Firm Stance toward the West (Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall, JCPA)

Ministers of the new government pledge allegiance to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s legacy at his mausoleum. (Irna) Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) approved the list of ministers presented...

Iran/Taliban. Iran and the Taliban: Bitter Enemies or Potential Partners (Amb. Dore Gold, JCPA)

Just as the Taliban emerged as a political force in Afghanistan in 1994, it became clear very quickly that their relations with their western...

Taliban/Palestine/Middle East. The Taliban’s Palestinian Partners: Implications for the Middle East Peace Process (Dan Diker, Khaled Abu Toameh, JCPA)

Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met in Doha, Qatar, in August 2021. (Hamas) The Taliban’s reconquering of Afghanistan, followed...

Israel/Palestine. Why Did the PA’s Mahmoud Abbas Meet with Defense Minister Benny Gantz? (Pinhas Inbari, JCPA)

Mahmoud Abbas and his cabinet in Ramallah. Prime Minister Mohammed Shteyah is closest to him on the left and Majed Faraj, head of the...

Hamas/Israel. Hamas has its Own Logic. What is Israel’s Logic? (Udi Dekel, INSS)

Hamas is conducting an ongoing campaign of attrition against Israel. The organization began initiating violent incidents from the Gaza Strip the very same week...

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