Monthly Archives: January 2016

International players in corrupt politics

Posted on January 29, 2016 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen Politics is a head-deep mud hole. Those who walk into it, even if they wear the world’s best mud-proof suits, cannot claim while being in it that they are clean. Politics leads to power and authority and … Continue reading →

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Saudi oil coup fails; diplomatic victory for Iran

Posted on January 22, 2016 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen During a visit to sanctions-hit Iran in 2012, at Laleh International Hotel, which was Hotel Intercontinental before the 1979 revolution, a shopkeeper told me that business was so bad that he hardly got one customer a day. … Continue reading →

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Iran-Saudi conflict: Shake the sheikdom into realities

Posted on January 9, 2016 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen Providing protection to a diplomatic mission is the responsibility of the host country. Both Iran and Saudi Arabia are signatories to the two Vienna Conventions that spell out privileges, rights and responsibilities with regard to diplomatic missions … Continue reading →

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World in transition, Lanka needs to be cautious in foreign policy

Posted on January 2, 2016 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen As we welcome 2016 today, two issues that will continue to dominate in the New Year are China’s rise and the war on terror. But beneath the brinkmanship of China and the United States or the bloody … Continue reading →

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