Monthly Archives: March 2022

Geoeconomic pitfalls: Egypt then, Lanka now

Posted on March 26, 2022 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen IzzadeenThe unprecedented yet not unforeseen economic crisis, foreign exchange crisis and debt crisis Sri Lanka is going through with people dying and being killed in queues for their basic needs have a geopolitical and geoeconomic parallel in 19th … Continue reading →

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If the Ukraine war is not ended now, millions of poor people will die of hunger

Posted on March 12, 2022 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen IzzadeenIn the immediate post-World War II period, George Kennan was the US State Department diplomat in charge of training the foreign service staff. Although he was regarded as dovish, he would advise the trainees who took up postings … Continue reading →

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Ukraine: Zelenskyy’s own goal in a cruel sport

Posted on March 4, 2022 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen IzzadeenUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has apparently ignored one of the key principles in international relations and is now paying a costly price for it, with Russian troops moving towards the country’s capital, Kyiv.A nation in a big power … Continue reading →

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