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The Great Decoupling

Authors: Keith Johnson, Robbie Gramer Affiliation: Foreign Policy Organization /Publisher: Foreign Policy Date/Place: May 14, 2020/ USA Type of Literature: Article  Word Count: 5750 Link: Keywords: Pandemic, China, Washington, Decoupling, Economy. Brief: In the post-pandemic era, Washington is persistent in…

Crusaders in Reverse? The Emergence of Political Islam in the Middle East and the Reactions of British Foreign Policy, 1978–1990

Author: Ihab Shabana Affiliation: University of Peloponnese, Greece Organization/Publisher: MDPI Date/Place: April 17, 2020/ Basel, Switzerland Type of Literature: Journal Article Number of Pages: 14 Link: Keywords: Political Islam; Islamism, Middle East, Britain, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Iran, Shi’a,…

China’s Balancing Act in Libya

Authors: Frederic Wehrey, Sandy Alkoutami Affiliation: The Washington Institute Organization/Publisher: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Date/Place: May 10, 2020/Washington, DC, USA Type of Literature: Analysis Word Count: 2506 Link: Keywords: China Foreign Policy, GNA, LNA, War in Libya…

How the Taliban Outlasted a Superpower: Tenacity and Carnage

Author: Mujib Mashal Affiliation: The New York Times Organization/Publisher: The New York Times  Date/Place: May 26, 2020/ USA Type of Literature: Article Word Count: 3,800  Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/world/asia/taliban-afghanistan-war.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Keywords: Taliban, Peace Deal, US invasion, Afghanistan. Brief: The author highlights the failure…