Search results for: S. Frederick Starr
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Pakistan’s Kashmir Quandary amid India’s Regional Rise
…The return of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan in October 2023 from self-exile in London raised many expectations. However, neither did Nawaz Sharif become the Prime…
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Iran’s Regional Proxies: Reshaping the Middle East and Testing U.S. Policy
…Since the 1979 Iranian revolution, regional geopolitics in the Middle East has been significantly influenced by Iran’s actions and interventions. Iran has strategically developed “anti-U.S.” alliances, often fostering…
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Sweden’s Quest for a Foothold in India’s Defense Market
…The global arms trade is a highly intricate and competitive landscape, where countries strive to secure lucrative defense contracts with nations seeking to bolster their military capabilities. In…
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Preserving Europe’s Interests Amid U.S.-China Strategic Rivalry
…The rise of China in the international system and the emerging U.S.-China strategic rivalry have affected a large section of the globe, including international institutions and businesses. The…
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Modi’s U.S. Visit to Harness Growing Trust
…The India-U.S. bilateral relationship stands at a juncture, hitherto unseen, in terms of compatibility of interest and implementation. A broad positive arc guides the trajectory of the relationship…
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Japan’s Incrementalism in the World Bank’s Global Financing Facility
…developing countries. According to statistical data reported by the GFF in December 2021, undernutrition is related to about 45 percent of child mortality, and anemia leads to some 20 percent…
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Japan’s Response to IMF’s Special Drawing Rights in the COVID-19 Pandemic
…On August 2, 2021, the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) as international reserve assets equivalent…
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People’s Tribunal versus People’s Republic
…This weekend something unusual is going to happen. From June 4th to 7th an independent tribunal in the UK will hear evidence about human rights abuses against ethnic…
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Trump’s Facebook Ban Upheld as U.S.-EU Mull Action on Big Tech
…Amid the invasion of Capitol Hill four months ago, social media giants Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube banned then-President Donald Trump from their platforms, citing repeated violations of the…