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Japan’s Nuclear Power Industry: a Bumpy Road after Fukushima

Japan is the third most economically developed country in the world and one of the most technologically advanced nations on the planet. Up until 2011, it was also among the world’s leaders in nuclear power. There were 54 nuclear power reactors operating throughout the country that generated 30% of the energy consumed...

Dmitry Bokarev

Riyadh’s "Oil War" on Russia has some Global Objectives

The on-going Saudi ‘oil war’ with Russia has its roots in the logic of increasingly using natural resources for geo-political and geo-economic purposes. While this is not something entirely new, the latest push comes against the backdrop of increasing competition between the US and Russia for global leadership roles and the former’s attempts at forcing the latter out...

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Only Hard Times Ahead for Saudi Arabia

The revenue generated by state-owned Saudi oil company Saudi Aramco accounts for up to 80% of the kingdom’s fiscal budget. The company did not hide its losses, and officially reported a decrease of $22.9 billion in net income in 2019, and there have also been serious spending cuts on development, i.e. on maintaining and increasing production. The report...

Viktor Mikhin

Russian-Japanese Relations Developing Despite Dispute over the Kuril Islands

Dmitry Bokarev

Is COVID-19 Devouring What’s Left of the Trump Presidency?

Phil Butler

Is China Turning Indo-Pacific Concept into Reality?

Dmitry Bokarev

Trump-Modi Bonhomie: Mostly Showmanship, Little Action!

Henry Kamens

From Inside Isolated Hong Kong - Melancholy and Hope

Andre Vltchek

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