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"The Pakistani Boomerang"

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“MOTH-EATEN TRUNCATED PAKISTAN ”. THIS WAS HOW, IN 1947, Pakistan’s founding father Mohammad Ali Jinnah, baptised his new-born country, a Caesarean birth resulting from the British fleeing colonial responsibilities. It is rare for a parent to speak of his own creature with such despair. And perhaps it is no coincidence that a distinguished anglophile barrister, both in his soul and his choice of suits, Jinnah was to die only a year after this ill-fated delivery... Download Now Free - (Pdf 6.5Mb)

"The Energy Game "

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1. The Earth is almost five billion years old and at best will last another five billion years before the Sun goes out. This of course with the concurrence of the 718 currently registered potentially dangerous asteroid, of which one, Apophis (the Greek name for the Egyptian god Apep, «the destroyer») will cross the orbit of our telecommunications satellites on April 13th 2029. ... Download Now Free - (Pdf 9Mb)

"AMERICA vs AMERICA "

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Washington’s soft and hard power face daunting challenges both in the American continent and in the Middle Eastern theatre. Here, John Hulsman argues, the increase of U.S. troops in Iraq shows that Bush does not want to recognize defeat. This strategy, says the author, is the consequence of the persistent influence of neo-conservatism within the White House. ... Download Now Free - (Pdf 2.5Mb)

"The Eastern Challenge "

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This issue of Heartland takes a close look at two big eastern players whose recent behavior – and, most of all, whose foreseeable ambitions – raise growing concern in America and Europe (and not only there). Russia and Iran. Putin’s time has witnessed the beginning of the rebirth of Russian power, the emergence of the theory of “sovereign democracy” and its economic and geopolitical applications, that nourished American illusions. ... Download Now Free- (Pdf 1.3Mb)

"Defusing Tehran"

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With Saddam and the Talibans out of the scene and US troops entangled in Iraq, Teheran’s aspiration for a new regional centrality skyrockets, together with its nuclear ambitions.
While the erosion of American leadership in the Middle East seems to favor a rising China, eager to acquire centrality in a new regional security system, Iran-US confrontation places India in a strategically precarious position. ... Download Now Free - (Pdf 673Kb)

"The Atomic Rush"

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Home to the “rising Asian powers”, South Asia also hosts the largest concentration of existing nuclear-armed states as well as potential ones. In this context –made unstable by increasing nuclearization, ethnic strife and fast economic growth– the Indo-US nuclear agreement dramatically changes the rules of Asia’s atomic game, allowing the US to introduce the distinction between tolerable and non-tolerable nuclear powers. ... Download Now Free - (pdf 530Kb)

"Unveiling Iran"

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The unexpected victory of Mahmud Ahmadi-Nejad in the presidential elections that took place on June 17-24 of this year marks the success of a sociopolitical bloc led by the pasdaran and the basiji, the parallel armed forces of the revolution, and reveals crisis of power of the Ayatollahs. The eight years of presidency of Mohammad Khatami (1997-2005), exponent of the reformist clerisy, a the preceding presidency of the moderate conservative, Rafsanjani.…Read More

"CHINDIA – The 21st Century Challenge"

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It has yet to begin and already it mustn’t be. Throughout the world the media has determined that this will be the “Asian century”. By the beginning of the new millennium it became fashionable to evoke the China of miracles, now joined by India. The slogan-makers coined a new term: Chindia, the Sino-Indian centaur of nearly two and a half billion people predestined for global hegemony.…Read More

"The Power of Israel"

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Thesis : Israel has won. The second Intifada has ended in the suicide of the Palestinian cause. Terrorism hasn’t torn apart Israeli society nor has it crushed its economy. The wall - or “separation barrier” in the rhetoric of Jerusalem – is a success. Arab public opinion is increasingly less inclined to get enthused for the Palestinians..…Read More

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"China - America the Great Game"
"Which Game?"

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In a recent exposition on the emerging geopolitical situation around the globe, Henry Kissinger remarked on the diplomatic significance of the difference between America’s and China’s intellectual games: chess and go, respectively.…Read More

"A New Silk Road?"

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What is geopolitics? Why Eurasia? The reasons for a dialogue between Europe and Asia. The role of the main Eurasian actors and of Italy in building such a dialogue. The big Eurasian geopolitical issues on the ground: the European common currency, Australia’s relations with Asian countries, Korea, Japan’s attitude towards its neighbors, Russian relations with Europe and the importance of the rapidly-evolving “big two” – India and China.

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"China / America Love and Fear"

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What is the state of US-China relations? Recent historical evolution. New challenges brought to the US by the fall of the USSR: from a blessed position of isolation to possible exclusion from the center stage of the Eurasian continent. The role of the central Asian Republics. New tensions between the US and China: Chinese fear to the use of US military power; US misperception of Beijing’s intentions due to the lack of transparency of the Chinese political process.