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Almost daily, global media report intense violence, large-scale human suffering, and destruction in Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen. These conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have fundamentally changed the region’s physical, economic, and social landscape, which, at the onset of the Arab Spring just over five years ago, looked much more hopeful. Yet, as conflicts intensify …

Economic Consequences of the Wars Restoring Libya’s infrastructure will cost an estimated $200 billion over the next ten years. The damage to the capital stock in Syria as of mid-2014 is estimated between $70-80 billion. Syria’s neighbouring countries (Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt) have borne the brunt of the economic impact of the war. The cost to the five …

“Financial market volatility following the referendum in the United Kingdom on EU membership has been short-lived. However, uncertainty about the global outlook has increased, while incoming data for the second quarter point to subdued global activity and trade.” (— Economic Bulletin of the European Central Bank) The campaign for the referendum on the question of UK’s leaving or remaining within …

The South China Sea has been a source of tensions between several East Asian countries for decades. The fears are growing that the area will become a flashpoint, with potentially serious global consequences since the rivalry between China and the United States, which apparently backs its ‘ally’ the Philippines, is on the rise. The ruling from the International Tribunal for …

Choose the word MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the capitalized word. 1. AMBLE (a) Decline    (b) Stumble (c) Nadir        (d) Saunter 2. PROFANE (a) Sincere     (b) Bullying (c) Crude    (d) Ignorant 3. MELEE (a) Affability    (b) Serenity (c) Smoothness    (d) Scrimmage 4. ASSIDUOUS (a) Indolent    (b) Insolvent (c) Industrious    (d) Ditzy 5. RED TOP (a) Sports car    (b) …

Questions 1-6: Seven airline flights — 101,102,103,104,105,106 and 107 — are to be scheduled for departure, one at a time on the hour, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The schedule must conform to the following requirements: A. Flight 101 must depart at 9:00 a.m. B. Flight 105 must depart later than Flight 103, and also later than Flight 102. …

1. Introduction 2. Industrial Sector and Its Components 3. Importance of Industrial Sector For A Country 4. Different Phases of Industrial Development in Pakistan a) 1950s: The era of rapid industrial growth b) 1960s: The ere of industrial stabilization c) 1970s: Nationalization and its impacts d) 1980s: Russia-Afghan war and pro-industry policies of Zia e) 1990s: The decade of privatization …

Author: Naqeeb Ullah Kakar The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, or more rightly the Muslim world, treat the Palestinian and Kashmir issues as subjects, not objects. All along, it’s not a fantasy, rephrase it, after almost five decades of its establishment the OIC members opted for an Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism (IMAFT), the objectives of which ought to have …

To vastly improve your country and truly make it great again, start by choosing a better leader. Do not let the media or the establishment make you pick from the people they choose, but instead choose from those they do not pick. Pick a leader from among the people who is heart-driven, one who identifies with the common man on …

 “In the realm of economic competition, the instruments of power are productive efficiency, market control, trade surplus, strong currency, foreign exchange reserves, and ownership of foreign companies, factories and technology.” (— S.P. Huntington) Geoeconomic power and its use appear to be a crucial, albeit understudied, aspect of today’s international relations. Traditionally, international power has been thought of in geopolitical rather …