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For a religion to be strong, it must be confident in itself: solid in its convictions and robust in its humility. While its true adherents should imbue its principles within their souls, such depth of faith should enable believers to accept others may follow a different creed.…

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The political crisis in Israel is deepening due to sharp disagreements between the leading parties within the national unity coalition government. What are the options facing the main political powers in the country? How did the Israeli political scene become so complicated in the first place?…

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This article provides an analysis of why the world’s largest regional trade deal (in population terms) – the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – was signed last November (2020). It assesses China’s role in this important political and economic event, and how it reflects its relations with other signatory countries.…

Now Joe Biden has acceded to power in Washington, it is important that his administration gives special attention to Iraq, not the least because many Iraqis blame him for some dismal failures in past America policy. Under former President Barack Obama’s term of office, it was then Vice President Joe Biden who was largely responsible for the policy fudge which saw ISIS take over 40% of the country.…

The Egyptian Nobel Prize winning author Naguib Mahfouz wrote in his novel ‘Heart of the Night’, that ‘Politics is a spacious word; its charm is distributed among all sects. Politics is life’.

It is a quote worth remembering, as politics is indeed life, and affects all life.…

LANDOWNERS looking to sell holdings were hoping 2020 might be more predictable than 2019, once Brexit happened last January 31, after four years of political uncertainty. But a global pandemic and a last-minute trade deal heading off a no-deal end to a Brexit transition period this January 1 meant that last year was more unpredictable, further tightening inventory.…

LANDOWNERS looking to sell holdings were hoping 2020 might be more predictable than 2019, once Brexit happened last January 31, after four years of political uncertainty. But a global pandemic and a last-minute trade deal heading off a no-deal end to a Brexit transition period this January 1 meant that last year was more unpredictable, further tightening inventory.…

The Egyptian Nobel Prize winning author Naguib Mahfouz wrote in his novel ‘Heart of the Night’, that ‘Politics is a spacious word; its charm is distributed among all sects. Politics is life’.

It is a quote worth remembering, as politics is indeed life, and affects all life.…

The president of the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA) has warned that the military takeover in Myanmar could spark a significant shift in sourcing away from this south-east Asian country if democracy is not restored promptly. Julia Hughes told just-style: “If there is not a quick resolution, then yes we would expect a major shift to other Asian suppliers.”…

UK colleges and universities are complicit in Nigerian corruption and money laundering, according to a report commissioned by British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, from West Africa expert, Matthew Page. Published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (for whom Page is a non-resident scholar), ‘West African Elites’ Spending on UK Schools and Universities: A Closer Look’ (1), points to “unexplained wealth” used to pay British university and boarding school fees way above the salary levels of prominent politically exposed persons (PEPs).…