Strategy & Policy

Threatening global stability and security through media propaganda around strikes at nuclear centres

Threatening global stability and security through media propaganda around strikes at nuclear centres

BY: Political Economy Journal Team PEJOURNAL - This Thursday morning, an incident took place on the Iran’s nuclear facilities in Natanz, during which one of the huts under construction in the open area of ​​Natanz site was damaged. Following this incident, some Israeli media accounts immediately attributed the incident to Israel's destructive actions, same procedure which was followed by the Zionist regime's media sources regarding the explosion of the gas tank in Parchin area in Tehran, capital city of Iran, some days before. Regarding the Parchin incident, the relevant authorities released the full video from the location, provided the necessary…
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ORF: What China Wants in South Asia ?

ORF: What China Wants in South Asia ?

Introduction PEJOURNAL - In his 19th Party Congress speech in October 2017, Chinese President Xi Jinping stated that “China will deepen relations with its neighbors in accordance with the principle of amity, sincerity, mutual benefits, and inclusiveness, and the policy of forging friendship and partnership with its neighbors.”[1] As neighbours of China, South Asian countries—including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka—have increasingly come into contact with Beijing in the diplomatic, economic, and security domains. These interactions demonstrate that China is not simply appealing to the better angels of South Asian neighbours. Rather, Beijing has crafted a geostrategic approach…
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Political Economy Journal: Escalating tensions with Iran and China; Trump’s final solution

Political Economy Journal: Escalating tensions with Iran and China; Trump’s final solution

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - Growing concerns about re-election of Donald Trump have made republicans and their supporters to find a different pass to re-election. Due to different incidents the long show of economic well-being has been changed recently; the killing of George Floyd also impacted the polls greatly specially in eyes of minorities and people of color. There have been a lengthy discussion about how to impact general public opinion and marginalize effects of these grave incidents. In this article we will point out two main alternatives, our focus will be on foreign policy and important issues that could…
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The Express Tribune: India’s False Sense of Security and Stability

The Express Tribune: India’s False Sense of Security and Stability

BY: Durdana Najam PEJOURNAL - From a regional point of view, India is a country with a confused perception of its global position. The assumption of having the power to subdue its neighbouring countries either militarily or economically has left India on its hinges, on many occasions. Whether it was Doklum, Balakot and now Ladakh, the storyline has been the same: aggression, standoff, and submission. India may have crossed over Pakistan’s territory in February 2019, but it left behind a state that respects international law and had the wherewithal to defend its territorial sovereignty. What image does India leave behind…
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NOURNEWS: Trump’s Sudden Turn towards Venezuela

NOURNEWS: Trump’s Sudden Turn towards Venezuela

PEJOURNAL - Trump is so concerned about Iran's influence in Latin America that he has abandoned his puppet (Juan Guido) in Venezuela and, despite previous stances and hostilities, he has announced his tacit readiness to negotiate with President Nicolas Maduro, which Trump tried to oust him with a coup. NOURNEWS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said he is ready to meet with Trump. Last winter, however, the United States formally opposed the legitimate government in Venezuela following a US-backed coup d'etat by Juan Guido. In an interview with the Axios website on Monday morning, Trump also noted Maduro's readiness…
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Political Economy Journal: Russia in Libya

Political Economy Journal: Russia in Libya

Recently, new images of the presence of Russian MiG-29 and Sukhoi-24 fighters at the Al-Jafra Air Base in Libya were released, along with images of the P-18 long-range surveillance radar. Russia, along with Arab countries such as the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, has recently launched a military intervention in Libya in support of General Khalifa Haftar, while Turkey has also supported the national unity government. Everyone in the world has predicted the decline of the United States, and they are looking to get a bigger part of the global cake in the next world, and in the meantime, the…
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Political Economy Journal: Bitter end of JCPOA

Political Economy Journal: Bitter end of JCPOA

PEJOURNAL - Recently, following the unofficial publication of the US resolution draft on the continuation of Iran's arms embargo after the expiration of the legal deadline set in UN Resolution 2231, Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, warned that if Iran arms embargoes extends by the UN Security Council, and then JCPOA will procced to its "eternal death." the European Troika anti-Iranian resolution proposed in the IAEA Board of Governors, is in fact a new step in increasing the pressure on Iran and will definitely be accompanied by Iran's reaction. The Wall Street Journal…
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Political Economy Journal: Iran navy test fires cruise missiles resistant to ‘electronic war,

Political Economy Journal: Iran navy test fires cruise missiles resistant to ‘electronic war,

PEJOURNAL - Iran test fired cruise missiles in a naval exercise in the Oman Sea and Northern Indian Ocean, on Thursday, according to our field reporter. The missiles which were designed and produced by the defence ministry and the Iranian navy, destroyed targets at a distance of 280 kilometers (170 miles). The tests took place during a naval drill by Iran’s Navy in the Oman Sea and Northern Indian Ocean. Two kinds of missiles were fired, without elaborating, being launched from both a truck and a ship, hitting a buoyant target in the sea. Iran’s Navy chief, Adm. Hossein Khanzadi,…
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Political Economy Journal: The IAEA’s Access Request     ( Endless Series of Inspections) is not Applicable under the Documents of the Spy Agencies

Political Economy Journal: The IAEA’s Access Request ( Endless Series of Inspections) is not Applicable under the Documents of the Spy Agencies

- According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the International Atomic Energy Agency's inspections are one of the most important issues in the Iran's peace process since the beginning of the nuclear talks in the 1980s. Iran has called for a framework for inspections, and since 2006 Iran's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei has always demanded that a distinction be made between a request for a safeguard and an over-the-counter. This demand was due to the fact that in his reports to the Board of Governors, the Director General presented a combination of the results…
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Anadolu Agency: ‘EU may recognize Palestinian state if Israel annexes W.Bank’

Anadolu Agency: ‘EU may recognize Palestinian state if Israel annexes W.Bank’

Luxembourg foreign minister calls for tougher EU stance against Israel’s annexation plans, calls it nothing but ‘stealing’ PEJOURNAL - The European Union’s recognition of Palestine as a state would become “inevitable” if Israel moves forward with its controversial plan to annex the West Bank, Luxembourg’s foreign minister has said. Speaking to German weekly Der Spiegel, Jean Asselborn called for a tougher EU stance against the Israeli government’s plan to annex significant parts of the West Bank. “To simply write reproachful letters would be a humiliation for the EU and would significantly weaken its credibility,” Asselborn stressed, suggesting stronger measures like…
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