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Iran and Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Iran and Shanghai Cooperation Organization

PEJOURNAL - Following the interview centered on the impact of Iran on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and its member states., with the guest of honor Daniel Ranjbar, a PhD student of International Relations in the people’s friendship university of Russia. The session was opened with a brief remark by P.Mirzaei Editor in Chief of Political Economy Journal by creating awareness concerning Shanghai Cooperation Organization and then invited Daniel Ranjbar to the forum: “I’m glad to say hello to our friends and followers, tonight we are going to be with you with another live program about the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. As…
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What Biden hides about Afghanistan

What Biden hides about Afghanistan

BY: Mohammad Ghaderi PEJOURNAL - US President Joe Biden has said in a speech that China, Pakistan, Russia and Iran are trying to figure out what to do with the Taliban now! Biden's attempt to confuse these countries, including Iran, with Afghanistan is thought-provoking in several ways: First; Despite being fully aware of the Taliban's relationship with Pakistan, Biden has tried to mislead public opinion by putting this country next to Iran, China and Russia in order to accuse the United States of accusing of coordinating with ISI, Pakistan and the Taliban, and also to show the other three countries…
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Geostrategic scrutiny on the construction of a new energy corridor

Geostrategic scrutiny on the construction of a new energy corridor

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - Energy has become a lever of burden and pressure that influence international relations and geopolitics. Thus, energy security has been considered vital and important around the world which brings an emergency construction of a tactical strategic energy corridor or passage as a way to guarantee safety-ness. One of the main elements that facilitate world economic development is energy. The pursuit of the world towards development has created unsteadiness and imbalances in the supply and demand of energy. Therefore, energy resource has a major issue that needed an emergency approach to the nations globally. It has…
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The punching bag called LoC

The punching bag called LoC

BY: Durdana Najam PEJOURNAL - India and Pakistan have resolved to honour the 2003 Line of Control (LoC) ceasefire agreement. It has brought to an end almost six years of uninterrupted skirmishes along the border. In between was a major strike. Both the countries entered into each other’s airspace to avenge attacks on their respective soils. India was the first to take the leap. It targeted “terrorists” hiding in Balakot. Pakistan could not take this lying down and threw payloads on Indian territory as well. In the meantime, the captured Indian pilot was released to endorse Pakistan’s intention to have…
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Desires of foreign actors in Afghanistan peace talks

Desires of foreign actors in Afghanistan peace talks

PEJOURNAL - The lack of consensus among foreign actors on the Afghanistan peace talks, along with fundamental differences between the two sides, will pave the way for achieving a balance of actors' interests. Representatives of the Taliban and the Afghan government formally met for the first time since the signing of a US peace agreement with the Taliban in Qatar on September 13, 2010 to begin inter-Afghan peace talks. Although the Taliban and the Kabul government are parties to the talks, other countries in the region and beyond are both influencing the outcome of the talks and the outcome. This…
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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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