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QUAD; creating an atmosphere of pessimism against China

QUAD; creating an atmosphere of pessimism against China

BY: William Holmes PEJOURNAL - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's legacy as the founder of the QUAD in 2007 was supposed to bring "freedom and prosperity" to the Asia-Pacific area, which ran into problems; and the group was able to meet only once in 2007 and ended its work with a military exercise. With the withdrawal of Australia from the group, which was done due to the improvement of its relations with Beijing, the group's activities were interrupted for more than a decade. In 2012, Japan promoted the group's idea as a "QUAD of democratic security" and thus challenged…
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The War in Afghanistan Has Cost Over $2.26 Trillion

The War in Afghanistan Has Cost Over $2.26 Trillion

PEJOURNAL - The US government has spent over $2.26 trillion on its failed war in Afghanistan, according to the latest numbers from Brown University’s Costs of War Project. The report also estimates that the war has directly killed 241,000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The $2.26 trillion in spending was broken down into five categories. The single greatest expense was $933 billion, which was covered by the Defense Department’s Overseas Contingency Operations Budget. The second-highest cost is the estimated interest accrued by borrowing money for the war, which accounts for $530 billion. The Pentagon’s base budget saw increases over the…
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Sanctions must be neutralized, and the first step in foreign relations should be taken toward neighbors

Sanctions must be neutralized, and the first step in foreign relations should be taken toward neighbors

PEJOURNAL - We have approached Mr. "Rostam Ghasemi" to ask questions to review the various dimensions of his personality, record and plans as someone who considers himself qualified to accept the responsibility of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The details of this conversation are as follows: I think since you have talked less with the media so far, it is better to have a brief introduction of yourself first. In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. I have been working for a long time in the field of construction in different parts of Iran as…
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From Deng Xiaoping’s China to Xi Jinping’s China

From Deng Xiaoping’s China to Xi Jinping’s China

BY: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - “When I was growing up in rural China in the 1970s, cars and trucks were scarce. My friends and I preferred to follow these cars on the dirty rural roads and enjoy the game. Today, however, China has become the largest automaker, with twice the capacity of the United States.” says Victor Gao, a famous Chinese translator. “I never imagined that one day a Chinese family would own a car,” Gao told CNN. “I never believed that China would one day become the largest automaker in the world.” “It was beyond my dreams to see…
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Biden’s Objectives in Escalating Confrontational Policy with China

Biden’s Objectives in Escalating Confrontational Policy with China

PEJOURNAL - One of the most important and enduring facts in the history of international relations has been the rise and fall of great powers. This means that since the formation of the Westphalian system and the modern state, some great powers have always been able to emerge in the position of the supreme power of the international system and take the place of the previous superior states. The United States emerged as a major power after the World War II, leading and dominating the Western bloc. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, based on all objective criteria, the…
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Iranian Islamic Revolution’s Dialogue

Iranian Islamic Revolution’s Dialogue

Interviewer: Pooya Mirzaei PEJOURNAL - In the time that Iran is going to start a new century based on its calendar, and also Iranian Islamic Revolution is in its fifth decade of victory, we aimed to analyse the past, present, and the future of Iranian Islamic Revolution through dialogue with contemporary historians, thinkers, philosophers and politicians. In this series, our first interview is with Doctor Abbas Salimi Namin, a contemporary Iranian Historian and Intellectual. Below you can find the complete text of dialogue with Dr. Salimi Namin: First question that I have is, as a thinker who studies especially in…
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Trump’s international heritage for Biden

Trump’s international heritage for Biden

BY: William Holmes PEJOURNAL - Joe Biden’s administration finally started after all ups and downs due to a transfer of power accompanied by unrest on the part of Donald Trump supporters. On the eve of the 2016 elections, Trump made every effort to gain prestige and prestige in the political world. For the past four years, the US leader has sought to completely destroy Obama’s legacy, both in domestic and foreign policy. Obama’s reforms in the field of health and health insurance and in the field of immigration policy suffered a serious blow. Fighting lawlessness – was one of the…
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A vision on the future

A vision on the future

Interview with Paolo Mauri BY: Costantino Ceoldo PEJOURNAL - The dossiers open on Joe Biden's desk are not only those of his newborn administration but also and above all those he inherited from those who preceded him, who is not the only Donald Trump. In fact, there are specific political lines that change little from administration to administration and that reflect the interests of the American establishment and its vision of the world. In the modern era it is the world that is the scene of the action of a Super Power like the United States of America but there…
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Iran and the US soft power crisis

Iran and the US soft power crisis

BY: Dr. Yosouf Seifi* PEJOURNAL - Post-Trump America is facing a soft power crisis in the field of foreign policy. The crisis has weakened US power in the world and has noticeably questioned the legitimacy of the country's international policies and actions. This is a serious issue for Washington, and the need to overcome it is simply harvestable from Biden's positions and his promise to return "Good America." The role of the United States and the JCPOA in the future of Washington's policy of promoting its soft power raises the question of whether Iran should accompany the United States to…
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The Challenges of China-U.S. Relations in 2020

The Challenges of China-U.S. Relations in 2020

PEJOURNAL - China-U.S. relations have been severely weakened in 2020 three years after a gradual decline in Donald Trump's administration. Beijing and Washington have accused each other of the coronavirus pandemic, entered an insane economic war, competed over Fuji networks and other technologies, and disputed human rights abuses in Hong Kong and Xinjiang (alongside other issues) President-elect Joe Biden must face these challenges from day one of his presidency, the Council on American Foreign Relations website wrote in a note. Experts from the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) have reviewed major events affecting China-U.S. relations over the past year and…
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