CIGA Staff

CIGA Staff

The Myanmar Mirage

Author: Sebastian Strangio Affiliation: Foreign Affairs Organization/Publisher: Foreign Affairs Date/Place: May-June 2020/ USAType of Literature: Article Word Count: 2995  Link: Keywords: Myanmar, transition, West.  Brief: The author analyses Myanmar’s “success” story on crucial aspects like the democratic transition, foreign…

Gangster geopolitics and Israel’s annexation plans

Author: Richard Falk Affiliation: Princeton University Organization/Publisher: Aljazeera Date/Place: May 13, 2020/ Doha, QatarType of Literature: Article Word Count: 1601  Link: Keywords: Israel, US, Annexation.  Brief: The author illustrates the inevitability of geopolitical games being played as the world…

Islamic Authority and Arab States in a Time of Pandemic

Author: Frederic Wehrey,  Nathan J. Brown,  Bader Al-Saif,  Intissar Fakir,  Anouar Boukhars,  Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen Affiliation: Carnegie Endowment for International peace, George Washington University, Carnegie Middle East Center, Carnegie’s Middle East Program, Sanaa Center for Strategic Studies Organization/Publisher: Carnegie Endowment Date/Place: April 16 2020/ USA…

How Trump Plans to Weaponize COVID-19 Against Biden

Author: Peter Nicholas Affiliation: The Atlantic Organization/Publisher: The Atlantic Date/Place: May 12, 2020/USA Type of Literature: Policy Analysis  Word Count: 1670 Link: Keywords: Trump, Joe Biden, the US presidential election and COVID-19.  Brief: This article argues that the COVID-19…