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Representatives from almost 190 countries have met in Washington DC for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. These events, the pinnacle of the IMF/World Bank calendar, bring...
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Assessing the Terrorist Threat in the United States
27 Jul 2016
In the last two years, the United States has experienced several deadly shootings by those who have professed allegiance...
Constructions of Terrorism
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Big Data and open source intelligence – A game-changer for counter-terrorism?
19 Jul 2016
The threat from terrorism continues to present a clear and present danger to many communitiesacross the world. The suicide...
Security, Defense & Terrorism
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The Need to Look More Closely at Iran
12 Jul 2016
In a recent Expert Analysis published by TRENDS, Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield and Dr. Ramesh Sepehrrad presented the view that...
Foreign Policy & International Relations
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The Fragile State Index in 2016
12 Jul 2016
Introduction The Fragile State Index (FSI) for 2016 has just been released by the Fund for Peace (FFP). It...
Peace & Security
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Lessons from the Orlando Attack for Defining Terrorism
12 Jul 2016
In the aftermath of the mass shooting at an Orlando, Florida nightclub this past June, analysts and politicians alike...
Constructions of Terrorism
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The Global Financial Stability Review
28 Jun 2016
Overview The outlook for the global economy has deteriorated causing an increase in financial market volatility this year. More...
Global Economy
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The Group of 20 Limps Along
28 Jun 2016
At the height of the global financial crisis in 2008, the Group of 20 (G20) was elevated from a...
Global Economy
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Tomorrow never comes: Why Africa’s Economic ‘rise’ may yet fall flat
21 Jun 2016
Since it (in)famously dubbed Africa the ‘hopeless continent’ the Economist has undergone something of an epiphany. In the intervening...
Global Economy
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The Kurds and the Fight Against Daesh
14 Jun 2016
Recent bomb attacks in Turkey draw attention to the destabilizing effect of the ongoing conflict in Syria and Iraq. ...
Constructions of Terrorism
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UAE Economic Diversification Record
14 Jun 2016
After the global oil price has fallen almost 70 % since mid-2014, oil exporting countries have felt the impact...
Global Economy
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Next Steps for the Introduction of VAT
30 May 2016
Introduction The introduction of Value-added Tax (VAT) will occur in 2018 across the GCC. It is a popular misconception...
Economy
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Building Human Capital
30 May 2016
Innovation and human capital are intertwined. In a knowledge and innovation economy, the greatest resource a country has is...
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