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Taliban banning education for women – Global Responses

Even though the Taliban insisted they understood their obligation under Islamic law to educate both boys and girls, a law was issued that forbade girls older than eight from attending school. Maulvi Kalamadin stated that the ban was only temporary and that after facilities and street security were c...

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Taiwan and China-The Micro Chip war

The continued tensions between China and Taiwan are frequently in the headlines, which brings up the topic of "chips," also known as "the new oil." According to China, Taiwan is part of its territory and must be reunited with Beijing, even if that means using force. However, a recent sequence of tri...

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China’s Zero-Covid Policy and the Challenges

Zero-COVID refers to public health policy adopted and implemented by multiple countries to counter the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This strategy involves the use of several public health measures like mass level testing, quarantine, lockdowns and contact tracing to prevent community level tran...

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G7 price cap on Russian crude oil- The impact assessment

G7 countries finally set the highly anticipated price restriction on Russian oil at $60 per barrel on December 3, 2022. This price ceiling applies to crude oil, petroleum oils, and oils derived from bituminous materials produced in or exported from Russia. The price cap establishes a framework for R...

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Starlink and Geopolitics

Elon Musk, the tech billionaire successfully caught the world’s attention when he announced plans to send SpaceX’s space-based internet services Starlink in service of Ukraine in the aftermath of the Russian invasion in February 2022. The world's richest man received a tweet from Ukrainian Vice ...