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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Russian Foreign Policy: Eurasianism, Fourth Political Theory of Alexander Dugin

Russian Foreign Policy: Eurasianism, Fourth Political Theory of Alexander Dugin

Saturday 13 February 2016
Fourth Political Theory of Alexander Dugin Alwaght- Eurasianism is one of the most important theories in Russian foreign policies that seems to have had significant impacts on the Kremlin's policies over the last few years. Emphasizing the distinct identity of Russia from the Wes ...
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All Kremlin’s Men; Inside Russia’s Political System

All Kremlin’s Men; Inside Russia’s Political System

Saturday 3 September 2016 ،
A new book by Mikhail Zygar, the former chief editor at independent TV station Dozhd, explains the decision-making process inside the Kremlin. Russian President Putin is not an infallible leader taking decisions by himself; rather, he is surrounded by a circle of trusted advisors. A new book by Mikh ...
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People-based Security: Iran’s Favorable Foreign Policy Pattern

People-based Security: Iran’s Favorable Foreign Policy Pattern

Wednesday 23 November 2016 ،
Tehran implements people-based security policy because it proved efficiency, successfully passed its tests. Alwaght- Addressing the Conference on Regional Developments and the Iranian Foreign Policy, Dr. Sadollah Zarei, an Iranian senior international affairs expert, brought in spotlight the “ ...
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US-Russia Relations Under Shadow of INF Treaty

US-Russia Relations Under Shadow of INF Treaty

Monday 3 July 2017 ،
Washington-Moscow ties are subject to highs and lows as each side accuses the other of violating the significant arms reduction accord. Alwaght- In the last years of the Cold War and while the two superpowers, the US and Soviet Union, were looking quite fed up with flexing muscles for each other, th ...
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How Does “Trumpistic” Militarism Increase World Poverty?

How Does “Trumpistic” Militarism Increase World Poverty?

Monday 12 March 2018 ،
US president appears to have ushered in a new arms race across the world by raising military spending amid increasing global poverty. Alwaght- One of the major challenges the world is dealing with in the third millennium is increasing military spending amid rising global poverty. The surge in the gl ...
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Europeans Quietly Unite to End US Godfatherhood

Europeans Quietly Unite to End US Godfatherhood

Saturday 18 May 2019 ،
EU has approved a defense fund that will apparently pave the way for independent military mechanism from the US. Alwaght- The Pentagon has warned its European allies that a new European military pact risks shutting American companies out of defense contracts and undermining NATO, and has hinted at p ...
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Collapse of Century: How’s US Hegemony Declining?

Collapse of Century: How’s US Hegemony Declining?

Tuesday 11 June 2019 ،
The US power decline is accelerated by Trump’s policy of isolationism, the experts suggest. Alwaght- Over the past few years, there has been a debate at the global research centers and media about the US power decline and the change of the world order from unipolar to multipolar. How serious is this ...
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PUK Power Struggle: Where Is the Iraqi Kurdish Party Heading?

PUK Power Struggle: Where Is the Iraqi Kurdish Party Heading?

Saturday 7 August 2021 ،
Political Council led by Kosrat Rasul Ali, a veteran Peshmerga commander and former prime minister of the Kurdish region. Bafel and Lahur were elected co-leaders of the party.  Now and less than two years from the congress, enemeity unbelievably grew between the cousins. On July 8, Bafel and a ...
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Islamic Revolution: What’s Iranian Position Regionally and Globally after Four Decades?

Islamic Revolution: What’s Iranian Position Regionally and Globally after Four Decades?

Friday 4 February 2022 ،
Politically speaking, a majority of the pro-independence and democracy movements in the 20th century, especially its second half, were under influence of an East-West competition, and thus were inspired by either Marxism of the Soviet bloc or the liberalism of the West. This struggle was a key and d ...
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Bahrain Uprising: 11 Years On

Bahrain Uprising: 11 Years On

Tuesday 15 February 2022 ،
Politically, Sunnis are appointed to most of ministry posts, and this is while the monarchy system of Bahrain is hereditary and the king has absolute power in all matters according to the new constitution.  The main demands of the Bahraini people are return of those in exile, the release of po ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

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