Tag: Asia
Sanctions, Resilience, and the Paradox...
Sanctions, Resilience, and the Paradox of Economic...
Beyond Maximum Pressure: Sovereign resilience,...
Beyond Maximum Pressure: Sovereign resilience, chokepoint power,...
Sanctions, Resilience, and the Paradox of Economic Survival: A tale of two nations, by Dr Abdullahi Buba
Sanctions, Resilience, and the Paradox of Economic Survival: A tale of two nations, by Dr Abdullahi BubaSometimes, a single personal financial experience illuminates macroeconomics far better than pages of abstract data. On January 1, 2020 (11 Dey 1398), I deposited 24 million IRR into an account domiciled at Bank Melli’s Ferdowsi University of Mashhad branch in Iran. At the prevailing exchange rate, that deposit was worth approximately $200. Today, that same amount has plummeted to less than $10 on the open market, where the US dollar recently breached the...
Opinion
Sanctions, Resilience, and...
Sanctions, Resilience, and the Paradox of Economic Survival: A tale of two nations, by Dr Abdullahi BubaSometimes, a single personal financial experience illuminates macroeconomics...
Opinion
Beyond Maximum Pressure:...
Beyond Maximum Pressure: Sovereign resilience, chokepoint power, and the limits of coercion, by Abubakar M. KaretoFor decades, the standard playbook of American statecraft has...
Opinion
Beyond the $20,000...
Beyond the $20,000 Wall: Why Africa must meet U.S. visa bonds with sovereign parity, by Abubakar M. KaretoThe U.S. Department of State has officially...
Opinion
Beyond Washington’s Tariff...
Beyond Washington’s Tariff Wall: Why Nigeria must decouple from unpredictable U.S. trade terms, by Abubakar M. KaretoThe decision by the Office of the United...
Opinion
A Tribute to...
A Tribute to Sayyid Ali Khamenei (D) and His Beloved Granddaughter: A legacy of leadership, resistance, sovereignty, and the global quest for justice, by...
Columns
The legacy and...
The legacy and contributions of Pope Francis to world peace, by Kazeem AkintundeOn Saturday, the world witnessed a solemn but colourful burial ceremony of...
Business & Economy
Trump imposes 14%...
Trump imposes 14% tariff on Nigerian exports to U.SThe President of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced that exports from Nigeria to the...
Nation
Reps direct NCC...
Reps direct NCC to block pornographic websites in NigeriaThe House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to order internet service providers...
Columns
Trump II: Are...
Trump II: Are his policies blessing Africa in disguise?, by Prof MK Othman
Deep Thought with Othman
The United States of America is an enigmatic political...
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