Analysis

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  Analysis

  2021-07-09

  The great coverup: how China tried to trick the world about COVID-19

  Beijing's obsession with secrecy regarding the origins of the coronavirus has fuelled suspicions about the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

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  Analysis

  2021-04-16

  A hitch in China's global pandemic strategy: its vaccines might not work

  Chinese-made vaccines 'don't have very high rates of protection', a senior official said, raising concerns for the recipients of China's so-called 'public good'.

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  Analysis

  2021-04-05

  Kremlin influence agent Prigozhin faces harsh reality as international fugitive

  'Businessman' Yevgeny Prigozhin is pulling the strings on a number of influence campaigns around the world on behalf of the Kremlin, but the international legal noose is tightening.

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  Analysis

  2021-03-29

  Guardianship of the Jurist: a theological anomaly empowering dictatorship in Iran

  The idea of absolute power, derived from an interpretation of a theological proposition, has been used to justify autocratic rule in Iran and the spread of 'revolution' across the region.

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  Analysis

  2021-03-23

  Iran's obstinacy leads to growing clout of Israel in Middle East

  While Iran continues to fund regional instability and be unwilling to negotiate on its nuclear programme, the Arab world is getting closer together, and Israel is moving in.

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  Analysis

  2021-03-22

  Pakistani militia part of expanding 'Little Iran' colony in eastern Syria

  An estimated 25,000 militants are in eastern Syria, and the IRGC has seized private property in order to accommodate new arrivals, kicking off a process of demographic change.

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  Analysis

  2021-02-03

  Iran's missile programme: a long history of failure and mishap

  The IRGC constantly downplays its failures and boasts about occasional successes, while the skyrocketing cost of its missile programme diverts key funds away from impoverished Iranians.

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  Analysis

  2021-01-21

  Peaceful transfer of power underscores resilience of US democracy

  The United States continued its over 200-year-old tradition of handing over presidential power peacefully, as the US military remains steadfast in its commitments to allies around the world.

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  Analysis

  2021-01-04

  Tehran continues to pose threat to region a year after Soleimani killing

  Any further Iranian miscalculation or provocation could have devastating consequences, US military sources say, as the one-year anniversary of Qassem Soleimani's killing passes.

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  Analysis

  2021-01-01

  Soleimani's legacy to Iran: diverting citizens' money to costly proxy wars

  While the Iranian people grapple with a worsening economic crisis, the Iranian regime continues to pursue Soleimani's failed legacy of spreading 'revolution' throughout the region.