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Vladimir Smakhtin

Vladimir Smakhtin

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Vladimir Smakhtin is Director of the UN University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health (UNU-INWEH), supported by the Government of Canada and hosted at McMaster University.

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    Reviving Nuclear Diplomacy with Iran

    Javier Solana

    With Iran’s radical factions increasingly emboldened and a presidential election looming in June, the window of opportunity for supporters of the 2015 nuclear deal to revive the pact appears to be closing fast. US President Joe Biden’s measured approach offers the best hope of de-escalating current tensions.

     thinks US President Joe Biden’s measured approach offers the best hope of de-escalating current tensions.
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    Will China Be the Middle East’s Next Hegemon?

    Shlomo Ben-Ami

    Despite its troop drawdown in Afghanistan, America's military superiority in the Middle East will probably remain undisputed for some time. But military power will not be enough to stem China’s strategic rise in the region.

     doubts the country's leaders have the appetite to invest for decades in regional security like the US has.
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