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	The Bogeyman of Fuel Scarcity by Kola King The past week has been extremely turbulent with events cascading like the rapid movement of a waterfall. Mostly this has brought pain, tears, sorrow, and in some instances death for many...
	Convenient Omissions: The Ukraine-EU Candidacy Show by Dr. Binoy Kampmark Instances of sympathy are rarely excuses to throw out the rule book. In the case of the European Union, throwing out the rule book about admission has tended to be a feature of enlargement.
	Malaysia's personality driven foreign policy - Pragmatic and reactionary, rather than grounded on a Malaysian view of the world by Murray Hunter Malaysia's foreign policy has always been more focused upon bilateral relationships out of necessity rather than the more grandiose multi-lateral groupings. Even the importance of ASEAN has...

	A Nation Gripped By Obimania by Kola King The former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi is a contrarian, and not the typical politician. He's a maverick politician. His style is refreshingly simple and organic.
	Online media will be the major battleground for GE15 by Murray Hunter Online media plays a very important role in Malaysian politics. Until the advent of the internet the Rakyat (people)depended upon government owned and controlled media via television, radio, and print.
	The Brutality of "Bulldozer Justice" in India by Dr. Binoy Kampmark It looks all too eerily similar as a method: the expulsion of individuals from their home, the demolition of said home and the punishing of entire families. All excused by a harsh reading of local regulations.
	Growing discontent across Malay society - This could be UMNO's gravest challenge by Murray Hunter The Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar's declaration during the opening of The Johor State Parliament, declared Johor may choose to secede from Malaysia if the federal government fails...
	Putin's Ukraine War: Who Committed the Greatest Sin of All? by Bohdan Yuri When the Ukraine War is finally frozen into a sporadic shelling across demarcation lines, a reminder that it still exists, pundits will begin to expand the roles of guilty parties.
	Moneybags and Godfathers in Politics by Kola King The political season is here and on overdrive. The past several weeks have been suffused with a surfeit of politics and the shenanigans of politicians as the political parties organized their conventions to elect their flag bearers.
	Mistakes candidate Obi must never make by Ovi Magazine Guest Peter Gregory Obi is taking the political terrain in Nigeria by storm. Until recently, the Nigerian political terrain has not witnessed such a rare display of charisma, intellectualism, readiness...
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