The nuclear fuel cycle represents how the nuclear fuel progresses from creation to disposal. It also describes the series of industrial activities involved in the […]
Author Archives: Haroun Alfarsi
A Brief History of Transportation
The history of transportation is as old as the first human itself, and it revolves around technological innovations that have allowed humankind to travel farther, […]
Causes of the Conflict Between Iran and the United States
The relationship between Iran and the United States has taken many turns. Two countries have no formal diplomatic relations since 1980, and they have been […]
Guide: The History of Iran-US Relations
The relationship between the United States and Iran has taken many turns. The two countries have no formal diplomatic relations since 1980, and they are […]
The Dual Containment Foreign Policy of the United States
Martin Indyk, a foreign relations analyst and then senior director for Middle East Affairs of the National Security Council, introduced and used the term “dual […]
Iran-US Relations: Iran-Iraq War and Raegan Administration
Iran was the foremost economic and military partner of the U.S. in the region before the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However, after the seizure of […]
Profile: Who Was Qasem Soleimani?
Qasem Soleimani, also spelled as Qassim Soleimani and Qassem Suleimani, was an important Iranian general. Analysts and journalists dubbed him as the most powerful military […]
Polar Motion: The Causes of Spin Axis Drift
The Earth drifts and wobbles as it rotates on its spin axis. Scientists call this phenomenon as spin axis drift or polar motion. Note that […]
The 2019 Hong Kong Protests Explained
On 31 March 2019, the Civil Human Rights Front composed of 50 pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong launched a protest against the amendment Fugitive Offenders […]
Applications of Drones: Military, Commercial, and Industrial
A drone or an unmanned aerial vehicle is a small aircraft operated without a human pilot aboard and instead, through a ground-based controller via a […]