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On the Prospects of a Third World War
Frederick the Great remarks somewhere that diplomacy without force is like music without instruments. He forgot to add: when the music is off-key, one...
Assyrians are Already Persecuted in the Middle East, and Host Nations Must Guarantee Their Safety
On April 15th, 2024, the Assyrian community of Sydney, Australia, suffered a shocking and malicious hate crime, as a leading bishop, Mar Mari Emmanuel,...
People’s Revolutions: More Than the Will of the People
The French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, the Iranian Revolution, and many other historical turning points. We were taught that they were primarily due to...
Clear Deterrence and Message Needed to Deter Beijing
The decision to shift the potential meeting between President Tsai and US House of Representative Speaker Kevin McCarthy to California to avoid potential Beijing's...
America Needs to Learn From Prior Mistakes in Cyprus
For the past several years, tensions have heightened in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Turkish government under Erdogan has pushed for a more hostile stance...
Australia Crucial as Malaysia’s Missing Link
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong's second visit to Malaysia ended without much fanfare and hype as opposed to her first visit last year.
Her visit...
Warlords and PMCs: Is Russia Heading for Another 1917?
When Vladimir Putin ordered the largest invasion force in Europe since WWII to invade Ukraine, he envisioned a quick capitulation and restoration of a...
Mearsheimer Revisited: How Offensive Realism’s Founder Is Inconsistent on the Ukraine-Russia War
In his September/October 2014 essay in Foreign Affairs and March 2022 editorial in the Economist, John Mearsheimer argues that the 2014 occupation of Ukrainian...
UPI Cross-border Linkages and Remittances to India
In 2022, India received remittances to the tune of $100 billion. This was a 12% increase from the remittances India received in 2021. While...
Return of Admiral Zheng Hen’s Policy to Current Chinese Maritime Ambitions in Indian Ocean: The Case of Sri Lanka
The pandemonium marked by the high inflation, civil disorder and Rajapaksa ruling family’s fall from grace to the gutter in Sri Lanka last year...
Is a Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Inevitable?
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the JCPOA was supposed to be the landmark deal between the P5+1 and Iran. A...
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On the Prospects of a Third World War
Frederick the Great remarks somewhere that diplomacy without force...
Middle East and Africa
Reevaluating Zionism: A Philosophical Perspective on the Modern State of Israel’s Prophetic and Historical Significance
As we reflect on the turbulent historical path of...
Foreign Policy
Treading Carefully: India’s Diplomatic Tightrope in the Neighbourhood
India’s foreign policy often recedes amidst the fervour of...
Opinion
Assyrians are Already Persecuted in the Middle East, and Host Nations Must Guarantee Their Safety
On April 15th, 2024, the Assyrian community of Sydney,...
Politics
People’s Revolutions: More Than the Will of the People
The French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, the Iranian Revolution,...
