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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...
Are India-China Military Talks Serving Their Purpose?
India and China are set to have yet another round of military talks as decided in the 25th edition of the Working Mechanism for...
China’s Proposed Super Hydropower Dam on Brahmaputra River is a Mega Concern for India
In November 2020, China's state-owned media shared plans to build a huge 60-gigawatt "super hydropower dam" on a section of the Brahmaputra River (Yarlung...
A Whole Lot Has Failed
Pakistan got independence in August 1947. We recently celebrated our 75th year of freedom. A few questions are worth pondering amid these celebrations; a)...
Weapons of Human Rights: An Instrument of U.S. Fustian Foreign Policy?
Human rights are deemed as the sacrosanct ideal in international affairs, and any transgressions of human rights need to be redressed in line with...
ASEAN Summit 2022 and Myanmar: Signaling a New Level of Relations?
Not many days have passed since the 40th and 41st ASEAN summits were held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Nov. 10-13, 2022. Led by...
Isolating Russia Will Backfire on the West: Divesting from Russian Energy Is Not an Option
In Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War,” the West can find a simple answer to a not-so-difficult question – what do we do with...
Chin-Kuki-Mizo: Fight is Against Militants, Not Against Community
From the ancient period to the present age, land is the matter of contention between individuals, tribes, and empires. After the treaty of Westphalia...
Will There Be Another Turning Point for Afghanistan? The U.S. Can Help, and the Afghan Youth Must Be Ready
Just days before Aug. 15 last year, I came to the US with a cohort of diverse young Afghan students to study for our...
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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,...
