Politics
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...
Beyond Borders and Betrayals: Unraveling the CFA Franc and the Sahel’s Existential Revolt Against Old Masters
In the tapestry of the Sahel's geopolitical landscape, where cultures clash and histories intertwine, lies a hidden thread—the CFA Franc. This monetary scheme, meticulously...
Suppression of Ghana’s New Force Is Backfiring
As is the case for the United States and many other nations, 2024 is a presidential election year in Ghana, a nation whose 1992...
Bangladesh’s Response to the US Sanctions: Matured or Imprudent?
On Dec. 10, 2021, the Biden administration imposed sanctions on Bangladesh’s elite paramilitary force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and seven of its current...
Will the Tatmadaw Be Able to Maintain the Status Quo?
A year has passed since the Myanmar military, Tatmadaw, seized power by orchestrating the infamous coup d'état in February 2021. The resistance against the...
Oh, Canada: Invoking and Revoking the Emergencies Act
Cries of “Freedom” and “Liberte” have rung out across Canada during the last three weeks. These messages have been directed at the Canadian government...
The Weakness of the Strongest Institution: South Korea’s Presidential System
Like all post-colonial democratic societies, South Korea suffers from an imbalance of power between the three organs of governance -- Executive, Legislature and the...
A Year After the Coup, Myanmar Mired in Conflict and Catastrophe
Feb. 1, 2022 — marks a year since the military of Myanmar, popularly known as Tatmadaw, orchestrated a coup to seize power after rejecting...
Embracing Morality Is Essential for a Truly ‘Global Britain’
In 1889, Benjamin Eli Smith and William Dwight Whitney wrote of the term ‘global’; “a globe is often solid, a sphere is often hollow....
The Upside of Taliban Recognition
As the Taliban have managed to control Afghanistan’s territory effectively, the recognition of the group may prove to be the most viable option for...
The Persecution of Uyghur Intellectual and Cultural Producers: Genocide Through Eliticide
Gulnisa Imin, a Uyghur literature teacher and talented writer, contributed extensively to modern Uyghur poetry within the Chinese state’s narrow limits of censorship. In...
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Technology
AI Fighter Jets: Skynet or Strategic Supremacy?
The recent milestone achieved by the US Air Force,...
Security
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,...
