International Law
BRICS Moves into New Era of Multipolar World
Although too early to discuss Russia's rotating chairship of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) plus six new members, its rotating presidency...
Spirit of Bandung and Belgrade in Johannesburg: Opening the Gates of ‘Heartland’
In the fluid global order, initiatives to implement cooperation, exchange of resources and synergies are relevant. The triangulation between Russia-Iran-India is a fact and...
A Planetary Survival Challenge to Identify Alternative World Futures
Abstract: This article calls for applying human ingenuity to our planet’s core existential problems: nuclear war; injustice; economic inequality and ecological catastrophe. This means,...
Non-Aligned Movement Counters Neo-Colonialism
On October 18, 1995, during his speech at the eleventh Summit of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Cartagena...
Artemis Accord in the Perspective of International Legal Effectiveness
Initiated by the United State of America (U.S), eight countries–Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, The United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United Kingdom (UK)--officially...
The sun rises in the East: A plea for identity, nations and international understanding
Immanuel Kant: “Peace is the masterpiece of reason.”
A quick look at current world events is enough to reveal that the world is further away...
Water on Boil: Weaponization of Water in Contemporary Geopolitics
Authors: Rahul M Lad and Prof. Ravindra G Jaybhaye*
A huge Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled area of southern Ukraine has been devastated on June...
Beware the Munich Lesson… especially in Ukraine
"Appeasement in itself may be good or bad according to the circumstances. Appeasement from weakness and fear is alike futile and fatal. Appeasement from...
Legal Order In World Politics: A Hobbesian Dilemma
“Where there is no Common Power, there is no Law….”- Leviathan, Chapter XIII
A Hobbesian World
The seventeenth century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes associated world politics...
Can more bricks at BRICS build a new world order?
Applications from 19 countries have made it to the desk of the BRICS South African Ambassador seeking formal and informal membership. While this clearly...