International Law
The Struggle for Power, Profits and Prestige in the International System
In today's world, great powers are the most
influential members of the international system. The impression of great power
plays a significant role in the theory...
United Nations Security Council’s failure to redress the Rohingya refugee crisis
Authors: Tanaya Thakur and Amit Kumar*
The issue of violence against Rohingya muslims
in the Rakhine state of Myanmar has been a cause for global as...
OHCHR’s intervention in Citizenship Amendment Act: An opportunity to expand the Indian human rights discourse
Author’s: Tanaya Thakur and Amit Kumar*
The office of United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has sought permission from the Supreme
Court of India to...
Not a pretty picture: The contours of a new world order are on your tv screen
Television
news summarizes daily what a new world order shaped by civilisationalists
entails.
Writer
William Gibson’s assertion that “the
future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed”...
Russia’s Ambivalent Position in International Law: A Civilizational Narrative
Russia’s unique geographic position and
its own diverse culture twisted with Euro-Asian values have placed Russia as a
country with a blend of civilizational values. Perhaps,...
The Exclusive Maritime Economic Zones in the Mediterranean
Nowadays all coastal countries are taking
action at maritime level by creating Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and this
happens also in the already crowded Mediterranean, thus...
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
FATF is an
independent and inter-governmental organization, which was established in 1989
by G7 countries (UK, France, United States, Germany, Canada, Italy, and Japan)
.It is formed...
UN Security Council reform high on the agenda
Russia’s acting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made it clear once again
recently that it is high time the United Nations Security Council had among
permanent members...
Fundamental legacy of The Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials (1945-1948)
These – rather unfortunate – days some
voices in Europe are trying, in a quite a historical fashion, to question the
very fundaments of the antifascist...
When Life Imitates Art
Authors: Arlene J. Schar and Dr. David Leffler*
The movie Wag the Dog was
released a generation ago, one month before a presidential scandal which
invited comparisons...