Global Order
The clash of human rights ideas between universalism and relativism
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood”. Article 1...
The 21st Century: The Century of Reforming The UN Security Council
Reforming
the UN SC with the veto power only of the UN Secretary General and a new
article of the UN Charter “On the Rights of...
“The Rights of the Nations, National and Ethnic Minorities for Self- Determination”
The
new article of the Charter of the UN "The rights of the nations, national
and ethnic minorities for self-determination", will allow, by vote of the
population...
Trump’s Golan Heights Declaration: The Message to Azerbaijan
On March 21, 2019, United States President
Trump tweeted, “After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully
recognize Israel’s Sovereignty over the...
Civilizationism vs the Nation State
Many have framed the battle lines in the geopolitics
of the emerging new world order as the 21st century’s Great Game. It’s a game
that aims...
Military Diplomacy as a Hybrid Instrument of National Power
Today's
complex security environment requires the United States to use all of its
instruments of power to maintain its status in the world, as well as...
Getting the interpretation of 2008 India-Pak Bilateral Agreement right and its relevance in Jhadav Case
On 21st February 2019, International Court of Justice finished it
hearing the arguments of India and Pakistan on Jadhav Case and cases is
reserved for deliberation....
Consular Protection
The world
is rightly outraged at how Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was
killed, but I was also horrified by where.
As the U.S. Consul General in...
Soft power as an important structural component of a foreign policy strategy of a state
The
architect of the ‘soft power’ concept Joseph Nye focuses on ‘the ability to
achieve the desired through voluntary cooperation, not by coercion or tricks’.
The name...
The United Nations: Expectations vs Reality
“Alarm bells are still ringing. We face a world of trouble.” This was the distressing warning given by António Guterres, the United Nations (U.N.)...