Is the International Order Tilting Toward an Era of Permanent Tensions?
The world is entering an era where conflict is no longer an exception but has become a permanent thread running through international relations. In...
Can China’s Secret to Ending Poverty Work in Pakistan?
Poverty is perceived to be a plague that slices off the hands of a society, crippling the economy’s ability to grow while also exacerbating...
The High-Level Charade: Why Summits Talk More Than They Solve
The United Nations General Assembly marked the 80th anniversary of its establishment in September 2025, and reforming the Security Council in addition to financial...
Are we in the twilight of scientific age?
Meritocracy in the 21st century is fast becoming the new aristocracy. Envisaged as an ideal to counter inequality, it has become one to create,...
Holy geopolitical maneuvers: The Jerusalem Patriarchate between Moscow and Constantinople
The Patriarchate of Jerusalem is one of the most ancient thrones of Christianity. Its prestige lies in its uninterrupted custodianship of the Holy Land,...
Aid cuts are threatening a generation of children’s access to education
Authors: Dr. Faiza Hassan and Petra Heusser*
The foreign aid cuts that have dominated global headlines this year are not just statistics – they have...
Why “How Democracies Die” is the Most Important Book Right Now
In our collective imagination, the death of democracy is a dramatic event: the roar of the tanks in the streets, the seizure of broadcast...
The UN at 80: Can the Global South Break the Old Order?
The United Nations stands at a "make-or-break crossroads." The warning from the 80th UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock still echoes. She stressed that...
The Remaking of the International Order
For the first time since 1945, the liberal international order is being replaced by a fractured world between the West and the Global South....
Global South Knowledge Bridge: From local roots to vocal bonds
Following Washington’s unilateral announcement of punitive measures, both uncertainty and unpredictability now loom large over the world economy. Although the United States continues to...