Time to Tackle the Stigma Behind Wartime Rape

The youngest capital city in Europe, Pristina, is the ultimate hybrid of old and new: Ottoman-era architecture stands amongst communist paraphernalia, while Kosovars who...

EU–South Africa Summit: Strengthening the strategic partnership

At the 7th European Union–South Africa Summit held in Brussels Leaders agreed on a number of steps to reinforce bilateral and regional relations, focusing...

The Making of Modern Maldives: A Look at Maumoon Gayoom

Authors: Srimal Fernando and Pooja Singh Former Maldivian President Maumoon Gayoom occupies an important place in Maldivian political history largely because he guided this equatorial...

Macron so far has augmented French isolation

French President Emmanuel Macron has recently criticized the unilateral pullout of the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) but at the...

Paris Peace Forum: A missed opportunity for the Middle East

Timed to coincide with the centennial of the World War I armistice, the Paris Peace Forum (PPF) launched by French president Emmanuel Macron adopted...

INGO’s Nefarious Designs in the Garb of Development / Social Work

In a developing country like Pakistan where governments have not paid due attention to raise the standard of living of the common people, initiatives...

Paiqham-e-Pakistan Curbs Sectarian Narratives and Violence

Muharram is the first month of Islamic calendar and the holiest in four sacred months, in which fighting is prohibited. The conflicts, conspiracies and...

Ahok biopic: The making of a man, the unmaking of a nation

After comedies, ghost horror films are the genre most liked by Indonesians, with 44 percent saying they enjoy them. Apparently they produce a thrill,...

Sri Lanka’s Shifting Politics: 2018 Marks a Turning Point for SLFP

Authors: Srimal Fernando and Pooja Singh For the past twenty-five years, Sri Lanka’s freedom party have enjoyed enormous success in Sri Lanka’s political history. Yet,...

Taliban talks: Dialogue and violence can’t go together

Dialogue and violence cannot go hand in hand. The first cardinal principle of ‘peace negotiations’ is an unconditional ceasefire. That is how the two...

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