The Thin Blue Line or the Heavy Hand?
The arrest of more than 700 people during Palestine Action demonstrations has rekindled the debate. These arguments revolve around how to balance state security and individual freedoms in the UK. Heavy policing, frequent raids...
The Chinese Dream or Strategic Deception? Navigating the Harmony–Hegemony Dilemma
In 2012, when President Xi Jinping first coined the term “Chinese Dream”, it was seen as a patriotic call for national revival, a promise...
Peace Through War: Western Pressure and Iran’s Turn to the East
After Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025 (Operation “Sunrise of the Lions”), the U.S. once again demonstrated its willingness for...
America’s Exit from UNESCO: A Blow to Global Peace, Education, and Cultural Cooperation
The recent decision by the United States to exit from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drawn global condemnation and...
The Flight out of New India, Rising Brain Drain and Wealth Drain – Book Review
India's intellectuals, wealthy, and middle class are migrating in their numbers to the United States and Europe. In addition, some have chosen to go...
Geopolitics vs. Development: G20-Africa Pushes a New Vision for the Global South
In an interview with Modern Diplomacy in mid-August 2025, Ms. Tandiwe Thelma Mgxwati, Minister Plenipotentiary and Charge d'Affaires a.i. at the South African Embassy,...
Trump and the Presidency as a Business Empire
On June 16, 2015, Donald J. Trump descended the golden escalator at Trump Tower and declared his candidacy for the U.S. presidency. This theatrical...
Alaska Summit: Vladimir Putin’s Media Triumph
The summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump at the Elmendorf-Richardson military base in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025,...
The Washington Summit and Its Implications for South Caucasus Geopolitics
For decades, establishing lasting peace in the South Caucasus has been one of the most persistent challenges for regional states and international actors alike....
What does the US’s foreign aid withdrawal mean for the Pacific region?
Following his victory in the 2024 U.S. elections, Donald Trump re-entered the presidential office as a highly controversial figure. In the fields of foreign...