Israeli shift in military tactics threatens to be a double-edged sword
US pressure on Israel to switch gears and focus on targetted precision strikes and killings, rather than indiscriminate bombing of the Gaza Strip, potentially...
Some thoughts on Turkey in 2024
2023 has been full of surprises with ups and downs for Turkey. In early February, the country faced one of the most devastating earthquakes...
S. Jaishankar’s visit to Russia: Embracing the tradition of Kautilya politics
In the year 2023, the intricate course of diplomatic relations between New Delhi and Moscow reached a culmination with the visit of the Indian...
Security Imperatives: Israel’s Counteractions in the Wake of Hezbollah Rocket Strikes
The recent barrage of rocket attacks by Hezbollah has elicited a measured and rapid counter-response from Israel. Amidst this unfolding scenario, the region finds...
Bangladesh: The ‘Opposition Party’ Dilemma
Even after the election, it is uncertain who will be the main opposition party in the next parliament. The victory of the Awami League...
Australia’s First Nations People: How Domestic Pressures Manifest Australia’s Pillars of ‘Internationalism’
Australia's First Nations People have long engaged in international diplomatic efforts as part of their political struggle to pursue rights now internalized in international...
Core issue need to be addressed for a sustainable peace in the Middle East
According to a press release by the US department of State:“Secretary Antony J. Blinken will travel to Istanbul, Türkiye; Crete, Greece; Amman, Jordan; Doha,...
“Wanting To Know Nothing of Truth”: The Origins of Trump-Inflicted Harms
"The enemy is the unphilosophical spirit which knows nothing and wants to know nothing of truth." -Karl Jaspers, Reason and Anti-Reason in our Time...
The Gaza war is set to spill onto the streets of Western cities
The question is not if but when Gaza-related violence will spill onto the streets of European and American cities.
This week’s killing in Beirut of...
China’s Mysterious Pneumonia: A New Threat to Global Health Security
By the end of 2023, China was facing a mysterious pneumonia that caused children to be hospitalized. The surge of cases of this disease...