How Free Are We?
'It's a free country' is a commonplace but is it? Yes, you say, you can do what you want. Yet, on second thoughts how...
Autocrats shift gears by exporting repression of freedoms
Increasingly, muzzling political freedoms beyond national borders is part of an autocrat’s toolkit.
Men like Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the presidents of...
United States AGOA and Private Sector Collaboration as Backbone for Strengthening Relations with Africa
With over 1300 delegates at the US-African Business Summit held mid-July in Gaborone, Botswana, the main focus was on mapping out strategies to strengthen...
European parliament calls for an end to Manipur violence
On one hand where Prime minister Narendra Modi's visit to Paris is being praised by all, in another french city Strasbourg the European Parliament...
Modi’s Visit to France: Emerging New Dynamics in Franco-Indian Defense Cooperation
France and India, two prominent actors in the global arena, share a common perspective on the concepts of multipolarity and multilateralism. The emerging defense...
A New Film’s Hidden Message: “Oppenheimer,” Escalation Dominance and Inadvertent Nuclear War
Introduction: The new film about Manhattan Project physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer raises counter-intuitive questions about nuclear weapons as instruments of peace. Despite serious misgivings...
Indus Intrusion – India’s Aggressive Maneuvers on Pakistan’s Waters
Water, a precious resource has become the center of a fierce battle between India and Pakistan. At the heart of this conflict lies the...
Sisi and the Classification of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization
The classification of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization that is banned internationally and by the United Nations and internationally requires many international...
Narcotrafficking’s Impact on Source, Transit, and User Countries
Narcotrafficking is a transnational crime with drugs, weapons, money, and people crossing international borders for illicit purposes. Generally, narcotrafficking involves at least three countries:...
Haiti: Gangs, Violence and a State in Total Chaos
A few days ago, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made an official visit to Haiti, trying to shed light on the situation for the...