Afghanistan: The Failure of the Liberal Peace Model
The critics of liberal peace may have another proof that the model, "one size fits all", doesn't work in conflict-prone, failing, fragile or nondemocratic...
Much Deeper Meanings of Afghanistan
“Happy are those who know that behind all speeches are still the unspeakable lies….”-Rainer Maria Rilke, Possibility of Being
Rilke, the Dionysian poet, is generally...
What next after the Kabul blasts?
The dilly-dallying in recognising the Taliban government proved to be costly. It may prove costly because of the knee jerks of the US and...
Four years on, the Rohingya crisis turns into a protracted refugee situation slowly but surely
This month marks the fourth anniversary of Myanmar’s brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing that forcibly displaced around a million Rohingya Muslims into Bangladeshi refugee...
Ukraine’s independence: Shaping new political narratives through art
Ukraine’s 30th Independence Anniversary brings forth a discussion on forming a modern cultural identity in the wake of political instability.
Despite gaining independence 30...
Hedging Saudi bets: Iran looms, Israel beckons, and Taliban cause goosebumps
Prince Khalid bin Salman may not have planned it that way but the timing of his visit to Moscow last week and message to...
South Africa suspends extradition of former Finance Minister Manuel Chang back to Mozambique
Last moment suspension of the extradition order, at least, offered a breathing space and most probably, a short-term relief for the former Finance Minister...
Three Paths to Accelerating Digital Access in West and Central Africa
Just before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic struck, just over half of the world’s population approximately (51%) had access to the internet compared with just 30% in Western and Central Africa. With the strict lockdown...
African Union Seat at a G-21? Better Stop the Exploitation of Africa
The United Nations held a pre-Summit on Food Systems on July 26-28, 2021, as a primer for its first Global Food Summit coming up...
Nord Stream 2: Biden-Merkel Bitter Legacy for Ukraine
As Ukraine is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union, Angela Merkel, on her final visit to Ukraine, underlined Germany’s...