The killing of Qassim Soleimani: The United States misreads the tea leaves
The killing of Iranian military leader
Qassim Soleimani proves the point: The United States has perfected the art of
strengthening Iranian hardliners fuelled by an apparently...
Approaching the Brink? Nuclear Decision-Making by US President Trump in 2020
"Fools,
visionaries, sufferers from delusions, neurotics and lunatics have played great
roles at all times in the history of mankind.... Usually, they have wreaked
havoc."-Sigmund Freud
“He likes...
Do Albanians like Fascism? An Iconographical Investigation on Social Media Material
Far right groups with fascist-like ideologies and aesthetics are not
rare in the Balkans. I am not referring to parties with nationalist and/or
irredentist programs, which...
Extension of Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat’s Service: A New Precedence
Indian Army
Chief General Bipin Rawat got three year extension in service and appointed as
Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) of India, a slot being created...
US military strikes in Iraq stir regional hornet’s nest
The United States stirred a hornet’s nest that stretches far beyond Iraq
when it this weekend attacked an Iranian-backed militia.
The fallout of the US strikes...
Indian Infringement over Nepal Border Area
As Nepal
prepares to fix a date for holding talks with India to resolve the border
issue, the seriousness of resolve on Indian side and depth...
2019 was a decade of defiance and dissent -The 2020s are likely to be no different
Like 2019, the new year and perhaps the new
decade is likely to be pockmarked by popular protest, particularly in the
Middle East and North Africa.
The...
From a ‘color organization’ to ‘Joker’s mask’
Theories of soft subversion have always been popular around the
world, in the form of “symbolization” in social movements and protests.
“Symbol” in protests is a sign...
A Vast “Tyranny” Over Mind: Donald Trump and The Death of “High Thinking” in America
“I
have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of
tyranny over the mind of man.”-Thomas Jefferson
Once upon a time, Americans were...
Iran: How to keep the nuclear deal alive
The situation around the Iran nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action - JCPOA) is getting worse every day as US President Donald Trump and...