International Law
The sun rises in the East: A plea for identity, nations and international understanding
Immanuel Kant: “Peace is the masterpiece of reason.”
A quick look at current world events is enough to reveal that the world is further away...
Water on Boil: Weaponization of Water in Contemporary Geopolitics
Authors: Rahul M Lad and Prof. Ravindra G Jaybhaye*
A huge Kakhovka dam in the Russian-controlled area of southern Ukraine has been devastated on June...
Beware the Munich Lesson… especially in Ukraine
"Appeasement in itself may be good or bad according to the circumstances. Appeasement from weakness and fear is alike futile and fatal. Appeasement from...
Legal Order In World Politics: A Hobbesian Dilemma
“Where there is no Common Power, there is no Law….”- Leviathan, Chapter XIII
A Hobbesian World
The seventeenth century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes associated world politics...
Can more bricks at BRICS build a new world order?
Applications from 19 countries have made it to the desk of the BRICS South African Ambassador seeking formal and informal membership. While this clearly...
“Golden billion” and the Political of exceptionalism
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine the unified the Golden Billion against the backdrop of their declining geopolitical and geoeconomical hegemony which they have enjoying...
Space Mining, Japan’s ispace, and the New Era of Space Law
Commercial exploitation of lunar resources by private entities may commence as early as April 2023, and Japan is most likely to take the pioneer’s...
Between Consensus and Efficiency: The Future of Multilateralism
The Multilateral world has been attempting to evolve for some time now. From Reformed to Effective Multilateralism, its struggles to find the balance between...
The ICC acts naively in foreign affairs
On March 17, 2023, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued warrants of arrest for two individuals in the context of...
What does the Arctic Ocean hold for the world in changing global politics?
“The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate”, a book by Robert Kaplan sheds light...