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Justice Redefined: South Africa vs. Israel – Testing the Pulse of Humanity and the ICJ

“The landmark application by the South African government to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to institute proceedings against Israel for its genocidal acts...

From Trade War to Tech War: A glimpse at a hitherto “Hot Peace” between the US – China rivalry

From Trump's administration until today, the United States of America, as one of the core nations, has felt threatened by the rise of China...

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...

“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...

How to predict (and prevent) the next ASAT test

Introduction: Two years ago, Russia downed one of its satellites with a ballistic missile, creating a cloud of over 1,700 debris fragments. In response,...

BRICS: Definition, Meaning and Usage

From January 2024, Russia took over the baton of BRICS chairmanship dealing first with the appropriate description of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and...

Taliban’s Rationality

Significant political developments are occurring between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Despite their localized nature, and lack of global attention, they have significant implications for global...

On the Climate Crisis, We Are All Suffering, But Women from the South Are Suffering More

In the post-Cold War era, as the risk of major armed conflicts and wars between states declined, other threats of a non-war nature began...

Gaza war calls Middle East de-escalation into question

The jury is out on the degree to which the Gaza war threatens pre-war efforts by Middle Eastern states to freeze their differences and...

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Artificial intelligence is emerging as one of the defining...

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Russia has yet to decide whether President Vladimir Putin...
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