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In Yemen, despite 2 years of truce, the education crisis continues
Right now, violence and turmoil worldwide are having a devastating impact on children’s education. In Gaza, no child has been in school for over...
Veto Sparks Space Diplomacy
In the ever-evolving arena of international diplomacy, recent events at the United Nations have brought to light a critical impasse: Russia's veto of a...
Macron’s Sorbonne II speech: A Machiavellian Moment for Europe?
Emmanuel Macron's Sorbonne II speech indeed marked a pivotal moment for Europe, one that echoed Machiavellian principles in its strategic depth and political maneuvering....
Nuclear Command Authority and the U.S. Presidential Election
“The terrible ifs accumulate.” Winston Churchill
An Overlooked “If”
Until the eleventh hour of his incoherent presidency, Donald J. Trump held effectively unchecked nuclear command authority....
Rafah: Make or break for Netanyahu?
An Israeli ground offensive in the southern Gazan enclave of Rafah is a question of when, not if.
Not because Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is...
Europe’s Exports to Former Soviet Republics are Helping Russia Beat Sanctions
Europe’s exports of weapons and "dual use" items to Russia have been banned since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. This has ended...
Words matter
They have consequences, whether uttered by government officials, members of parliament, military commanders, religious figures, activists, or pundits.
Words become part of a battle of...
Turkey’s Foreign Policy Activism in the Middle East – Strategic Partnership with Iraq
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on a roll, highlighting Turkey’s (Türkiye) standpoint and increasing initiative in regional affairs, at a crucial time for...
The Brown soldiers on the Russian frontline
‘Treated like dogs.’
These were the words used by Ganesh to describe the conditions that Nepalis fighting in Donetsk were being subjected to. Ganesh, a...
The DPRK’s Carrot and Stick
In the first months of 2024, the Korean Peninsula became a hot spot in East Asia. The North Korean extended tests and live rounds...