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Without roots, no future. Germans and Russians – Decoupling ideologies

Krieg ist das Ergebnis einer falschen Politik und sein Erbe Not und Elend.1 (From Gestrüpp meines Lebens, a diary kept by my grandfather, Helmuth...

The war and the treaty that proclaimed Japan’s emergence as a world power

September 5 marks 116 years since the end of the Russo-Japanese War, with the signing of the U.S.-mediated Treaty of Portsmouth. Fought in the...

COVID-19: A Modern Opium War?

US scholar Kenneth Waltz made no mistake when he mentioned “States in the world are like individuals in the state of nature. They are...

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...

Putting the Taliban and Mustafa Kemal on par: Mullah Omar and Ataturk would both turn in their grave

Dogu Perincek is celebrating the perceived defeat of US forces in Afghanistan. The staunchly anti-American Turkish politician doesn’t fare well in elections and has...

Independence For The Indian Subcontinent And Beyond

The welcome mat pulled from under their feet, the British left India in August 1947.  The country split into an awkward two, left the...

Lessons from History for the Sino-US rivalry or: How not to start another First World War?

Summary: The article examines significant similarities between the Sino-US rivalry today and the British-German rivalry that led to the First World War. In both...

The Quaid-e-Azam’s vision of Pakistan

Creation of Pakistan is, doubtless, a miracle. Despite the lapse of over 70 years, India still has to reconcile with Pakistan as a reality....

Behind the Rise of China is the Centenary Aspiration of the CPC for a Great China

On July 1st, China celebrated the Communist Party’s centenary with a grand ceremony in Beijing where Chinese President Xi Jinping who is also the...

Politics by Other Means: A Case Study of the 1991 Gulf War

War has been around since the dawn of man and is spawned by innate human characteristics. Often, when efforts at resolving conflicts fail diplomatically...

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