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What have we learnt in the past century?
It is 100 years since we were supposedly getting over the war to end all wars, World War I, and forming the League of...
Still Asking the Wrong Questions: A Perilous American Error
“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 (1952)
How...
From My Side of the Street: Why I Don’t Celebrate The Fourth of July
Today a couple of people here in Mauritius wished me a Happy Fourth of July.I realize they meant no harm.But as an African American...
A Centennial Memory Of The Communist Party Of China
The history of the Communist Party of China is long-well-known and recognized over time as the Party has proved itself at every point and...
What forced India to abandon its world-power ambition?
The writer is of the view that India regarded itself as a rightful successor to Imperial India. It viewed Pakistan as an unviable entity...
Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Way Forward
The first Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben Gurion, confessed (as mentioned in the book The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy), “If I...
Greece And Yugoslavia: A Brief History Of Lasting Partitions
Prior to the 1992-1995 Balkan war, the European Community delegated the British and Portugese diplomats, Lord Carrington and Jose Cutileiro, to design a suitable...
Why big states lose small wars: A case study of USA’s war in Afghanistan
Fighting a battle against your enemies is not easy. In war, there are always some rules and regulations that have to be followed and...
Happy Africa Day!
I am an African American with significant Native American background in my ancestry with the blood of ex-slaves running through my DNA. I am...
The gamble of Hamas and the “war of evictions”
As usual, with a view to understanding what is happening in the Middle East, we need to rewind the common thread that links the...