More: International Law
Quick Take: What is the New Start Treaty and Why Hypersonics are not part of it?
Problem:
-The New START treaty did not include hypersonic weapons, or its delivery platforms, in the original 2010 agreement.
-As such, the U.S. or Russia could...
Gap in the New START: New START does not address hypersonic missiles
Since the dawn of the atomic age, Russia (ex-Soviet Union) and the United States have been locked in an intense geopolitical and military competition,...
Revisiting the 2011 NATO Intervention in Libya from an Alternative Prism
Critics of the west have a general tendency to project the United States as the root cause of most international issues and disputes. They...
Israeli new Settlements may spark unrest
A Palestinian-backed U.N. resolution that could be put to a vote in the Security Council early next week would demand an immediate halt to...
Israelis and Palestinians do what they do best, but for the wrong reasons
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has put Israel’s closest allies and some of his key partners on the spot.
So has a generation of Palestinian youth...
Will COPUOS five-year mission produce a new “international governance instrument” for outer space resources?
Introduction
During its 2022 session, the Legal Subcommittee (LSC) of the United Nation’s Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) created a Working...
The World is Entering A Period of Transformation: Can the West lose?
The world is witnessing a complex mix of escalating tensions, in the context of which some see that the US’s grip is beginning to...
European Union: Refugees’ Right to Seek Asylum & The Principle of Non-Refoulement
Since the establishment of the United Nations, the protection of refugees has been a major priority for the global community. Refugees and anyone in...
Jinnah, Iqbal, and Pakistan’s Historical Opposition to Israel
There is a belief that Pakistan is solely opposed to Israel due to the latter’s post-independence atrocities against Palestine, which are attributed to the...
Selective Standards: Fight Against Oppression or Just a Geopolitical Showdown for Global Supremacy?
The karma of destiny is perhaps the most patent representation of natural balance one could witness in a lifetime. The global divide between democracy...