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Rooting Out Emerging American Authoritarianism
We Americans don't know what it means to live in an authoritarian state unless we are first generation immigrants who came from one or...
Behind the Communiqué: What China’s Latest Party Plenum Reveals About Its Economic Future
All eyes are on Beijing as the Communist Party of China (CPC) convenes to outline the next five years. These meetings take place amidst...
Violet Project. The Price of Power: Ethics vs. Expediency in Politics
The novel "Violet Project" aims to test whether success in politics is achieved through ethical values or pragmatic approaches. The project is the product...
African Union Earmarks $170 Billion Infrastructure Investment Plan
During its 3rd grandiose summit in Luanda that brought together a distinguished panel of leaders, including the ministers of transport from Zimbabwe and Rwanda,...
Nobel 2025 and Quantum Imperatives
Every year, the announcement of the Nobel Prize opens new doors for discovery and advancement. Back in 1895, Alfred Nobel established the Nobel Foundation,...
Blueprint for a Modern China: The 15th Five-Year Plan and the 2035 Vision
Looking ahead, the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) will be critical as China’s mission to reinforce the foundations and push ahead on all fronts toward...
How the Yugoslav Wars Grew NATO and Subsequently Molded Vladimir Putin
In the 1990s, Europe witnessed one of the most harrowing conflicts since World War II, which involved widespread war crimes, ethnic cleansing, genocide, and...
The Illusion of Freedom: Latin America’s Authoritarian Drift
Latin America’s political landscape has seen sweeping shifts in recent years. On one hand, a so-called “second Pink Tide” has returned left-of-centre governments to...
Between Hawks and Doves: A Precarious Tightrope of Kabul and Islamabad
The popular expression ‘pass the buck’ was first used in American poker games, where a player, to avert the burden of dealing, would pass...
Tanzania’s 2025 Elections: No Real Race, No Real Reform
Political Landscape & Key Contenders
Tanzania’s ruling Party of the Revolution (CCM) has dominated the country’s politics ever since its independence over 60 years ago....