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Floods Don’t Fall from the Sky Alone: How Human Interventions Accelerate Climate Destruction
When the 2025 cloudburst hit Buner, a district located in northern Pakistan, villagers described how torrents of water came down upon their dwellings with...
The origins of Covid-19 under international law and the certainty of the next pandemic
It's been more than 2,000 days since Covid-19 appeared in late 2019 growing to more than 700 million cases and at least 7 million...
Egypt’s PM in China: How Cairo’s SCO Role Intersects with Gaza Crisis
Egypt's official participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, was witnessed by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, who attended and...
Soft Power vs. Hard Power: Dominance in 21st Century Diplomacy
The debate in international relations and defense strategy between soft power and hard power has almost never faded away from the center. Joseph Nye,...
Canada’s Strategic Entry: A Quiet Shift Toward Global Leadership
The 2025 Alaska meeting has served as a wake-up call, prompting Canada to undergo a strategic realignment in its foreign policy with a particular...
Scars of Betrayal: Assyrians Continue to Feel Uncertainty from the Sykes-Picot Agreement
Assyrians are one of the oldest continuously documented ethnic groups in history today. Their presence dates to the initial stages of human civilization and...
Chinese Influence & Diversification Across the World Through Toys: The Case of Labubu
China’s global influence today leans heavily on a nuanced blend of soft power that often surpasses its use of traditional hard power. China’s strategy...
Applying More Pressure on Russia by Bringing CSTO Members into the Western Fold
The Russian Federation resumes its invasion of Ukraine with little concern for the country’s sanctions, loss of soft power, and numerous military losses. Despite...
Washington’s Oil Chessboard: Why Venezuela Matters in U.S. Geopolitics
American warships edging closer to Venezuelan waters earlier this year barely made global headlines, overshadowed by louder crises in Ukraine and the South China...
BRICS Moment: Can the Global South’s Silver Lining Deliver?
When the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, and China first met in Yekaterinburg in 2009, the acronym “BRIC” was still fresh from Goldman Sachs’...