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The Cosmopolitan Paradox: Being a ‘Citizen of the World’ in a World Full of Inequality
In the classroom, we are trained to become global citizens who are fed noble ideas: about eternal peace, unconditional solidarity, and universal human bonds...
“Uniting for peace”: Protecting Palestine’s civilians beyond diplomacy
Two months since the New York Declaration on the Two-State Resolution has been adopted and 1 month since the ceasefire deal between Israel and...
Illusion of Supremacy or Reality of Power: Why the U.S. Cannot Wage War on China
During the past several years, war scenarios and analyses issuing from Washington have hewed to a familiar but deceptively reassuring image of the future:...
The Perfect Storm That Is the Philippines
As typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi, internationally) left over 200 Filipinos dead while affecting nearly 2 million people, President Marcos Jr declared “a state of national...
Saudi Arabia’s Pre-Trump Gambit: Defining the Price for Ties with Israel
U. S. President Donald Trump has been optimistic about Saudi Arabia potentially normalizing relations with Israel, but this is unlikely to happen during Crown...
Afghanistan’s Betrayed Peace
The 2020 Doha Agreement set out a compact between the United States and the Taliban that was explicitly premised on reciprocal commitments: withdrawal of...
“Eyes on Sudan” Must Mean a Clear-eyed View of the SAF as Well as RSF Forces, and a Real Push for Peace
The social media hashtag #eyesonSudan has been trending in recent weeks, no doubt with the underlying message that Sudan deserves the same attention and...
Gold, Rare Earths, and the Strategic Geoeconomy In U.S.–China relations
Technological innovation has historically promoted national development and supported superiority in international relations. In the contemporary world, artificial intelligence (AI) most probably will be...
What the Coup in Madagascar Means for Indo- Pacific?
After decades of stable politics, a violent uprising has rocked Madagascar again, leaving the country in the hands of a military junta. The island...
Could Jamal Mustafa Become the Leader of a New Iraq?
On November 5, 2025, Reuters published an article describing former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as a potential kingmaker in Iraq's parliamentary elections slated for...