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Endgame: Time, History and Alternative World Futures
Hamm: “What time is it?”
Clov: “The same as usual.”
Samuel Beckett, Endgame
When studying history, it becomes difficult to distinguish endings from beginnings. Though it should...
Behind President Putin’s visit to Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to Iran (July 19, 2022), will be his second visit overseas after his visit to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan...
Double standards haunt US and Europe in dealings with Turkey and the Middle East
US and European acquiescence in Turkey's long-standing refusal to honour Kurdish ethnic, cultural, and political rights came home to roost when Turkey initially objected...
Telephone Conversation with the U.S. Secretary of State and Pakistan’s FM
Pakistan-US relations have been passing through many ups and downs in history. The US believes in interest base relations, as a general rule of...
The ideological and non-ideological underpinnings of violent extremism: An American study
Although there is no universal definition of violent extremism, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation believes it to be “the beliefs and actions of...
Reviewing the Shangri-La Dialogue 2022: What it means for Regional Security
The 19th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), one of the premier defence and security dialogues related to the Indo-Pacific region, was recently held in Singapore...
The United States Military Crisis in Personnel Strength
While the United States is regarded as having the most lethal military in the world, it is facing a crisis in recruiting enough personnel...
The United States of America, the sanctions system and anti-Chinese manoeuvres
The United States of America takes advantage of its financial hegemony and technological power and engages in economic coercion in the name of protecting...
Biden goes to Riyadh: Realism may not need to trump principle
At the core of a US policy debate over the merits of President Joe Biden's pilgrimage, this week to the Middle East lies the...
Changing the United States Social Security Trust Fund Into a Sovereign Wealth Fund
While politicians wring their hands over the fate of the United States Social Security Fund, and bemoan the lack of options available to the...