Defining Terrorism The term ‘terrorism’ is familiar to all of us. However, it is difficult to attribute a single, standard definition to terrorism because of …
Delving Deep into the Profound Psychological Impact of Terrorism
Envisioning a Common Currency: Brazil and Argentina
During his first trip outside of Brazil since taking office on January 1st, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with his Argentine counterpart …
Are Democracies at threat? Analyzing the Democracy Index 2023
The world’s (almost) eight billion people live in various political and cultural environments. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Democracy Index study for this year is …
Why is Interstate War Increasing in the World?
Interstate wars are the greatest threats to world peace and security. Historically, wars between countries have taken millions of lives, displaced billions of people, and …
RIMPAC 2022: Strategic and Geopolitical Significance of the Exercise on the Indo-Pacific
Exercise RIMPAC 2022 is taking place from June 29-August 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. This year’s exercise includes 26 nations- …
Is Pakistan on the Brink of Balkanization?
In early June, following his chaotic removal from power, Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, warned of a turbulent future for Pakistan, talking …
AN UNSURPRISING VICTORY FOR MACRON OVER LE PEN
On 24th April 2022, the French re-elected their incumbent President Emmanuel Macron for another five-year term. It is a historical event as he became the …
HOW DOES SOFT POWER PORTRAY INDIA’S IMAGE TO THE WORLD?
India has a mixed legacy when it comes to soft power. It went through periods of heights, plateaus and lows. There was no single country …
THE UKRAINE CRISIS: THROUGH THE PERSPECTIVE OF A YOUNG TURKISH MULTINATIONAL
AN OPEN LETTER TO WORLD LEADERS: 2021 ended with mounting speculations in the international system on an upcoming conflict. In December 2021, Washington Post published …
SAYEDA – A Memoir Of Beliefs, Values & Understandings
Culture and religion are an accident of geography, we are just people at the end of the day. I have had countless encounters with this, …
Determining The Value: Tangible Aspects Of An Intangible Life
Since historical times, one of the most challenging questions has been determining the value and importance of something vis-a-vis life. Of course, the parameters were …
Never ending Kashmir conundrum- A KASHMIRI OR AN INDIAN?
“I Am not an Indian, I am a kashmiri”, contradicted a 15-year teenager named Azad in the suburbs of beautiful Kashmir valley. Perhaps not so …
