Remembering 1999: How the NATO Bombing Shaped Serbian National Identity
Serbia will soon commemorate the 26th anniversary of the NATO bombings of Belgrade, a pivotal moment that continues to shape its national identity. At the same time, the country finds itself at a...
View ArticlePeace Agreements or Sparks of War: Why Trump’s Plan to Revive the Abraham...
When Donald Trump facilitated the signing of the Abraham Accords during his first presidency to normalize relations between Israel and Arab countries, many regional elites hoped that these agreements...
View ArticleAvoiding Chiang Kai-shek’s Fate: Lessons for Zelenskyy to Save Ukraine
Synopsis: History warns us that even well-equipped nations can fall if their leaders make critical mistakes. Chiang Kai-shek lost China not just to a powerful enemy but to corruption, economic...
View ArticleTrump 2 and the New Middle East Dilemma
President Trump’s controversial and unexpected plan regarding the future of Gaza has shocked the world. According to this plan, the United States would assume control of the Gaza Strip and permanently...
View ArticleThe Drug Crisis Duterte Inherited
On March 11, 2025, former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the Philippine National Police and Interpol on the basis of an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant charging him...
View ArticleAfghan Taliban’s Border Provocations
The recent escalation of tensions along the Torkham-Jalalabad border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has brought the fragile relationship between the two neighboring nations into sharp focus. Heavy...
View ArticleSyria on an Uncertain Path: The Likelihood of a New Civil War
In the midst of war and crisis, promises of peace and stability are attractive, but do these promises truly come to fruition? The new rulers of Syria, led by al-Jolani, have come forward with appealing...
View ArticleSomaliland’s Diplomatic Gamble: Recognition, Risk, and the Palestinian Question
Abstract: Somaliland, an unrecognized but self-governing entity in the Horn of Africa, is facing a complex diplomatic challenge following reports alleging its potential involvement in a U.S.-Israel...
View ArticleTrump’s Middle East Policy: A Strategy of Improvisation or Uncertainty?
As Donald Trump embarks on his second term, his administration’s approach to the Middle East appears defined by a mix of bold, unorthodox diplomacy and an unsettling lack of strategic coherence. While...
View ArticleWillful Isolation
During Donald Trump’s second presidential term, the United States has adopted isolationist policies, one of the most significant being the cessation of financial and logistical aid to global health...
View ArticleDemographic Destiny: Crafting a Global Talent Hub in Singapore
Singapore is facing a demographic crisis. With its total fertility rate falling to a historic low of 0.97 in 2024 and its working-age population projected to decline to 56% by 2030, the nation must act...
View ArticleThe Asian Dimension of Azerbaijan’s Strategic Imperatives
Authors: Roza Bayramli and Vusal Guliyev The intensifying geopolitical competition among major global powers has heightened security and economic vulnerabilities worldwide, contributing to the erosion...
View ArticleFragmentation of Media Reality
Excellences, colleagues, media specialists, United Nation’s Undersecretary General Olga Algayerova (aD) By thanking the Chairman-in-Office, Finland, OSCE Secretariat and IFIMES Director for this call,...
View ArticleThe China Trail
The late New York Governor Mario Cuomo said, “You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” When presidential candidates discuss foreign policy, a companion mantra would be, “Bash Beijing on the...
View ArticleTaliban’s Deepening Divisions: A Regime at the Edge of Chaos
The Afghan regime is experiencing a power struggle. Despite being in power for more than three years, still conflicts exist among the two factions of Taliban leadership: the one led by the supreme...
View ArticleWhen Tradition Meets Modern Governance: How a Balinese Village Builds Harmony
The unique dual system of village governance in Bali, consisting of Administrative Villages (Desa Dinas) and Customary Villages (Desa Adat), has long shaped the island’s social, cultural, and political...
View ArticleStrategic Importance of Bilateral Relations between Pakistan and Uzbekistan
The bilateral relations between Uzbekistan and Pakistan hold great significance from historical, cultural, and economic perspectives. Located at the heart of Central Asia, Uzbekistan is an important...
View ArticleRepublic of Srpska and the right to self-defense
Where Bosnia and Herzegovina begins, that is where logic ends. This statement has never had more meaning than now. Namely, Milorad Dodik, the President of Republic of Srpska, was sentenced by the court...
View ArticleModi’s Mauritius Visit and the Mahasagar Initiative: A Bold Step But Hurdles...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Mauritius and the unveiling of the Mahasagar initiative represent a pivotal moment in India’s foreign policy, specifically its efforts to assert itself as...
View ArticleThe Taliban’s Internal Struggles and Path to Collapse
The Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan in 2021 was heralded as a decisive victory for the militant group, yet four years into their rule, the regime teeters on the precipice of implosion. Beneath the...
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