Maputo Protocol: Reflection as a Legal Framework for International...
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa or commonly known as Maputo Protocol is a critical legal framework for promoting and protecting the rights...
View ArticleWater Scarcity in ASEAN: An Urgent Call for Action
Water scarcity, a growing global challenge, is increasingly becoming a critical issue within the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region. Comprising ten countries with diverse economies...
View ArticleBetween Humanity and Security: Common European Asylum System Controversy
The CEAS Since the rise of humanitarian crises, non-traditional security issues such as genocide, mass murder, and terrorism have begun to develop. In 2011, the United Nations High Commissioner for...
View ArticleIn the Name of Faith: Extremism’s grip on Pakistani Society
In recent years, the rise of extremism in Pakistan has become an increasingly pressing concern, posing a significant threat to the country’s stability and social fabric. This issue has manifested...
View ArticleTrain Diplomacy: Revisit the Efforts Made by Two Big Giants of Asia in Indonesia
As governments race to build new rail infrastructures to reintroduce this environmentally sustainable transportation feature to the public, Japan and China at the same time are also competing to expand...
View ArticleWhat Next After Putin Awards Sassou-Nguesso with Russian Medal?
Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, unlike majority of African leaders who have maintained their neutrality, showered praises for Russia’s ‘special military operation’ against Ukraine...
View ArticleNew President’s Dark Past Hinder the Ratification of the Genocide Convention...
Amidst the flood of “ALL EYES ON RAFAH” and “FREE PALESTINE” sentiments around social media and Indonesia’s firm opposing stance towards the ongoing genocide in Palestine, it surprised me when I...
View ArticleHarnessing Somalia’s Private Sector for National Development and Economic...
Somalia stands at a pivotal juncture in its history. After decades of conflict and instability, the nation is gradually moving towards peace and reconstruction. A significant yet often underappreciated...
View ArticleIndonesia’s Non-Aligned foreign policy: Limitation or Opportunity
Indonesia as a developing country has a policy that is quite unique and different from most other countries, one of which is Indonesia’s non-aligned foreign policy. Even Indonesia itself is one of the...
View ArticleConflict Watch: Climate Change Shocks Ethiopia
Climate change has recently had a profound and severe impact on several regions and countries across the world. The Eastern African region has experienced several climate change shocks, resulting in...
View ArticleThe giant and the archipelago: Chinese attack on the Second Thomas Shoal and...
“The strong do what they have the power to do, and the weak accept what they have to accept.” This famous age-old aphorism by Thucydides could not be more true as is evident from the recent...
View ArticleThird party electoral voting: what will this mean for our democratic candidates?
It is no lie that as the elections are coming closer and closer per day, the US presidential line up is starting to be analyzed on a deeper level by United States voters. With the most recent...
View ArticleThe Biden-Trump Debate: The Obsolescence of White Supremacy as Perspective
The commentaries about the Biden-Trump debate the other night , last Thursday to be exact,tells us how ageist the United States remains even after decades of anti-ageism federal laws and policies. It...
View ArticleArmenia scapegoats Russia for its own foreign policy failures
On June 26, Armenia’s Security Council Secretary accused Russia of ‘taking Karabakh’ from Armenia and ‘returning it’ to Azerbaijan, adding that Armenia’s military cooperation with Russia, on whom...
View ArticleTrump’s new immigration stance
In a podcast, former US President and Republican candidate — for the US 2024 Presidential election — Donald Trump said that if he were to become President he would grant green cards to foreign...
View ArticleNew Regionalism: Belt and Road Initiative and the Indo-Pacific Region
The Belt and Road Initiative (‘BRI’) represents the People’s Republic of China’s (‘China’) strategic economic and political interests in asserting its role as a global superpower[i]. It links China...
View ArticlePakistan’s Turbulent Future
From the point of view of any scientific theory, a state can exist and develop successfully only when the opinions of broad segments of the population, including national and religious minorities, are...
View ArticleSAARC University Network: A Vision For Regional Educational Excellence
Authors: Harsh Mahaseth and Sparsha S* The South Asian region, home to a burgeoning population of young people aged 18-22, has witnessed significant strides in its education sector. National efforts...
View ArticleThe European Union: Rising or Dis-Uniting?
Ever since the end of World War Two, and the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1949, the defense and security of western Europe has rested upon the economic and military...
View ArticleThe Rise of the Far Right, Euroscepticism, and the Future of EU Foreign Policy
Far right is a word that is still considered taboo for some people in Europe. This is due to the trauma and paranoia of a troubled history. Mussolini’s power grab in his march to Rome and Hitler’s...
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