Europe’s Raw Materials Challenge: Recycling for Our Industrial Future
While Brussels’ corridors of power buzz with talk of critical raw materials, our discussions remain fixated on geopolitics and extraction. These aren’t just any minerals…
Survival Limits of Military Nuclear Power: Israel and “The Sting of the Bee”
In a now classic 1965 article on nuclear weapons,[1] physicist Leo Szilard offered a clarifying metaphor on different types of national nuclear capability. For some…
The Ongoing Trade Dispute Between Turkey and China Over Electric Vehicle Tariffs in the WTO
In October 2024, China initiated a trade dispute with Turkey at the World Trade Organization (WTO), marking the latest development in rising tensions over international…
Iran-Israel: Escalation or Deterrence? – Modern Diplomacy
On the first hours of Saturday, Israel launched a series of airstrikes against Iranian military targets, further and further intensifying implications for regional stability and…
What 22 Dodger fans wore for the World Series
The last time the Dodgers were in the World Series, it was in the thick of the pandemic. So all the games were played at…
Mackinder and Mahan: Geopolitics of BRI in South Asia
Geopolitics is incessantly at play within International relations, but its key functioning and presence is evident from China’s various geo-political endeavors. Belt and Road Initiative…
Privatization of Space: Analyzing India’s Stand
The significance of space is pervasive and intricately woven into every aspect of our existence in this age of digitisation, growing technological innovation such as…
Kosovo lets Bosnians in without a visa. Why won’t Bosnia return the favour?
As Kosovo lifts visa requirements for Bosnian citizens, allowing travel with just an ID card, Bosnia and Herzegovina is stuck in a political quagmire, unable…
What does the G20 represent to Brazil?
The G20 Leaders’ Summit is scheduled to take place on November 18 and 19 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Nearly a month away from the…
BRICS to BRICSTANS: New Global Prosperity Wisdom
New Wisdom: How can BRICS lead today’s largest economic group of nations, with the largest populations, lands, resources, and intricate ethno-diversity, on a new path…
Unlocking Soft Power Potential: Kazakhstan’s Creative Economy as a Tool to Global Recognition
In the 2024 Brand Finance Global Soft Power Index, Kazakhstan ranked 80th, demonstrating a significant level of soft power influence. In contrast, other Central Asian…
China’s Strategy for the Middle East leaves it Facing Several Difficult Dilemmas
Until the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 last year, an Israel-China trade relationship, particularly across sectors like advanced technology, seemed to be fast…
Asset Price Boom and Turkey’s Illusion of Prosperity
In 2023, Turkey emerged as the frontrunner in the surge of ultra-rich people worldwide, according to a report by Knight Frank, a U.K.-based real estate…
The Shadow Army: Private Military Companies and Their Impact on Modern Defense Policy
Private Military Companies (PMCs) have evolved from niche service providers to influential players in modern warfare. Governments and organizations increasingly rely on these contractors to…
UAE Cybersecurity MoU:A forward-thinking move
Edge entity ORYXLABS recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UAE Cyber Security Council at GITEX Global 2024. It is, after all a…
Africa’s Development Uncertainty – Modern Diplomacy
In this insightful interview, Architect Eric Eyutchae, National Vice President of Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF), an Enugu-based socio-political organization which focuses on the development of…
U.S. Presidential Election 2024: A Defining Moment for International Diplomacy and Global Stability
The upcoming U.S. presidential election presents a pivotal moment for international diplomacy and global stability. As the world grapples with multifaceted challenges—ranging from geopolitical tensions…
Cyber Diplomacy: Rethinking Statecraft in the Digital Era
Traditionally, states were the exclusive wielders of diplomatic capability. In kingdoms and empires, envoys and missionaries transmitted the resolve of their sovereigns, communicating with allies,…
My neighbours HATE haunted house full of ‘dead bodies’ on my front garden – they say kids are terrified but I don’t care – The Sun
A MAN says his neighbours hate the haunted house full of "dead bodies" in his front garden - but he doesn't care.Rob Amey began the…
Column: I’m also sick of discussing Trump’s madness. But we have to
Donald Trump’s cognitive decline has a soundtrack. It includes the Village People’s “YMCA.,” Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain,” and Elvis Presley’s “An American Trilogy.” Don’t…