Millions in Ukraine are “paying the highest price for freedom”
A leading Ukrainian human rights lawyer says Russia is “carrying out a systemic transformation of the society.” The co-recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize…
Displacing a Nation: What Led to (and Caused) the Gaza-Israel Catastrophe
The Hamas-Israel War has devastated Gaza and displaced its people. It could result in expulsions in the West Bank over time. It is about the…
UNSC continues negotiations over Gaza resolution calling for ‘urgent suspension’ of fighting
After intense negotiations all week behind closed doors at the 15-member Security Council, ambassadors are still negotiating over a draft resolution penned by the United…
The Realist power dynamics of the Humanitarian aid delivery system
‘Human’ aspect is missing from the humanitarian agenda; rather, politics and realism play a part in the humanitarian-aid delivery systems. Security and power are the…
Despite the Support of World Leaders, Safe Zones Still Fail Humanity
Humanitarian Chiefs of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) signed an open letter on November 16, 2023, asserting that they will not participate in establishing any…
UDHR at 75: American Fantasy or Fallacy?
Following the most catastrophic wars in history, the newly established United Nations Organisation (UNO or UN) members accomplished something extraordinary on December 10, 1948. They…
Israel And Hamas: A Legal Assessment of the Gaza War
“An intentional act of injustice is an injury. A Nation has therefore the right to punish it…. This right to resist injustice is derived from…
UK drops plans to hand Chagos Islands back to Mauritius
Britain will drop plans to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius under a new strategy being drawn up by Grant Shapps, informs ‘The Telegraph’.…
War for Profit: Implications of the Growing Private Security Industry
The private security industry mostly entails Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC) which offer military services all around the world to national governments, international organizations…
Global Leaders Highlight Russia’s Violation of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
The heads of state and government, in particular, Latvia, Switzerland, Estonia, Belgium, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, the USA, Bulgaria, the UK, Greece,…
Securing Israel’s National Security After the Fall of Hamas: Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities
While the defeat of Hamas could theoretically remove most security threats for Israel, its national security will still be at stake, especially if Israeli decision-makers…