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Diplomacy, though often slow and imperfect, remains the most effective and sustainable avenue for de-escalation and resolution. By prioritising dialogue, mutual concessions, and international cooperation, the global community can chart a course...

The SADC region is facing challenges of insurgency in Mozambique and the recent Eswatini uprisings. The Great lakes region especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo is another conflict prone region, Alshabaab terror group is a security nightmare...

This convergence of violence and visibility is where the term “the oxygen of publicity,” coined by playwright Arthur Miller, becomes relevant.Miller’s phrase refers to the idea that publicity is the lifeblood of those seeking to make their...

The idea for this seminal document was born in the early days of Salim’s tenure at the organisation’s helm. Drawing on his extensive diplomatic experience, Salim was struck by the weakening commitment of member states to the OAU’s founding...

During the June 2025 conflict involving Israel, Iran and the United States, this dependency was exposed through the abrupt and significant increase in crude oil futures.Financial markets rapidly priced in heightened risk, illustrating how deeply...

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, have evolved from niche tools for surveillance to versatile instruments for precision strikes, psychological warfare, and strategic disruption.Their affordability, accessibility, and adaptability...

Pakistan, however, dismisses these allegations as a calculated strategy to distort its global standing and obscure the intricate realities of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).This polemic underscores a broader narrative: The...

Far from offering a genuine path to peace, the autonomy plan is a strategic repackaging of occupation that violates the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination and undermines the very foundations of international order. The Moroccan autonomy...

Historically, in the world of multiple sovereignties before the commencement of the Cold War, it was the balance-of-power system that brought stability into international politics: i.e., a pattern of relations among states which through shifting...

This is the era of non-kinetic warfare a more subtle, yet deeply consequential form of conflict that quietly reshapes geopolitical tensions.As artificial intelligence (AI) innovation accelerates, semiconductor supply chains become strategic pressure...

Institutions such as the United Nations (UN), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank (WB) emerged as key pillars of this vision. At the same time, the Bretton Woods system aimed to stabilise the global economy and facilitate...

From 1945 to 1960, country after country emerged from the shadows of colonial empires, raising their own flags and finding their voices on the world stage. This struggle continued for decades, driven by the dreams of millions who longed for freedom....

This convergence of violence and visibility is where the term “the oxygen of publicity,” coined by playwright Arthur Miller, becomes relevant. Miller’s phrase refers to the idea that publicity is the lifeblood of those seeking to make their...

As Freedom House’s latest Freedom in the World report highlights, we are in the 19th consecutive year of global democratic decline, with backsliding taking hold even in long-standing democracies.Amid shifting geopolitical dynamics, this is a...

The very fabric of international cooperation appears to be tearing, evidenced by a resurgence of geopolitical tensions, a retreat into protectionist policies, the imposition of unilateral sanctions, a worrying trend of treaty withdrawals, and the...