As Western institutions falter and global power diffuses, non-Western actors are seizing the opportunity to redefine norms on their own terms.
Shifting loyalties, Abiy Ahmed’s expansionist ambitions, the Tigrayan elite’s secessionist agenda, TPLF miscalculation, and foreign interference have created a volatile situation.
PECA is not just a legal instrument, but a political technology embodying Foucauldian governmentality in its most modern, digital form.
The downfalls of a series of leaders and regimes underscores the fragility of authoritarian rule and the demand for democratic governance.
Structural forces set the stage for global politics, but the personal diplomacy of leading figures actively constructs the contours of geopolitical landscapes.
Presently, states and policy makers view AI through four dominant hypes: Bloom, Boom, Gloom and Doom.
The Kashmir attack has bound both Pakistan and India towards the same precarious trajectory, with potential escalation looming.
Trump’s wilful ignorance and urgency for peace may achieve little in terms of a lasting solution but risks leaving a legacy of unresolved tensions.
Saudi Arabia mirrors China’s authoritarian modernization, but its deep cultural conservatism complicates MBS’s vision.
The return of the culture to the centre stage needs to be seen as constitutive of democracies and not an aberration.
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