Articles

The Security Council Resolutions on Western Sahara and Gaza: Is Decolonisation in Danger?

Andrea Maria Pelliconi and Victor Kattan • Dec 16 2025 • Articles

Sovereign equality and the illegality of conquest may well give way to an order in which occupation becomes indistinguishable from conquest.

Opinion – The Dual Track Stability of AUKUS and the QUAD

Christopher Burke • Dec 15 2025 • Articles

As reaffirmed by the Trump administration, the dual architecture of AUKUS and the Quad is a strategic necessity that benefits all partners.

Opinion – The Emerging Phenomena of ‘Fake’ International Election Observation

Martin Duffy • Dec 15 2025 • Articles

As representative democracy faces increasing scrutiny, election observation plays a pivotal role in restoring voter trust.

Hong Kong Fire: Dissent and Alarm under the National Security Law

Ho-yeung Yiu • Dec 15 2025 • Articles

Hong Kong’s political dormancy looks increasingly brittle: one undeniable governance failure is all it takes for the embers of civic consciousness to flare up again.

AI Companions and the Threat of Weaponized Synthetic Intimacy

Ilan Manor • Dec 15 2025 • Articles

Left unregulated, personalised AI systems could become powerful tools of foreign influence.

Trump and the Politics of the Permanent Exception

Arthur Michelino • Dec 15 2025 • Articles

Democracies persist not by removing sovereignty but by preventing its capture by figures who treat public authority as the extension of their personal will.

Peace Building Opportunities in the Shadow of Scholasticide in Gaza?

The complete destruction of Gaza’s educational infrastructure presents a tremendous foundational obstacle to peace.

Opinion – Purposive, Not Reactive: Japan’s Museum Diplomacy in Egypt

Seohee Park • Dec 4 2025 • Articles

By investing in institutions that preserve identity and heritage, Japan is constructing influence that outlasts any single loan agreement or connectivity corridor.

Opinion – The Neo-Ottoman Conquest of Damascus: One Year Later

Jack Dulgarian • Dec 4 2025 • Articles

While the future remains uncertain in Syria, the “Neo-Ottoman State-Client System” has seemingly succeeded and will continue to be implemented.

Symbiotic Realism: The Future of The Global Order on Earth and in Space

Nayef Al-Rodhan • Dec 1 2025 • Articles

The greatest threats we face today transcend borders and disciplines, thus demanding an integrated approach to global survival.

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