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    A Quiet Departure That Could Reshape Sudan’s War and the Search for Peace

    Rumors of the resignation of Sudan’s Defense Minister Hassan Dawood Kabron, appointed in June, started as a whisper. His absence during a meeting of the Security and Defense Council, which he leads, fueled the rumors. It’s not confirmed whether Dawood has indeed stepped aside, but if he has, the impact may be bigger than what… Continue reading A Quiet Departure That Could Reshape Sudan’s War and the Search for Peace
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    The Silent Waters: Rebuilding a Nation Amid Loss, Failure and Rising Climate Threats

    In the days after the waters withdrew, the island of Sri Lanka felt strangely suspended between breath and silence. The mud had not yet dried, the broken roads still glistened under a pale sun and the smell of loss lingered in the air like a memory that refused to fade. People moved quietly among the… Continue reading The Silent Waters: Rebuilding a Nation Amid Loss, Failure and Rising Climate Threats
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    Revealing the Clash of Our Time: Generations, Not Nations

    When American political scientist Samuel P. Huntington published The Clash of Civilizations, he argued that post-Cold War conflict would shift from ideology to culture, with Western, Islamic, Sinic and other blocs clashing along deep cultural fault lines. Three decades later, his map still explains much of the world’s violence: leaders in Ukraine, Gaza, Myanmar and… Continue reading Revealing the Clash of Our Time: Generations, Not Nations
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    The Trump Corollary: US Imperialism in Latin America From the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro

    In recent months, the Trump administration has escalated a decades-long campaign against the Venezuelan government and people. The renewed, intensifying threats of regime change, justified through false or inflated claims that Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, is directing narco-terrorism against the United States, serve as a convenient pretext for deeper and more direct intervention. A recent… Continue reading The Trump Corollary: US Imperialism in Latin America From the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro
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    Refuge and Realpolitik: India’s Asylum Dilemmas in a Broken System

    When India passed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in 2019, there were reasons to be skeptical about its implications. The law’s exclusion of Muslim refugees seemed difficult to reconcile with Articles 14 and 21 of the Indian Constitution, which guarantee equality before the law and protection of life and liberty to all persons. Coupled with… Continue reading Refuge and Realpolitik: India’s Asylum Dilemmas in a Broken System
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    Why Is Canada Involved in the Russia–Ukraine War?

    Canada’s Prime Minister (PM) Mark Carney has often vociferously and unequivocally voiced Canada’s support for Ukraine in their war with Russia: “Canada’s support for Ukraine is unwavering”; “We are with you every step of the way”; “Your fight is our fight”. In chorus, other prominent Canadian politicians (e.g., Anita Anand, Lloyd Axworthy, Donna Dasko) have… Continue reading Why Is Canada Involved in the Russia–Ukraine War?
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