Artificial Intelligence’s Sentience: Why Is It a Big Deal?
To say the machine may be sentient is to raise a red flag, not demean human existence.
Politics
Is There any Limit to Russian Expansion under Vladimir Putin?
“Russia’s border doesn’t end anywhere,” as Putin once jokingly said. There’s only a horizon in Russia.
Maltreatment of Non-White Refugees from Ukraine Should Cause Outrage
A popular trending hashtag on Twitter has been sharing the worries of Africans leaving Ukraine under the hashtag #AfricansInUkraine.
Russian Invasion of Ukraine from an International Law Perspective
With or without a UN General Assembly resolution, other states can use armed forces to support the exercise of Ukraine’s…
Will Sweden and Finland Join NATO amid the Russia-Ukraine War?
Should Sweden or Finland actually join NATO, it would with no doubt change Russia’s security calculations.
China vs Russia in Central Asia?
With massive Chinese economic investments in Central Asia, Russia slowly but steadily started losing ground in its “near abroad.”
Still Waters Run Deep: Germany’s Far-Right Extremism Problem
Since the reunification of Germany, Muslims have been the main target of right-wing extremist attacks.
Turkey Is an Afro-Eurasian State
President Erdogan’s Africa vision: Turkey is as an “Afro-Eurasian state” and a fairer and strategic alternative ally for African nations.
Stealing Innocence: The Theft of Refugee Children in Sweden
Sweden’s policy on seizing refugee children is illegal, immoral, and untenable.
How the Global Pandemic Widens the Gap between the Poor and the Rich
The Coronavirus pandemic has shown that capitalism is dysfunctional when labor is inactive.
Turkey-Saudi Normalization: A Larger Regional Bloc at the Door?
Now or later, Turkey and Saudi Arabia’s resuming realist and pragmatic politics could bring about broader regional implications.
What Does the Current Ukraine Crisis Mean for Stockholm?
One way or another, the Russian threat discourse constitutes the backbone of NATO membership debates in Sweden.
“Godi Media” in Modi’s India: A War on Journalists?
Indian news media watchers have observed how the country’s mainstream media has functioned as the public relations arm of Narendra…
Macron’s Visit to Putin Underlines Just How Weak the West is Against Putin
Macron just walked straight into a media trap and gave Putin exactly what he wanted: a snapshot of the West…
JNF Greenwashing as a Means to Hide Ethnic Cleansing in Palestine
The Jewish National Fund plants trees in the Negev as a continuation of takeover of Palestinian lands under the cover…
Swedish Foreign Policy: Ideological Façade and Dysfunctional Reality
Despite all the independent and innovative foreign policy rhetoric, Sweden’s foreign policy simply follows the lead of the European Union…
Apartheid Reports Brand Israel as Criminal Enterprise
The Amnesty International’s recent report on apartheid in Israel comes on the heels of similar analyses by Human Rights Watch…
With the US Withdrawing Its Support, Can the EastMed Project Now Turn Regional?
The US abandoning of the EastMed Project may pave the way to negotiation and even collaboration in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The Western Balkans Must Reverse Their Brain Drain and Regain Their Youth
Western Balkan countries may turn into empty villages, if necessary precautions are not promptly taken.
