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
Zionism and Hindu Nationalism Bring Israel and India Together
Why Hindu nationalists have found a brother in arms in Israel and supported recent Israeli escalation in Gaza, which killed…
Iraq Assassinations Prove There Is No Room for Anti-Iran Dissent
There is now a new kind of Iraqi nationalism forming that is largely based on opposition to corruption engendered by…
COVID19 in India: A Diaspora Perspective
Indian diaspora is one of the largest in the world. With COVID19 cases on the rise back home, Diaspora Indians…
China in the Balkans: More than Infrastructure Projects
China is stepping on Europe’s nerves by investing in the Balkans.
Denmark Is a Wonderland Except for Refugees
Danish Social Democrats are adopting a far-right immigration agenda. Syrian refugees in Denmark are facing a possible threat of deportation…
India Makes the Lives of Kashmiri Prisoners Worse During COVID19
Indian government has a moral obligation to grant Kashmiri prisoners their long-deserved freedom.
Will the Biden Administration Continue Trump’s Abraham Accords Legacy?
The Trump administration’s tenure is over, yet there has been no diplomatic effort to relegate its legacy to the past.
Lives amidst War in the Holy Land: The Perspective from an American SUV
It’s a beautiful Sunday morning. Michael, who lives in Washington, D.C., is going on a picnic with his family. He…
India and Pakistan: Are the Two Rivals Becoming Friends?
Even though India and Pakistan occasionally show goodwill to improve ties, lack of trust remains as the biggest obstacle to…
The Great Turan: Russia’s Concerns about Turkey’s Growing Reputation in Caucasus and Central Asia
Russian experts admit that the Great Turan project is gaining popularity in the Turkic-speaking world, profoundly amplified by Turkey’s military successes and…
Russia’s Lebanese Matryoshka Doll
Russia sends clear messages to Iran, Israel, and the United States that it is the only country capable of securing…
The Politics of Sighting the Crescent Moon in the Muslim World
For the first time in history, Muslims have found themselves in a node of modernization, transnational sectarian networks, and state…
Vaccine Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, and International Bargaining
During a pandemic, crisis-driven vaccine diplomacy can become the core element of international relations and international cooperation.
A Road Map to End Yemen’s War: An Interview with Abdul Galil Shaif
Today, we have children carrying guns because they think that the war is a solution. We need to reverse this…
The 1948 Palestinian Nakba Continues Today
Stories of the Nakba still harrow us and live in us, giving us hope of return. Palestinian Nakba survivors have…
73 Years Later: The Ongoing Palestinian Nakba Shadowed by Apartheid
Palestinians have been experiencing apartheid for the last 73 years and the world finally started to hear about it.
An Axis of Evil: Why Russia and China Protect Myanmar’s Military Regime
China and Russia are enabling and protecting the criminal regime in Myanmar that resorts to terrorism against its own people.
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: War at the Door or Another Russian Roar?
The Donbass crisis is a test of NATO’s deterrence capacity and capabilities. The quicker Washington starts accepting multipolar realities, the…
