Blinken served in senior foreign policy positions with the National Security Council during the Clinton administration and at the State Department during the Obama administration.
Can Diasporas Ease Tensions in International Politics?
lthough the term “diaspora” was widely confined to the Jewish diaspora and experience, with the onset of the 20th century, which saw influxes of various diasporas from different parts of the world, the term started to be used to represent the different experiences of different peoples.
Muslim American Votes Were More Anti-Trump than Pro-Biden
he 2020 presidential election showed record number turnout from American Muslim communities.
Trump Lost But Trumpism Thrives
ith more than 78 million popular votes and 306 electoral college votes, Democratic president elect Joe Biden has decisively defeated President Donald Trump, becoming the 46th president of the United States.
Why Irish and Palestinian Hunger Strikers Choose Self-Sacrifice
ver since visiting Belfast a year ago I have been struck by how the Irish revolutionaries, despite these vast differences in circumstances and goals, regard their struggle as being reproduced in its essential character by the Palestinian struggle, and have a robust solidarity movement that regards Palestinian freedom as one of the incomplete aspects of their own struggle.
Greek Refugee Camps Lack the Minimum Standards for Human Life
he Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor issued a statement on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, stating that Greek refugee camps lack the minimum standards for human life, and that refugees and asylum seekers are forced to endure unbearable conditions which in turn “poses serious risks to their physical and mental safety and well-being.
The Vaccine Nationalism Craze Is on the Rise Globally
part from claiming and adversely affecting innumerable lives across the world and nose-diving the global economy, COVID-19 has occasioned a new political dimension in the global politics arena: vaccine nationalism.
Making Sense of Hunger Strikes and Symbolic Politics
If even nonviolent acts of resistance by individuals associated with dissident movements, then the established order and its supportive media will routinely describe such acts as ‘terrorism,’ ‘criminality,’ and ‘fanaticism,’ and the behavior is criminalized, or at best exposed to scorn by the established order of sovereign states.
Israeli Occupation and the Palestinian Identity: An Interview with Sami Al-Arian
fter the state of Israel was established, millions of Palestinians were either displaced or forced to move from their lands – some into refugee camps and others to Arab or Western countries.
How the Politics of Antiracism Impact Art, Culture, and Literature
he number of emails commencing with or entailing the phrase “we live in unprecedented times” or a variation of this has surely mounted to unsustainable levels since the onset of COVID-19 as a global crisis.
Systemic Racism in the U.S. killed George Floyd, not Trump
he United States was shaken by the death of black American George Floyd, who was pinned to the ground as police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes on May 25th and three other officers looked on.
The Drone Warfare Revolution Has Arrived
he use of armed drones, or Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs), continues to evolve nineteen years after a CIA MQ-1 Predator drone saw its unsuccessful combat debut over Kandahar, Afghanistan on October 7, 2001, in the first days of the so-called “War on Terror.
COVID-19 and Religion: Between Nationalism and Communal Responsibility
round the world, religion has come into focus as a central point of controversy and praise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Fight Against Social Inequality Is Fundamental to Defeat COVID-19
umans are neither biologically open nor resistant to all diseases, nor do they have equal opportunities in terms of protecting their health, staying at home, isolation, treatment, and rehabilitation for various socioeconomic reasons.
New Geopolitics in a Post-Coronavirus World
he coronavirus pandemic has locked down almost all societies around the globe, with people even frightened of standing close to one another.
How the UAE’s Lobbying Instrument Works Abroad
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is actively resorting to means such as lobbying to attain the power and reputation it has failed to achieve with military interventions.
Despite Withdrawal, Medal for Sisi Only Exposes Lack of Credibility
ermany’s foreign policy has gained global attention these days because of its efforts in the context of the Libyan crisis.
Regional Vulnerabilities Sharpen in the Aftermath of the US-Iran Escalation
he killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis by a US UAV strike in Baghdad has changed the course of tensions between Iran and the US.
Balkan Daesh Fighters in Numbers
Seven years ago when the civil war erupted in Syria, the Balkans considered itself far away from the war zone.