The French protests that are spreading over Europe are not receiving proper attention. The explanation that students all over France, with the disturbances spreading into Italy and Belgium, are burning down historic
Introduction I have just finished reading John Rawls’s book A Theory of Justice, and my curiosity got the better of me in wondering how Rawls’s “Veil of Ignorance” would serve the upcoming
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Intelligent airports promise greater efficiency and safer operations, but growing dependence on artificial intelligence raises a fundamental question: can airport authorities retain meaningful control over systems they may neither fully understand nor
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The Riyadh airport attacks expose a fundamental asymmetry in the international legal order. The international community has developed an elaborate body of law governing civil aviation, the conduct of hostilities and the
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The failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee raises questions far deeper than the breakdown of an execution protocol. Through the competing philosophies of Kant, Bentham, Mill, Hegel and Rawls, the episode
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Europe’s latest passenger-rights initiative raises a fundamental question: should airlines merely compensate travellers when things go wrong, or empower them to take control? From rerouting and refunds to family seating, disability access
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Canada’s proposed “associate membership” of the EU exposes a striking legal paradox: the treaties contain no such membership category, yet Article 217 TFEU could provide a route to an exceptionally deep association.
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A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill ~ Frank Borman Someone once said: “ The two best pilots can be put
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The Moffatt v. Air Canada decision establishes an important principle for the emerging relationship between aviation and artificial intelligence: an airline cannot simply shift responsibility to a chatbot when the system provides
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We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models ~ Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic The International Day of Peace, observed annually on 21 September, invites humanity
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“On this International Day of Peace, let us all be inspired by the courage of those who champion peace in neighborhoods, classrooms and communities. And let’s call on world leaders to invest
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AI is becoming increasingly intelligent, but the deeper question is whether it could one day become conscious. As scientists still cannot fully explain consciousness in humans, determining whether a machine can experience
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Twenty-Five Years After the Day That Changed Aviation On 11 September 2001, the world of humanity lost trust in one another. On 11 September 2026, the international community marks the twenty-fifth anniversary
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What Happened? The aviation landscape is defined by the unrelenting pursuit of safety, a discipline where the margin for error is razor-thin and the consequences of failure are measured in human lives.
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Sri Lanka has entered a consequential new phase in the formulation of its tourism policy with the commencement of the National Tourism Strategic Planning Consultancy for 2026–2031, an initiative supported by the
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The Whole Picture On 4 September each year, the international community observes World Sexual Health Day, an occasion that invites reflection on one of the most intimate yet politically significant dimensions of
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