Editorial The arrest of Abdulla Shahid, former Foreign Minister of the Maldives and President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, over allegations of sexually abusing a minor is
“Lex malla, lex nulla. A bad law is no law.” ― Cassandra Clare, Lady Midnight The Misconception After writing my essay “Why Fools Rule the World” – published in this newspaper – the thought
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There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” ― Soren Kierkegaard The Human Mindset The paradox of
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The Paradox of Intelligent Automation Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the defining technological phenomenon of the twenty-first century. Governments extol its capacity to stimulate economic growth; industries regard it as the indispensable
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Judicial well-being is not merely about individual resilience. It is a structural necessity—an indispensable condition for the independence, integrity, and efficacy of judicial systems across the globe. ~ Justice Rangajeewa Wimalasena Judges
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The environment is where we all meet; where we all have a mutual interest.” — Lady Bird Johnson The Final Match and the Blot Sunday 19th July will be the most awaited and
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What is International Justice? International law has long occupied an uneasy position within the hierarchy of legal disciplines. While domestic legal systems derive their authority from sovereign institutions possessing legislative competence, executive
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“Artificial intelligence has transformed from the realm of science fiction to becoming an integral part of our daily lives and industries.” ~ Todd Giles, Chief Technology Officer, Honeywell Aerospace The Metamorphosis The
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Systems thinking is a discipline for seeing wholes. It is a framework for seeing interrelationships rather than things, for seeing ‘patterns of change’ rather than static ‘snapshots. ~ Peter Senge The System
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“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” — Albert Camus The Mystery There are certain questions that accompany humanity from the cradle to
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The Incident What began as an ordinary international flight between the United States and Canada soon evolved into an extraordinary demonstration of the resilience of modern aviation and, simultaneously, into a compelling
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Read, In Order to Live ~ Gustave Flaubert Being Bookish Lucy Mangan’s Bookish: How Reading Shapes Our Lives is far more than a memoir about books. It is an affectionate meditation on the transformative
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The Airport The modern airport is best understood not as a static infrastructure asset but as a legally structured, operationally interdependent ecosystem. It is a space where public authority and private enterprise
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It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt Introduction In the evolving
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The God Spinoza revered is my God, too; I meet Him every day in the harmonious laws which govern the universe – Albert Einstein Seated on my deck under a blue sky yesterday,
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“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” – Albert Einstein My Experience Yesterday, while reading the latest issue of The Economist, I came across Bartleby’s column entitled Book
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