Historical Background The civilizational beliefs have echoed in the course of history as more stringent factors above the geopolitical realities. In particular, the geopolitical trajectories are begotten from certain civilizational or cultural
“How many were the gardens and springs they left behind, and corn-fields and noble buildings, and wealth and conveniences of life, wherein they had taken such delight? Thus (was their end)! And
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“The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely
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According to the latest press release by the National Security Archives (NSA), newly declassified U.S. government documents shed light on the contentious relationship between the United States and Israel over the latter’s
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Words always fall short when we try to describe our respect, sympathy, and profound gratitude to those who sacrificed everything in 1971 to establish our independent and sovereign homeland—Bangladesh. Louis D. Brandeis
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Numeracy or numerosity, the ability to think about and use numbers, varies among human cultures and within populations, much like intelligence does. Many known languages, for example, have no words for numerals
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Reading the detailed news article under the title ‘First Sri Lankan Buddhist monk in 105 years joins Oxford for MPhil in Buddhist Studies‘, was a refreshing experience for me, as it should’ve
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The U.S. enjoys many strengths that give it an edge over other republics, such as a decentralized and innovative economy that draws global talent and unmatched military strength. Yet the Roman Republic,
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Thirty years ago, the Budapest Memorandum ensured the destruction of dangerous post-Soviet nuclear stockpiles but was overshadowed at the time by Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s complaint that NATO expansion was causing a
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The migration and spread of ancient humans across the Eurasian continent after leaving Africa were significantly influenced by climate change and landscape evolution, according to a new study published in the journal
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It is worth recalling that the Crusades were largely a reaction to the rapid and triumphant rise of Islam. Within a single generation, Islam had emerged as the third great monotheistic faith,
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