The involvement of foreign troops in disaster relief efforts in Sri Lanka underscores how real-world circumstances continually shape the dynamics of geopolitics. It also serves as a striking example of how such
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“Inclusion strengthens nations; exclusion strengthens problems.” Sri Lanka’s long-term stability and democratic resilience depend not only on the strength of its security institutions but also on the quality of its inclusiveness. Experience
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A joint investigation by Bellingcat and Lloyd’s List has identified Saudi Arabia as the latest country to import grain shipped directly from a Western-sanctioned port in occupied Crimea, underscoring Russia’s continued efforts
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Legal services revenue in the United Kingdom has surged by 65 per cent over the past ten years, with income from British lawyers increasing more than 10 per cent in just the
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor The dissolution of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party marks not just the end of a political organisation, but the symbolic death of institutionalised democracy in the city. After
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Springer Nature, one of the world’s largest academic publishers, is facing criticism after a newly released book on AI ethics was found to contain numerous questionable and potentially fabricated citations. The book,
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Inequality remains deeply entrenched across South Asia and China, according to the recently published World Inequality Report 2026, with vast gaps in income and wealth and persistent gender disparities. In India, inequality
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President Donald Trump is facing sharp criticism from key allies after signing the “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for AI” executive order, a sweeping directive aimed at establishing federal control over artificial
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Europe’s top law enforcement agency has issued a stark warning about the growing risks posed by AI-powered social robots, including the potential for exploitation in child grooming and other criminal activities. The
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Editorial The World Inequality Report 2026 does not merely describe a malfunctioning global economy; it indicts it. What emerges from its data is not an unfortunate imbalance or a temporary distortion, but
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On December 8, 2025, the British Columbia (B.C.) Extortion Task Force announced charges against Avtar Singh for unlawfully discharging a firearm. The charges relate to a November 12, 2025, incident in which
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On December 12, 2025, Prime Minister of Bulgaria Rosen Zhelyazkov resigned after protesters took to the streets in cities across the country and filled the centre of the capital Sofia in the
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On Friday we concluded our reading of On Revolution in the Arendt Center’s Virtual Reading Group. Arendt’s last finished book, On Revolution is about freedom — the idea that animates her writing from beginning to end.
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The horrible events on Bondi Beach in Sydney Australia on December 14th, where 12 were killed and 29 wounded, by at least two gunmen, illustrates the level of threat to the Jewish
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