Conflict

November 30, 2024

Editorials/Geopolitics

Syria: Assad’s Final Stand — The Last Gambit of a Beleaguered Regime?

Editorial The Syrian conflict has never been merely about territory—it is a profound struggle for the very identity of a nation, and a theatre for the ambitions of global powers. Assad’s survival

Syria: Assad’s Final Stand — The Last Gambit of a Beleaguered Regime?

November 30, 2024

Editorials/Geopolitics

Editorial The Syrian conflict has never been merely about territory—it is a profound struggle for the very identity of a nation, and a theatre for the ambitions of global powers. Assad’s survival

Democracy Is Not a Licence for Anarchy

The article challenges the growing reliance on disruptive street protests

Musk’s Oligarch Hypocrisy

Infrastructure that carries a nation’s data, finance and emergency communications

“Tortured” or “torturer”?

Jeffrey Isaac Jarquin was deported from the U.S. by ICE

Is Sri Lanka Ready for Post-Rajapaksa?

by Luxman Aravind Rajapaksas are in trouble. As our columnist

How Brazil’s Election Could Reshape Relations with China

Brazil’s position is decisive. As Latin America’s largest economy, a

Deepened Identity Crisis

One Nadeem Ahmed Ameen who has a social media handle

JVP vs Monks: A Defining Battle for Sri Lanka to Perish or Be Reborn

by Durga Velayudham Monks have begun marching from Kandy towards

The Spymaster’s Downfall: Germany’s Intelligence Scandal

The allegations against former BND chief August Hanning, alongside a

China’s Mineral Hunger Meets Balochistan’s Fury

Balochistan’s vast mineral wealth has become a strategic prize in

Bolsonaro’s Return Could Deal a Blow to BRICS

BRICS is seeking to reshape the international balance of power

Afghanistan’s Selective War on Terror

The failure of regional consultations in Moscow to produce a

India’s Voter Purge: Democracy Under Fire

India’s sweeping voter-roll revision has triggered a growing political and

Maheshkhali: Bangladesh Is No Superpower’s Pawn

Maheshkhali has become a test of Bangladesh’s sovereignty amid intensifying

France. Bring Out The Legion!

Mon dieu! Quel bordel, as say the French. France, the

Kashmir’s Invisible Terror Network

The recovery of Chinese-made LoRa radios from suspected militants in