The Pathfinder Foundation and the Embassy of the United States of America in Sri Lanka have launched a lecture series marking the 250th anniversary of American independence, opening with a discussion on
The world is facing an oil crisis of historic proportions as the ongoing United States-Israeli war on Iran has effectively shut down much of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow chokepoint through
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In a revelation that reads like a blend of science fiction and geopolitical ambition, declassified documents outline a bold and controversial plan to construct a sea-level canal across Israel’s Negev Desert using
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On a volcanic plateau in central Anatolia, Turkey, some 15,800 years ago, a female dog gave birth to a litter of puppies. The young pups did not survive long, possibly only a
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In a region defined by enduring conflict and rigid identities, few realize that Shi’ite Islam and Orthodox Judaism share striking ideological parallels. According to reporting by Haaretz, these parallels are not coincidental
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Why didn’t Premadasa queue up when Saddam was killed? ‘All this is because of Trump…’‘He managed the country beautifully…’‘Oh… what can the government do?’ ‘During Gota’s time, oil was lost because of
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When we think of premodern governance, we often default to an image of concentrated authority: imposing rulers presiding over intricately layered hierarchies—pharaohs, emperors, and kings whose power seemed inseparable from the territorial
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The hidden world of Cold War intelligence operations has long fascinated historians, but newly resurfaced and declassified documents are shedding fresh light on some of the most controversial experiments ever conducted by
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Archaeologists working in south-eastern Spain have uncovered rare evidence that sheds new light on how textiles were produced more than three millennia ago. The discovery of charred wooden timbers, plant-fiber ropes, and
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Last week, speaking at a House Republican retreat, President Trump declared with characteristic certainty: “The world respects us right now more than they have ever respected us before… the United States has
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by Durga Velayudham The Strait of Hormuz has once again emerged as the Rubicon in Donald Trump’s confrontation with Iran, a perilous threshold across which the contemporary superpower system appears increasingly inclined
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