Morocco is entering a more assertive phase of its foreign policy, buoyed by international backing that has strengthened Rabat’s confidence and encouraged it to revisit questions of territorial sovereignty beyond the Western
While the bulk of my empirical work has focused on authoritarian imaginaries in Syria and Yemen, here I want to take what I have learned in the Middle East analytically and use
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Internet Media Action (IMA) has condemned the decision to summon two BBC Sinhala journalists before Parliament’s Committee on Ethics and Privileges, describing the move as an attempt to intimidate the media and
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Sri Lanka has deployed military drones and expanded armed forces support in an intensified campaign to combat the country’s worst dengue outbreak in almost a decade after infections surpassed 77,000 and the
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Taiwan has suspended the acceptance of tourist visa applications from Sri Lankan nationals with immediate effect, introducing revised visa measures that limit applications to a number of specified travel categories. In a
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Every year on 19 July, Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control, along with the wider Kashmiri diaspora, observe Kashmir Accession Day — a commemoration rooted in a pivotal resolution
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Predictions that artificial intelligence will either trigger mass unemployment or dramatically reduce the amount of work people perform have dominated public debate for years. According to sociologist Florian Butollo, neither outcome is
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A decree signed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on February 10, 2025, marked what appeared to be a significant policy shift in one of the most controversial issues surrounding the Palestinian
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More than a decade after signing the Framework Agreement with the Government of India (GoI) on August 3, 2015, the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) remains the most influential Naga insurgent
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Shoko Kawata, the mayor of the western Japanese city of Yawata, became the first sitting mayor in Japan to begin maternity leave on Monday, marking a milestone that has attracted widespread domestic
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With international justice blocked for years, European courts have become the primary venue for prosecuting alleged crimes against humanity committed under Bashar al-Assad’s regime, as survivors, investigators, and prosecutors build an unprecedented
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