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China’s Global Governance Initiative isn’t defiance — it’s a response to paralysis When President Xi Jinping unveiled the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) earlier this year, Western capitals reacted as though the world had just tilted on its axis. The headlines were predictable: China challenges the world order. Beijing builds a parallel system. The liberal rules-based…

On 1 September 85 years ago, Adolf Hitler’s German Reich invaded Poland, igniting theSecond World War and unleashing indescribable misery and suffering across Europe and the world. In its aftermath, the UN Charter emerged, carrying the promise of a world order free from war. Yet, almost simultaneously, humanity developed its most destructive weapon: the nuclear…

The 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit was held in Tianjin, China from August 31 to September 1, 2025. Coming at a major historical juncture, this summit arguably grabbed the global limelight more than ever before, bringing together the main non-Western powers and emphasizing their commitment to establishing a “more just, equitable and representative multipolar…

As the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) prepares to hold its summit in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin, one phrase is back in focus: the “Shanghai Spirit.” This regional bloc was founded in 2001 by China, Russia, and several Central Asian nations to promote regional security and mutual trust. Today, with 10 member countries that…

Two Days, One Question Every August 14th and 15th, two nations—Pakistan and India—mark their Independence Days. In theory, these are moments of celebration. Flags rise, anthems echo, and speeches recall the courage of those who fought for liberation. Yet beneath the pageantry lies a harder question: What do we mean by freedom, and have we…

Divergent U.S. and Russian Strategies: Assessing the Scope of High-Level Diplomacy The 15 August 2025 Alaska summit between Presidents Trump and Putin highlighted significant differences between the Trump Administration’s approach and the broader U.S. diplomatic establishment, including the State Department and allied European partners. President Trump’s emphasis on negotiating a “realistic settlement” with Moscow divergesfrom…

Iran has often made headlines over the years due to its theocratic governance, its nuclear program, and its longstanding geopolitical tensions with the United States, Israel, and Western powers. While these issues dominate global narratives, they can obscure the lived reality of nearly 90 million people who inhabit a country with a civilization dating back millennia. Iran is home to…

There is a dissonance between the international and national legal frameworks on the protection of the environment and the practices of political and economic groups that endorse the abuse of nature. The latter result in the devastation of huge areas through logging, mining, industrial chemical production and industrial agriculture, leading to the severe environmental problems…

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