How Relatives Can Make Radicals
We tend to think violent extremism is all about ideology, but we ignore the power of personal loyalties at our peril. Of the roughly...
Military Regimes Cannot Be Peace-Builders or Democracy-Promoters
The Sudan case gives evidence that military and paramilitary regimes cannot be the answer to political and democratic transition in developing countries. In 2002,...
Quad should ask ASEAN to a diplomatic dance
In early 1979, fearing the growing security cooperation between Hanoi and Moscow, China invaded Vietnam. A year earlier, the then-Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping met...
Russia ‘Weaponising Religion’ and Persecuting Churches in Ukraine
A new report claims that Russia is ‘weaponizing religion’ in its conflict with Ukraine and is persecuting churches in the occupied areas. The report,...
Countries call for Eid ceasefire in Sudan as fighting continues
Khartoum was rocked by further shelling on Friday after several international leaders called Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, urging him to agree...
Antisemitism festers in current U.S political and social climate, report says
WASHINGTON, April 17 — The social and political climate in the United States has become fertile ground for antisemitism in recent years, according to...
China Sets Limits on Russia Relationship After Leaked Documents Raise Alarm
In one of its most explicit statements yet, China pledged to set boundaries on its increasingly-close relationship with Russia, vowing not to sell weapons...
FBI warns against using public USB charging ports
The FBI is warning the public against using charging stations in malls and at airports, according to a tweet from the bureau’s Denver office....
Intellectuals still have a key role to play in politics
According to an authoritative study of American leaders by the psychologist Dean Keith Simonton, politicians with an impressive formal education fail overall to achieve...
Russian spies more effective than army, say experts
Russia’s security and intelligence services have achieved greater success in Ukraine than its army, says a leading UK defence think tank. Russian spy agencies...