Young people have been paying attention to Tik Tok for a long time… lawmakers are rushing to catch up. There are two main reasons why Tik Tok has become increasingly controversial. First, because Tik Tok’s parent company has strong ties to the Chinese government- this presents a privacy risk for Americans who wish to avoid […]
The calculus of global power is shifting. In early January 2026, Turkey moved to join a defense pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan that could fundamentally alter the balance of power from the Eastern Mediterranean to South Asia. Yet the most consequential dimension of this emerging alliance is not military. It is financial. Together, these […]
Policy and security seems to be evolving rapidly, while well established structures for safety and deep traditions of liberal rights are rusting into dust. The erosion of Ministerial Responsibility, a deep rooted tradition in Parliamentary Democracies, have come to a place of almost a lost art as policymakers in Commonwealth countries continue to take policy […]
The White House’s confirmation that President Donald J. Trump will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2026 instantly reframed the meeting’s stakes. Davos has long been caricatured as a champagne-soaked conclave of globalist elites—precisely the kind of venue Trump once mocked. Yet his return is neither ironic nor accidental. According to the Observer, […]
By Rachel Avraham In the contemporary global debate on sovereignty, few countries embody the paradox of independence and unresolved historical justice as powerfully as Algeria. More than six decades after the end of French colonial rule, Algeria officially stands as a fully sovereign state — yet its political narrative, institutional memory, and diplomatic posture […]
The notion that the best defence is a good offence applies in many situations, but it is crucial that you always have a good defence to start with if you wish to keep yourself safe and capable of providing any offence. This bit of boxing and martial arts advice can be applied to military defensive […]
Sovereignty is often spoken of as something that can be defended, negotiated or restored. Syria, however, forces a far more uncomfortable question: what happens when sovereignty itself collapses — not in theory, but in practice? After more than a decade of war, sanctions and fragmentation, Syria stands as one of the starkest examples of […]
Kim Jong‑un looks so fat that if news broke tomorrow of his death from cardiac failure—amid cheese, cigars, and a stalled treadmill—the world would barely blink; many would simply shrug and say, “Well, that tracks.” Public appearances and open‑source estimates place the supreme leader at roughly 170 cm in height and around 130–140 kg in […]
Several international and European human rights organizations along with hundreds of social media activists took part in a huge social media campaign in front of the European Parliament in an attempt to raise awareness regarding the human rights situation in Sudan and the use of chemical weapons against civilians following the report of France 24 […]
In November 2025, the European Union crossed a decisive threshold in its effort to safeguard its digital backbone from strategic vulnerabilities linked to Chinese technology. On November 10, Vice-President Henna Virkkunen introduced a legally binding proposal requiring all EU member states to phase out Huawei and ZTE equipment from their 5G and future telecommunications networks. […]
There has been a lot of discussions on US plans in addressing security issues with Venezuela, as US forces take to targeting boats related to cartels attempting to bring narcotics into the United States. While the likelihood of a full assault on Venezuela would mirror the recent strikes on Iran as opposed to a strategy […]
At first glance, the comparison seems almost absurd. Mongolia, a vast country with enormous mineral wealth, stretching between two geopolitical giants, versus Belize, a small Central American state with limited territory, modest population and no strategic depth. By classical logic, Mongolia should be the stronger actor in economic sovereignty. Yet recent analytical measurements reveal a […]
Sea‑level rise is no longer a distant warning but an active force reshaping coastal geographies—threatening infrastructure, displacing communities, and exposing the limits of traditional urban planning. As these pressures intensify, global institutions are reimagining what future cities must become to withstand environmental volatility. Meanwhile, on a wholly separate track, populist political visions are revisiting the […]
A conference titled “Sudan in Crisis: Turning Humanitarian Action into Lasting Peace” was held today at the European Parliament in Brussels, bringing together Members of the European Parliament, experts, researchers, and journalists to discuss the latest developments in Sudan and the urgent need to support a population suffering from systematic human rights violations, famine, and […]
Before assessing why small Cyprus outperforms far wealthier Middle Eastern states in cognitive influence, it is essential to understand the analytical framework used to measure such power. The International Burke Institute (IBI) evaluates sovereignty using the Sovereignty Index (Burke Index) — a holistic measurement of a state’s real autonomy across seven domains: political, economic, technological, […]
On November 23rd in The Hague, more than 70 European and international experts gathered outside the International Criminal Court with a message Europe can no longer afford to ignore: the Muslim Brotherhood has become one of the most destabilizing forces operating within the continent’s borders. Their warning did not arise spontaneously. It reflects years of […]
