India And Pakistan – An Uneasy Tryst?

August 14, 2023 0 Comments

India and Pakistan have both held an antagonistic streak against each other since their independence (Even though it can be argued that this sentiment was harbored ever since the idea of Pakistan was still in its nascent stage.). As both nations share several cultural roots and historical events along with several contemporary issues, it is …

Indonesia rejects west papua’s request to resolve the west papua conflict through international third-party mediation: a lack of confidence in the mediation process

June 28, 2023 0 Comments

The conflict between the Government of Indonesia (GOI) and the people of West Papua began in 1961 when the GOI declared “Operasi Trikora” (Three peoples command operations) to invade West Papua officially by then President Sukarno in Jakarta on December 19th 1961. The GOI’s action was a direct reaction to the establishment of an embryo …

Post-Soviet Tensions in the South Caucasus: Armenian-Azerbaijani Dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh

November 13, 2022 0 Comments

The latest flare-up of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan in September 2022 has raised concerns about Nagorno-Karabakh, a region over which claim both countries hold a decades-long dispute. International worries about the escalation of the longest post-soviet South Caucasus conflict seem to be related to Russia’s apparent backtracking at war with Ukraine and the crucial …

The Taiwan Issue: An unbridgeable gap in Sino-US relations?

August 30, 2022 0 Comments

The latest visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan has flared old tensions not only held between China and Taiwan but also between China and the US. The problematic nature of Sino-US relations has a much deeper background than some think, and the possibilities of easing tensions appear complicated due to the profound …

Gaza on the Brink of Collapse under the invisible Hand of the U.S.- Israel Tandem

August 15, 2022 0 Comments

In the last few weeks, the long-standing conflict between Israel and Palestine has been marked by increased tensions once again. After decades of blockade leading to economic collapse and lack of humanitarian resources, the situation in the Gaza Strip begins to appear unbearable, the region usually being referred to as ‘the world’s largest open-air prison’. …

Maori Concept of Justice and its Approach to Conflict Resolution

July 26, 2022 0 Comments

There is a misconception regarding the term justice that leads many to think of it from a solely Western approach to the detriment of perspectives originating in other cultures (primarily indigenous ones), which have historically been relegated to the legal margins due primarily to the impact of colonization. This reality is often translated into a …