Sudan has been struggling with sociopolitical unrest and even violent armed conflicts since gaining independence in 1956. These include two civil wars from 1955 to […]
Author Archives: Haroun Alfarsi
Why Donald Trump Renamed the Department of Defense to the Department of War
Donald Trump has announced his intention to restore the historical name “Department of War” to the current United States Department of Defense. Through an executive […]
Yale Investigation: Deported Ukrainian Children Taken to Over 210 Facilities in Russia
An investigation conducted by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab has revealed that at least 210 facilities across Russia and occupied Ukraine have housed deported Ukrainian […]
Blueprint for Crisis Resilience: What the World Can Learn From Ukraine
How Ukraine has endured under the weight of a full-scale invasion by Russia has attracted global attention. Specifically, apart from its military defense, the embattled […]
The History of Open Source Intelligence
Open Source Intelligence, or OSINT, refers to the collection and analysis of publicly available information for intelligence purposes. It involves gathering data from sources such […]
Three Views on the Origin of Globalization
Each of the three views on the origin of globalization provides a competing perspective on how, when, where, and/or why this process and phenomenon of […]
Comparison: Defensive Realism vs Offensive Realism
There are two main theories within the school of realism in international relations theory. These are defensive realism and offensive realism. These two fall under […]
Is Uranium Enrichment Illegal?
Uranium is one of the few elements suitable for nuclear fission applications. However, when mined straight from the earth, natural uranium contains about 99.3 percent […]
Polar Motion: The Causes of Spin Axis Drift
The Earth drifts and wobbles as it rotates on its spin axis. Scientists call this phenomenon as spin axis drift or polar motion. Moreover, while […]
Explained: India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
Leaders from France, Germany, India, Italy, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and the European Union introduced the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor […]