Napoleon Bonaparte: Victim of Cancel Culture?
French President Emmanuel Macron laid a wreath at the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte to mark the 200th anniversary of his death on Wednesday after months of debate about the legacy of the country’s most...
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DR Congo military takes charge in regions under ‘state of siege’
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s presidency on Monday ordered military and police officers to take over civil authorities in two regions that have been declared under a “state of siege”. North-Kivu and Ituri —...
The Two Faces of American Foreign Policy
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The ongoing crisis in American culture has brought two seemingly unrelated trends to the forefront: advocacy of technocratic expertise aimed at solving global issues, and condemnation of America’s allegedly irredeemable racism. American...
Fears of militarization as Colombian soldiers confront protesters
In Colombia, a country still reeling from six decades of civil war and battling ongoing spurts of violence, fears have been raised of a creeping militarization as police and soldiers have forcefully clamped down...
US to grow 7% this year, fastest since 1980s: Fed’s Williams
The US economy is likely to expand by seven percent this year as it bounces back from the Covid-19 pandemic, its fastest rate since the early 1980s, a top Federal Reserve official said on...
Public Diplomacy Galore: As New Delhi and US resettle in the Global Order
Public Diplomacy and its Impact for India Public Diplomacy is a spectacle par excellence but never a Tamasha or mere showmanship for the Fourth Estate. The entire process of Foreign Policy manoeuvres undertaken by...
China does not want war, at least not yet. It’s playing the long game
Talk of war has become louder in recent days, but the “drumbeat” has been heard for some time now as China’s military capabilities have grown. China does not want war, at least not yet. It’s...
Book Review: The art of political control in China by Daniel C. Mattingly
From communication strategists to government officials, everyone seeks a simple formula to figure what can be done to secure the obedience of the people. With his book, ‘The Art of Political Control’, Daniel C....
The student opposition infuriates the monarchy in Thailand
February witnessed the arrest of two key pro-democracy figures in Thailand under the archaic Lèse-majesté law that prohibits anything deemed to be insulting to the monarchy. The law can be traced back to 1908,...
May 4th: The Day that changed China
May 4, 1919, was a turning point in Chinese history. The day saw the eruption of a mass anti-imperialist, anti-traditional movement led by hundreds of students Background The movement was a culmination of several...
