According to one of the world’s most renowned political scientists Henry Kissinger, “In the end peace can be achieved only by hegemony or balance of power system”. Treaty of Westphalia resulted in the emergence of the nation-state and balance of power system. In the start, balance of power politics was only confined to the continent […]
Syrian War
Syrian refugee women ‘sexually exploited’ in exchange for UN aid
Women in Syrian refugee camps are being forced to offer sexual favours in return for United Nations Aid, a United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report claimed on Tuesday. According to the report, women in war-torn Syria are allegedly being sexually exploited by aid workers in return for financial assistance. The report further states that women […]
Death toll in Syria enclave tops 500 after UN delays truce vote
DAMASCUS: New air strikes on the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Saturday took the civilian death toll from seven days of devastating bombardment to more than 500 after the United Nations again delayed a vote on a ceasefire. More than 120 children have been among the dead in the bombing campaign that the […]