Diplomacy in the Modern World on July 8, 2021Since the beginning of time, diplomacy has existed (in various forms) as long as civilisation has. Even in the past era of armed conflicts, disputes were resolved between nations or individuals via negotiations, not force. Today’s world is a kaleidoscope of challenges and opportunities, including climate and energy crisis, the emergence of violent non-state actors, […]
Islamophobia — the new battle on June 19, 2021The literal meaning of the word phobia is an inexplicable fear against an object, belief, class, or situation. Islamophobia denotes the prejudice against the Muslim community which results in discrimination, fear, hate speech, marginalisation, bias, and in extreme cases leads to violence too. Over the past few years, western society has exhibited negative perceptions and […]
Engineers of Jihad — despite the shortcomings, the book contains a wealth of information on January 4, 2020The extreme risk-taking behaviour of militants raises the question of what kinds of individuals pursue or join extremist groups. The generally believed notion of poor and uneducated terrorists is a myth. Most of the world-famous terrorists have been quite well-educated people belonging to affluent socio-economic backgrounds. Surprisingly, huge shares of radicals come from an engineering […]