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War shows that drones are not magic bullets

Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, have been central to the war in Ukraine. Some analysts claim that drones have reshaped war, yielding not just tactical-level effects, but shaping operational and strategic outcomes as well.

Mega-system disaster on the cards in 2024

2023 will be remembered as a tipping point year when almost all mega-trends of finance, technology, trade, geopolitics, war and climate heating showed signs of acceleration in speed, scale and scope.

Lessons from Ukraine conflict

The lesson is that nations much invest in developing military capabilities based on threats. The Russian invasion has also proved that nations will not capitulate, despite large scale destruction. This would have been noted by China, which has been threatening to reclaim Taiwan.

Pakistan may head towards civil war, says Shabir Choudhry

Upon Choudhary's question regarding the possibility of civil war in Pakistan, Bhat replied that there is the possibility of a civil war in Pakistan as the current situation in Pakistan is unstable. He questioned, "Have you seen such a situation in Pakistan in the previous government?"

Ukraine war exposes European racism

Germany for one has told all foreign students who arrived from Ukraine to leave the country by 23 May 2022, or face possible deportation. It is probably a good idea to leave the EU for other reasons too. In Poland, black and brown students leaving the train stations in border towns where refugees were arriving were accosted and harassed by members of Polish neo-Nazi groups.

War and the Left

The thinking of those who oppose both Russian and Ukrainian nationalism, as well as the expansion of Nato, does not show proof of political indecision or theoretical ambiguity. The position of those who propose a policy of non-alignment is the most effective way of ending the war as soon as possible and ensuring the smallest number of victims