Politics, Defense & More
8 June 2025
Politics
“To recognize an opportunity in war and seize it benefits you more than anything else.” This quote from Niccolò Machiavelli’s Art of War aptly fits the unfolding developments. Rightly or wrongly, former President Donald Trump and Ukraine seem poised to strike a rare earth & critical minerals (Ukrainium) deal that could aid the Ukrainian resistance.
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President Donald Trump had recently stopped the financial assistance given to foreign countries through USAID through one of his orders. Now the US State Department has said in a recent statement that USAID has deviated from its original mission and a significant part of its funding is not in line with American interests. The USAID
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The U.S. State Department, under the leadership of President Donald Trump, has put almost all foreign aid on hold globally, with exceptions for Israel and Egypt. This decision is effective immediately and applies to every dollar spent under the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for programs worldwide. From counter-terrorism training in Somalia to HIV
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Our world is now swelling with armed conflicts and wars that are imbued with harsh narratives and planned or unplanned political setbacks. In the peace-building process, confrontational narratives and deep-seated assumptions interplay negatively, causing increasingly dreadful situations. Front-line diplomats or back-channel mediators, amid the heat of war or the boiling narratives that may explode into
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Donald Trump took the oath as the 47th President of the United States on Monday, signifying his return to the White House for a second term after a decisive victory in the presidential election. He overcame assassination attempts and declared in his speech that God had saved him for a reason: to make America great
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If the global community truly seeks peace, freedom and cooperation, then the world does not need a Vladimir Putin. While it is inevitable that people will have disagreements and conflicts, and sometimes even brief escalations or small, conventional wars, the specific goal should always be to resolve differences ultimately through dialogue and mutual understanding.
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Thousands of South Koreans gathered in Seoul on Saturday, staging rival protests amid the ongoing political crisis surrounding impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. Demonstrators braved sub-zero temperatures to either demand Yoon’s arrest or call for his impeachment to be overturned.
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The U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Deal of 2008, which included the historic 123 Agreement, marked the beginning of civil nuclear cooperation between India and the U.S. This deal stands as one of the most ambitious and landmark agreements between the world’s oldest democracy U.S. and the largest democracy India. But Why is It Going Nowhere? Let
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When the United States Unleashed Atom bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago, the world saw for the first time the destructive power of nuclear weapons. These occasions not only signaled the end of World War II but also the beginning of the nuclear age, which massively changed world politics
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The political Weather in South Korea remains unpredictable as South Korea awaits the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. Following his impeachment, Yoon has resisted arrest ordered by CIO (Corruption Investigation Office), creating a standoff with South Korean Law enforcement Officers, that has captivated the Country.
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