BOOK REVIEW: GOVERNANCE OF CHINA
byHighlights of Xi Jinping’s book The Governance of China. It is an important document for understanding Xi’s vision for China.
Leadership in Europe: An Anglo-German rivalry in the making?
byMuch of the world’s fate is determined by the policies and politics in Europe. Europe, as a continent, houses most of the first world countries in the world. It is…
Elections in South Asia: What are the voters telling us?
byElectorates in South Asia have spoken. Elections held in eight countries between May 2013 and January 2015 have resulted in the defeat of the incumbents in all but one country….
My memoirs in diplomatic arenaÂ
byThe concept of diplomacy and role of diplomat are not properly evaluated by many political leaders in our country. Since diplomacy is a means of communicating in foreign relations, it…
UN Peacekeeping Mission: Contradictions, Issues and “Non-white Man’s Burden”
byIn every week, a lot of seminars are being held on peacekeeping in different platforms but the contributions of troops contributing countries (TCCs) are regarded very poorly there. While discussing…
Counterinsurgency in Sri Lanka: Fighting the Tamil Tigers, 1976-2009
byPart I On May 18, 2009, when Sri Lankan public TV stations were covering the breaking news that the army had found the dead body of Velupillai Prabhakaran – the…
Charlie Hebdo and our responsibilities
byLet me first say that I, a commoner, condemn every kind of killings: killing in the name of religion, in the name of saving democracy, in the name of delivering…
Greek dilemma
byOnce the proud nation of its glorious ancient history of civilization, Greece is the poorest, not based on GDP or per capita income but based on political, debt and public…