Politics
The Second Coming (The Disappearance of the Traditional Political “Left” and “Right” in the 21st Century)
The Center Did Not Hold About 100 years ago, William Butler Yeats wrote a poem called “The Second Coming” which has become one of the most well known and oft quoted poems of the 20th and 21st centuries.(1) In the…
Provocation! Or why violence in Ukraine and Gaza was inevitable
Some consider that the Ukrainian conflict began on February 24, 2022, just as others consider that the conflict in Gaza began on October 7, 2023. At most, they can, on both sides, admit that there was a prior American provocation…
DAANES Initiative For Intra-Syrian Dialogue
On December 16th, the DAANES announced an initiative for intra-Syrian dialogue and expressed readiness for cooperation with the transitional government in Damascus. RIC’s full translation of the 10-point proposal: “With the fall of the tyrannical Baathist regime, Syria has…
Two People Claim to Be President of Venezuela – Will US Militarily Intervene?
Ten days before Donald Trump will be inaugurated in Washington DC on January 20, there will be another inauguration in Caracas. Two contenders claim they will receive the Venezuelan presidential sash. By Roger D. Harris Nicolás Maduro’s claim to the…
The Indian Model Of Financial Multipolarity Is The Most Relevant For The Global South
Few can afford to be massively tariffed by the US, let alone sanctioned, and most aren’t willing to burn their bridges with the US for ideological reasons at the expense of their immediate economic interests. Indian External Affairs Minister Dr.…
Syria: Transitional Justice and Building an Independent Judiciary
With the coup of March 8, 1963, and the declaration of a state of emergency, the phase of assassinating the independence of the judiciary began. The Syrian League for Human Rights and the lawyers’ unions faced unjust decisions against judges…
The Arakan Army’s Capture Of The Bangladeshi Border Could Prompt A Crisis With Dhaka
China, Pakistan, and the US could take advantage of this to expand their military influence in Bangladesh at the expense of India’s legitimate national security interests. Lost amidst the news of Syria’s epic collapse was the Arakan Army’s (AA) capture…
India’s efforts to thaw the frosty ties with Bangladesh will be difficult
The India-Bangladesh bilateral meeting at Dhaka was dissappointing for Indo-Bangladesh think tanks The much-talked-about India-Bangladesh talks held on 9 December, apparently did not melt the desired amount of ice after the fall of the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina in…
A Statement to the Syrian people
On the early morning of December 8, 2024, the freemen of Daraa and Soweda entered the capital Damascus, followed them by fighting factions from the north and several provinces to put an end to half a century of tyranny and…
Syria after the al-Assad dynasty: From one Evil to another
Much has been said about tyrants by Shakespeare, who described them well. The ancient Greeks said even more. And look at what they do to stay in power, or what various ambitious half-mad individuals do to rise to power. By…
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