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How history shapes today's int'l relations
They say that history is written by victors, and yet it is often reshaped by subsequent generations. In the contest…
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Mohammad Zain
15 articles
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Never again is now
We watch with hollow eyes as children fade beneath the sun. And still we swipe past. We change the channel. We talk…
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Accusation in the mirror
In central Tel Aviv, steps from Ichilov Hospital and the Azrieli shopping complex, lies HaKirya, the Israel Defense…
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A bridge of trust between borders
Every now and then, a single administrative decision, tucked within the folds of technical jargon and paperwork…
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The mourning of Gaia
We are increasing the length of underground water pipes by ten to fifteen feet all over the city, wherever we are…
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The only story that matters
There once was a man who decided he would change the world. Not with weapons or revolution, but with the simple hope…
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On temporariness
Everything ends, yet life does not. Every attachment, every feeling, every moment that once felt immovable, eventually…
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The island within
"Thus, fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself when apparent to the eyes; and we find…
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Will the scales of justice tip towards righteousness or ruin?
On November 21, 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
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No just war: India's strike was the naked aggression
It began not with a warning but with a missile. On the morning of May 7, 2025, India launched Operation Sindoor which…
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After Trudeau
I was listening to Jonathan Kay the other night, the Canadian contrarian who pokes holes in polite narratives. He was…
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Türkiye in the final frontier: Security imperatives and strategic consequences
A few months ago, I completed my thesis on the militarization and governance of outer space - a subject that seemed…
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Khojaly: The unburied truth and the silence of justice
They killed people so brutally that children's eyes were gouged out, elderly men were beheaded, and women had their…
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Inferno in the Canyon
The burning mountain was all aflame, The whirlwinds to their work were come, And Earth shook in the thunders of her…
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Crisis in the Congo: The M23 rebellion and the resource curse
On the 25th of January, the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 marched into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…