Despite boycotts and violence, Myanmar held its first nationwide polls since the 2021 coup, consolidating power for the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party alongside guaranteed army ...

On February 28, before the first explosion was visible over Tehran, the decisive phase of the conflict had already unfolded. The strikes that followed were dramatic and politically consequential: ...

Since the 2020 Doha Accord, the Taliban have violated commitments on dialogue, violence reduction and counterterrorism, seizing Kabul and enabling militant groups like al-Qaeda and Tehrik-e-Taliban ...

Imagine a distant past, thousands of years ago, when ancient tribes roamed the vast lands of Eurasia. Among these tribes were the enigmatic Proto-Indo-Europeans, whose language, now known as ...

Virginia Roberts Giuffre — one of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s most vocal and prominent victims — was born in Sacramento, California, in 1983, but soon moved with her family to Palm Beach ...

The Houthis, despite ties to Iran, maintain autonomy and prioritize Yemen’s local interests over regional conflict involvement. Their restraint stems from fragile Gulf diplomacy, fear of devastating ...

The latter half of the 19th century witnessed the birth of a concept — Ottomanism. At the time, the Ottoman Empire, with its base of power in Turkey, ruled a vast domain stretching from Southeast ...

With approximately 11.6 million 60-kg bags forecast and exports nearing 288.2 billion Birr ($200.8 billion), Ethiopia must either transform its irreplaceable Arabica gene pool into a high-value ...

As the world stands on the precipice of another US election that could return former President Donald Trump to the White House. What does this possibility mean for US–Pakistan relations and the ...

Something to consider when reading/listening: What is the understanding that the guru in this story embodies? For years, I was searching for a guru. Someone who sees through the illusion of the self, ...

The 1979 Iranian Revolution birthed a nuanced and intricate ideology, with the doctrine of Wilayat al-Faqih (Guardianship of the Jurist) at its core. This doctrine confers absolute authority to the ...

Historian Crane Brinton’s book, The Anatomy of Revolution, highlights five similarities between four historic revolutions. These range from class antagonism to inefficient government machinery and ...