Tag: Volume XIX Issue 1
The High Cost of Looking Away: How Motivated Ignorance Fuels Authoritarianism
In times of crises—whether personal or societal—we as humans tend to avoid information in order to protect our self-beliefs and identity, consciously or subconsciously....
Ballots and Byte Codes: Gen Z, Protests, and the Digital Transformation of Democracy
“The revolution will not be televised”—but it will be live-streamed. When the government of Nepal abruptly banned over 20 social media platforms, attempting to...
The Optics of Doing “Something”
In the months following Donald Trump's reelection and inauguration as President of the United States, many of his political opponents began to share a...
Beyond American Guardianship: New Dynamics and Dilemmas in Persian Gulf Security
The Persian Gulf, located at the vital geopolitical intersection and crisscrossed by major global energy corridors, has long held a main place in international...
Congo’s Forgotten War: Who Benefits?
For three decades, the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been trapped in a conflict whose origins lie not in its own borders, but...
Trafficked for Profit: Inside the Global Expansion of Cyberscam Centres
As the COVID-19 pandemic expedited a global shift towards digital reliance, organised crime followed. Criminal networks have leveraged the digital transformation into a tool...
What Do Great Powers Talk About? A Data-Driven Look at Strategic Language
When states articulate their “grand strategy,” we tend to imagine something rigid and material: troop movements, defence planning, alliances, budgets, or diplomatic frameworks. Strategy...
The Pukpuk Treaty: A New Security Architecture in the Indo-Pacific
On 17th of September 2025, Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) signed a mutual defence treaty titled the Pukpuk Treaty. The treaty stands to...
Pragmatic Indifference: Why the Global South Won’t Choose Sides in Ukraine
Irritations in the West
In the aftermath of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European Union and a handful of its Western allies did not...
Bureaucracy over Blood: West Papua’s Ongoing Fight for Independence
One half of the larger island of Papua, West Papua remains one of the most contested regions in the Asia-Pacific region. Currently, West Papua...
