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El-Fasher Has Fallen. Now the Geopolitical Reckoning Begins.
El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, has been under siege for more than 500 days. What was once a remote stronghold caught between armed groups has become the epicentre of one of the gravest humanitarian disasters of our time. For over a year civilians have been trapped without food, medicine or hope. But in the…
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The Science of Aggression: Musth, Testosterone, and Elephant Social Dominance
The phenomenon of Musth is a powerful and dangerous periodic condition that occurs in adult male elephants, known as elephant males. The term itself is derived from the Urdu/Hindi/Persian word ‘mast,’ meaning intoxicated, frantic, or in heat, which accurately reflects the elephant’s altered and volatile state. Musth is not simply a mating season but a…
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Defeating Resistance: Lessons from Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art
Steven Pressfield, the celebrated author of The Legend of Bagger Vance and several acclaimed historical novels, brings his keen understanding of human struggle and discipline into the realm of creativity in The War of Art. Known for his deep reflections on the nature of work, purpose, and resistance, Pressfield speaks not as a distant theorist but as someone…
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Catherine Connolly: A New Era of Moral Leadership and Conscience in Irish Politics
Catherine Connolly’s landslide victory in Ireland’s presidential election marks one of the most transformative political moments in the country’s modern history. It is not merely a change in leadership but a reflection of a society yearning for moral clarity, compassion, and independence of thought in public life. Born in Galway in 1957, Connolly built her…
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U.S. Political Fragmentation and the Erosion of Multilateral Leadership
The United States stands at a critical juncture in 2025, grappling with deep political divisions and economic uncertainty at home, the consequences of which are reverberating across the entire global stage. The return of Donald Trump to the presidency has acted as a profound shock to the international system, intensifying existing geopolitical challenges and compelling…
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Beyond the Durand Line: The Structural Crisis and Human Cost of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Rift
The intricate relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan is not a mere border dispute but a deeply entrenched, multi-layered structural conflict that is simultaneously historical, ethnic, and geopolitical. This crisis has intensified dramatically since the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul in 2021, transforming a decades-long rivalry into a critical security and humanitarian emergency. The core…
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Kuldeep Sagar
Writer, Grassroots Humanitarian and Storyteller