Photo Credit by: newyorker.com   The geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, a region long defined by a delicate and often  volatile balance of power, underwent a fundamental and likely irreversible transformation on  February 28, 2026. What began as a lightning joint military operation by the United States  and Israel has rapidly devolved into a multi-front regional conflict that has eƯectively  dismantled the central authority of the Islamic Republic of Iran.   As of ear

By: Khaled A. BaRahma Southern Yemen has a long history of being overlooked until it suddenly becomes impossible to ignore. For years, attention drifted between ceasefires, humanitarian appeals, and diplomatic fatigue. Yet once again, air strikes, naval movements, and international statements have pushed the region back into the global spotlight. What is unfolding is not a sudden eruption, nor is it the result of one isolated decision. It is the outcome of layered pressures,

Motto: "No Freeman shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or sent others to do so, except by the lawful judgement of his equals. To no-one will we sell, to no-one deny or delay right to justice." (Magna Carta)  According to Oxford English Dictionary, “Freedom is the state or fact of being free from servitude, constraint, inhibition

PC: Tara Winstead We’re leaning on AI more than ever: helping us make decisions, giving us advice at work, even offering emotional support when things get rough. It's everywhere now, quietly shaping what we say, how we write, and how we think. But we have to ask ourselves: When AI grows smarter than all of us combined, will it run our governments too? Democracy has proven through history to be far from optimal in its execution. Humans, both collectively and individually, carr

By: Meicen Sun The CEO of the world’s leading AI chipmaker Nvidia recently declared U.S. chip export controls a “failure” in a speech at...

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Motto:   “The freedom and happiness of man are the sole objects of all legitimate government.”  Thomas Jefferson  On 13-14 May 2025, in...

Photo by Frans van Heerden Motto: “Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one...

By: Khaled A. BaRahma  Photo credit by: cbc.ca   Canada’s decision to purchase the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet has sparked debates...

Motto : “ We all came from the sea. All of us have in our blood the exact same percentage of salt that exists in the ocean. We are tied...