There is an international cohort made of politicians, political scientists, and analysts, as well as students of international politics that holds the conviction that the…
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Laid out brilliantly, by Otto von Bismarck, within the context of ‘the proper use of principles in matters of diplomacy’ in regard of Prussia’s foreign…
““Interdependence” is the catchword of the day. As is with catchwords, the term usually goes undefined.”—Kenneth N. Waltz Just as gold is alloyed with…
Remember “The Curse of Opinion: May Reason Rest in Peace”? That earlier contribution to The Age of the Imbecile column? In case you don’t, fret…
Multilateralism, both in theory and principle, is all very fine and beneficial for all state actors in the international political system. Simply put, it is…
If my memory serves me well, it was Harry G. Frankfurt (2005) in his book, “On Bullshit,” who cautioned against ‘feigning to have what one…
In principle, progress is intended to improve the quality of life via facilitating functions and processes. This facilitation, albeit being laudably successful in ameliorating external…
Cutting straight to the chase, grievance is NEVER the cradle for violent radicalization; merely the call-to-action force, a trigger. To put it in perspective, the…
Climate change is a universal existential matter of concern, more of a threat, which endangers all forms of life inhabiting planet Earth. Fortunately, homo sapiens…
As a species, we are innately predisposed towards improvement, growth, and evolution. For better or worse, that is. It is not implied per se, however,…