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In Depth (Nov 25) Magazine Society & Culture Stories

The “Veggie Burger” War: Who Gets to Define Europe’s Cultural Future

A Burger by Any Other Name? When is a burger not a burger? According to the European Parliament, when it’s...

• BY Megha Joshy Mathew
• November 14, 2025
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Magazine Backgrounder (Oct 25) History

Star Wars and the Final Chapter of the Cold War: Reagan, Russia, and the Treaties That Tried to Tame the Bomb.

The Cold War had dragged on for decades, and tensions were on the rise as the 1980s approached. The U.S....

• BY Megha Joshy Mathew
• October 27, 2025
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Magazine In Depth (Oct 25) Stories

The Political Conscience of Sports is a Manufactured and a Cautiously Selective Propaganda

In a perfect world, sport would be an apolitical domain, a platform on which competition overlooks politics, ideology, and geography....

• BY Megha Joshy Mathew
• October 27, 2025
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Magazine In Depth (Sep 25) Political Economy Stories West Asia

How Olive Groves Matter Deeply in the Israel–Palestine Conflict?

A Tree Older Than the Conflict…. The olive tree has endured millennia on the hills of the Levant, its roots...

• BY Megha Joshy Mathew
• September 27, 2025
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Magazine Backgrounder (Aug 25) Stories

Cyprus: 51 Years of Displacement or Liberation….?

The 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus represents one of the most dramatic and long- continuing frozen conflicts in the eastern...

• BY Megha Joshy Mathew
• August 27, 2025
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In Depth (Aug 25) Magazine

UPI Emerges as India’s Tool for Global South Leadership

During his recent Five nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the UPI (Unified Payments Interface) at the heart of...

• BY Megha Joshy Mathew
• August 25, 2025
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Commentary West Asia

Can the United States Legally Strike Iran? Between Law, Power, and Pretext

In an era where war can be livestreamed and the explanation comes after the first drone strike, the question of...

• BY Megha Joshy Mathew
• July 3, 2025
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Magazine Theory (Jun 25)

Constructivist Perspectives on Norms and Symbolic Framing in the Israel-Gaza Conflict

Key takeaways: Identities are constructed and fluid. Dialogue efforts demonstrate how oppositional identities can change when individuals acknowledge common humanity....

• BY Megha Joshy Mathew
• June 27, 2025
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In-Depth (May 25) Magazine

China as Mediator in West Asia: A Troubling Trend for India

Introduction China’s foray into West Asian diplomacy is a paradigm shift in the geopolitics of the region. From being a...

• BY Megha Joshy Mathew
• May 24, 2025
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Magazine In-Depth (May 25)

China as a Mediator in the Middle East: A Challenge to the Abraham Accords?

Introduction The Middle East has always been an area of great power conflict, where various foreign nations vied to resolve...

• BY Megha Joshy Mathew
• May 24, 2025
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