Abkhazia: A Region’s Struggle for Identity and Independence
Abkhazia, a small region located along the eastern seaboard of the Black Sea, brags a problematic and volatile past full of ethnic unrest, secessionist insurgencies, and great power conflict. The region and conflict have not grabbed much attention from International states the way the Palestinians or the Kurds did. This piece tries to bring all […]
Fentanyl Crisis: America’s Silent Epidemic
A silent epidemic, the Fentanyl crisis in the US is claiming thousands of lives due to the overdose of a deadly drug. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that was introduced in 1959 only for medical purposes. Its chief use is to alleviate excessive pain due to surgery, working as an analgesic (pain relief) and anaesthetic […]
Nagorno-Karabakh to Normalization: Tracing the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict and Peace Prospects
A fragile glimmer of optimism has surfaced in the protracted course of rapprochement. On March 13 2025, the draft of the “Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia”, comprising 17 provisions along with a preamble, was amicably negotiated between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia. However, […]