WHY WEST IS CALLED THE WEST
The West vs East narrative is often discussed and used by intellectuals and political rhetorics. But how did the term come to use as a terminology of Identity rather than just a geography
What the Fall of the USSR Teaches Us About Iran
Fall of Khomeini ?? – History does not foretell destiny, but they illuminate possible futures. And they remind us that regimes often appear strongest just before the ground beneath them finally gives way.
The Louvre Heist : Let’s Read History through the Stolen Jewels
Just imagine a view, a crisp Sunday morning in Paris, October 19, 2025. The sunlight enters through the grand windows of the Louvre, casting golden beams on the marble floors.
Project MK Ultra: The Real ‘Stranger Things’ America Did in the Name of National Security While Devouring Democracy
In history, Project MKUltra remains one of the most disturbing examples of how democratic states, under conditions of perceived existential threat, can reproduce the very forms of coercion they publicly condemn.
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. and the
Baloch Nationalism and the Politics of Self-Determination in South Asia
The origins of Baloch nationalism do not stem from a unified national consciousness but have been rather constructed over time through various cultural, social and political processes.
Operation Catapult : Why did Churchill attack his own ally, France, during WW2
This article tells the story of World War II, a global conflict that shook nations to their core. The year was 1940, and France, one of Britain’s closest allies, had just fallen to Nazi Germany.
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 Mediterranean. It was the capstone of decades of political conflict, ethnic division, and geopolitical competition, and it remade the islet’s fate in a manner that still shapes domestic politics to this day. Cyprus before 1974 […]
Origin and History of Kurdish Nationalism
The Kurds are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world without a state of their own. Their population, estimated between 35 and 40 million, is spread primarily across a region historically referred to as Kurdistan, which stretches over parts of southeastern Turkey, western Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syria. Beyond these territories, large […]
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, […]