The Kurdish-led multi-ethnic project in Syria is being forcefully dismantled as thousands of mostly-Arab pro-government fighters, including hardline Islamists, have overrun the northeast…
Reflections on ‘The Giving Tree’: An Exploration of Sacrifice and Growth
Time passes, robbing years from both the child and the mother…
The Coming Fall
A stack of national geographic magazines stand piled on the coffee table next to me, I took one random magazine to flick through…
Bringing order to chaos: The Law of Armed Conflict in Action [JCU Essay]
The Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) remains crucial in regulating the conduct of belligerent parties in modern warfare…
Rethinking Refugee Policy in Europe: “Fortress Europe” and Its Consequences [JHU SAIS ESSAY]
There is a deep sense of irony in the way Europe has approached the refugee crisis…
The American-Australian alliance: ANZUS role in Australian History [JCU Essay]
The Australian-United States parternship has significantly transformed Australia’s foreign policy…
On the Brink of War
Europe is once again on the brink of war…
A symphony of violence in Afghanistan [Medium Article]
Afghanistan’s collapse to the Taliban sets the stage for another era of theocratic totalitarian rule…
What John Oliver gets wrong about Israel – Medium Article
Israel’s recent war with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) has once again brought attention to the wider Israeli-Palestinian conflict…
Rosette’s Heart – [Poem]
A poem for the star wonderer…
Long live secularism – Vive la laïcité!
The message of solidarity is clear: France will not bow to fear…
Observations from Afar: Occupied Afrin – [Journal Entry]
Every day that Afrin remains occupied is another day of suffering for those living within the region…
Trouble in the South Pacific: The case of the Solomon Islands [JCU Essay]
Australia’s national security interests in the South Pacific came under threat when growing instability in Solomon Islands forced its hand…
A Republic of Fear: Erdogan’s New Turkey
The failed coup in Turkey has given rise to a consolidation of power by the president…
On Infiltration in Political Movements:
Totalitarianism takes many different forms…
The Global Citizen’s Manifesto: A declaration of Independence – [Personal Writing]
I stand as one citizen out of many, who now raises a banner to the powers that be…
In The Keyhole Of Despair – [Poem]
You found yourself looking in…
A Broken Hall of Mirrors – [Short Story]
I left my apartment that evening…
Liberty and Responsibility: two sides of the same coin [Personal Writing]
The liberty to speak one’s mind does not make them immune from the criticism of others…
Dandelion a Drift – [Personal Writing]
As the light from the moon peers in through the lattice of my cell…
