Afterlife of Diplomat’s Secrets
Have you ever wondered about diplomat’s memoirs? Diplomats when they leave their embassies, surrender their credentials but in their minds they do not leave behind what they know. Their memories…
Agency, Accountability and the ISIS Brides Repatriation Debate
Australia’s debate over whether to repatriate women who travelled overseas to foreign countries to join the Islamic State, and their children, has been framed around victimhood versus conscious decisions made.…
Hidden Cost of Cheap Food in India
India celebrates its agricultural success with understandable pride. The country feeds 1.4 billion people and maintains grain surpluses large enough to buffer global shocks. Yet beneath this achievement lies a…
Diplomacy Beyond the State: Non-State Actors Reshaping Global Negotiations
Participation in international diplomacy is no longer the exclusive domain of sovereign states. Across peace negotiations, climate agreements, and intellectual property treaties, non-state actors have emerged as influential participants. They…
Public diplomacy — how does it really succeed?
In the 21st century, the boundary between public diplomacy and propaganda has grown thin. Digital platforms have transformed state influence into a scalable, real-time contest, where disinformation can reshape political…
Algorithms in Public Administration Decisions
Public sector automation is often framed as an efficiency reform. Governments promote algorithms that process welfare claims, assess risks, and issue infringement notices. Some reasons are speed, consistency and cost…
Empathy Trap: AI Companions Turning Intimacy into Leverage
AI companion chatbots exist as digital friends, therapists, even romantic partners. They are marketed as endlessly available, endlessly patient, endlessly understanding. They come in the form of platforms such as…
Accountability should not be blurred in the age of generative AI
Generative artificial intelligence is no longer experimental. Tools that draft reports, screen job candidates, design logos, write code, and produce images are now embedded in workflows of enterprises in the…
Cooperatives Offer a Fresh Path Forward
Economic inequality will fuel social unrest and there will be disillusionment with orthodox economic ideologies. However, the tired debate between socialism and capitalism will feel increasingly obsolete. The entire socialism/capitalism…
Socialists have the habit of refuting real-world experience
Much more can be done under the cooperative spirit and systems, than any socialist system. Champions of cooperatives do not need the socialist tag stuck to them. Odd, when a…