As I have said before, a career and life in international affairs generally consists of three stages. First, there is one’s background and one’s student life. After this first stage, the course or trajectory of one’s career and life in international affairs can go one of either two ways, in the sense that one can … Continue reading The Wine of Infinity →

You play with the great globe of union, you that see everyone so clearly, and cannot be seen. Even universal intelligence gets blurry when it thinks you might leave. You came here alone, but you create hundreds of new worlds. Spring is a peacock flirting with revelation. The rose gardens flame. Ocean enters the boat. … Continue reading “I Throw It All Away” (Rumi) →

“The Origins of Totalitarianism” by Hannah Arendt. It is one of the most famous books on political philosophy to have ever been written in the modern period. It is also one of my personal favorite books on politics, political philosophy, and political theory. “The Origins of Totalitarianism” became a best-seller in America when Donald Trump … Continue reading Book Recommendation, August 10, 2022 →

As mentioned on a few occasions, colonial, imperialistic, and hegemonic behavior and discourse stem from a peculiar attitude and mentality more than anything else. Thus, on the flipside, freedom, openness, and liberty are also an attitude and mentality more than anything else. As Albert Camus said: “The only way to deal with an unfree world … Continue reading On Freedom →

“The secret to happiness is freedom…and the secret to freedom is courage.” (Thucydides)