It has been a little more than seven months since I actually wrote a full-fledged article. Most of the content which developed on my blog since the last article came in the form of food, music, article and book recommendations, along with a set of 21 interviews with an online magazine. The last article I … Continue reading Chipocalypse Now
Tag: history
Deepseek
In a sense, one week into the Trump presidency, and the veil has already been lifted over what it is to expect over the next four years. As one Afghan proverb states, you can tell what the year will bring from its spring. If we look at what “Day One” was all about, for instance, … Continue reading Deepseek
Structures and Strategies
A self-help system means that the idea or notion of “collective security” is a non sequitur. If the system is a self-help system, which it is, then you cannot derive or deduce “collective security” from the basic logic or structure of the system that is based on self-help. Nevertheless, smaller countries in Europe, and countries … Continue reading Structures and Strategies
The Security Dilemma
To put it simply, survival among states is “almost guaranteed” if a ruler or a state is able to conquer the whole world. In other words, achieve what is never possible in order to achieve relative security. Power is always distributed, and in turn, states will always try to change the distribution of power through … Continue reading The Security Dilemma
Second Footnote to the post “Believe an Expert”
And even if the propaganda is accompanied by actions which seek to carry out American foreign policy with good intentions as in the case of giving countries foreign aid or humanitarian aid, the recipients of the aid are often governments who suppress the economic and social development of their people, as Morgenthau argued. Therefore, aid … Continue reading Second Footnote to the post “Believe an Expert”
Adam A. Azim 