To remain hopeful about the future, the goals we have must be aligned with the future that we are longing to construct, to create and to consolidate.
A Hopeful Society | The Reality of Our Common Dreams
The Politics of Forgetting | Nation Building After a Time of Trauma
When creating a future is more important than settling a past, forgetting has always been the answer. But when aspects of the past reemerge from their burial grounds, the past may well seek a hearing and a resolution.
The Lawmakers of the Ancient World | A Brief History of the Conception of Justice
The legal impetus was born when civilisation, as a concept, begin to develop in a tangible form.
The Book of Isaiah | A Prophecy of Judgement and Salvation
There is rampant corruption, injustice against the widowed, the poor and the less fortunate.
The Self-Deified King | A Story of Military Rule in Mesopotamia
It is fair to conclude that it was military rule--and not kingship, per se--that led to the self-deification of kings.
My Life in the Military | Discipline, Dedication and Diligence
Anyone who has ever had to fight for anything in their life has made the mistake of fighting an unnecessary war.
The Power of Political Retribution | A Story of Inanna and Gilgamesh
It is the story of two politicians whose love affair made ancient headlines and whose story was inscribed into the tablets that tell the tale of how the unrequited love for power led to tremendous misfortune.
Krittika Nakshatra | The Womb of Warriors
The symbol for Krittika nakshatra is a blade or a knife. But I’d like to add another symbol to this nakshatra; that of a shield.
The Absence of World Government | How Tea Created Political Sovereignty
What happens when different nation-states, under the guise of democracy, free will and the sanctity of sovereignty, decide not to play nice with one another?
The Politics of Humiliation | An Insight into Retribution, Retaliation and Reparation
Anyone who fails to recognise future problems leaves the door open for their own demise.