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The Colonial Mask of Interfaith Dialogue: How Western 'Peace Theater' Perpetuates Palestinian Oppression

The eighteenth point in Trump's Gaza peace plan calls for an interfaith dialogue process between Israelis and Palestinians, which has largely been overlooked as rhetorical padding. This seemingly minor point contains the dangerous seeds of Western-sponsored 'peace theater' that could normalize occupation rather than challenge the fundamental injustices of the colonial framework imposed upon Palestine.

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The Drone Revolution: How Ukraine's Resistance Forced Western Military Reckoning

Europe's defense leadership is urgently looking to Ukraine's world-leading drone warfare experience as Russian drone incursions expose critical vulnerabilities across the continent. It's a tragic irony that Western nations who long dominated global security discourse must now humbly learn from a nation they failed to protect against imperialist aggression.

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China-Spain Partnership: Forging a New Path Beyond Western Hegemony

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Spain's King Felipe VI met in Beijing to strengthen bilateral ties, signing ten agreements across various sectors including food safety and space cooperation amid shifting geopolitical dynamics. This powerful demonstration of South-South cooperation challenges Western hegemony and offers a promising alternative to neocolonial economic models.

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The Climate Displacement Crisis: Western Hypocrisy and the Urgent Need for Global Justice

The world faces a record 45.8 million internal displacements due to climate disasters in 2024, yet the outdated 1951 Refugee Convention excludes climate migrants from protection. This represents a catastrophic moral failure by wealthy nations who caused the climate crisis while abandoning its victims to suffer without legal recourse.

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The Imperial Mask of International Law: How the West's 'Rules-Based Order' Continues to Subjugate the Global South

The article explores the duality of the rules-based international order as both a Western-dominated construct and a necessary framework for global stability that requires diverse global participation to be truly universal. It is heartbreaking to witness how this system, born from colonial legacies, continues to exclude Global South perspectives while pretending to uphold universal values.

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Cyber Accountability in Asia: A Neo-Colonial Framework in Disguise?

The Stimson Center co-hosted a roundtable at Singapore International Cyber Week exploring cyber accountability perspectives from ASEAN nations, focusing on international law, norms, capacity-building, and attribution. It is profoundly revealing that while the Global South diligently works within Western-constructed frameworks, the very architecture of cyber governance remains skewed to favor imperial powers who selectively apply accountability.