Op-ed

Indonesia has a viable path to reaching its target of net zero emissions by 2060, bringing major benefits to its citizens in the process such as more secure and affordable energy supplies, according to a new IEA report released today. But key policy reforms and international support will …

James D. Dorsey With the fate hanging in the balance of the 2015 international agreement that curbed Iran’s nuclear program, prospects for greater security and stability in the Middle East are meagre with or without a deal. Undoubtedly, the region will be better off with a revival of …

Gareth Wellmer  Game theory mathematics is used to predict outcomes in conflict situations. Now it is being adapted through big data to resolve highly contentious issues between people and the environment. Game theory is a mathematical concept that aims to predict outcomes and solutions to an issue in …

Amer Abu Bakr   The silence of Ali Khamenei, the rotations of Kayhan ​​and Noor News, the cautious hope of the West and Arab states, and the threats of Israel; What will be the fate of the JCPOA? In recent days, there have been a lot of analyzes …

Wajaht Sultan Democracy operated on twin principles of Truth and Trust. From 10,000 years ago to the 21st Century human societies evolved from particularized and selected trust circles to generalized and universalistic trust spheres which are the backbone of democracy. From authoritarianism to democracy human beings expanded their …

Ljubodrag Simonovic According to Heidegger, in the traditional philosophy commencing with Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, human existence became the subject of mind and thus lost its immediate existential dimension and acquired an objective and thereby metaphysical character. Man no longer relates to the world from the experience of …

Maheen Shafiq With rapid advancements in digital engineering and data architecture, we require powerful computational models. Traditional computational models, comprising of binary numbers 1s and 0s, do not have the computational power to sort exorbitant amounts of data as the world has moved toward complex digital technologies. Imagine …

Muhammad Abbas Globalization still has all of its ingredients but over the period of time, the globe has been shifted to take advantage of this transnational, multilateral and borderless system, thereby the countries used to be at advantageous side sliding into less advantageous position which makes them aggrieved …

Armida Salsiah Asia and the Pacific is the most digitally divided region of the world, and South-East Asia is the most divided subregion. The Covid-19 pandemic detonated a “digital big bang” that spurred people, governments and businesses to become “digital by default;” a sea change that generated vast …