After 12 years, Municipal elections in Mostar, Bosnia have taken place whereby nationalists parties is believed will win a landslide victory. The city embodies hatred of the conflict that led to widespread mass killing. The leaders of today from these parties are campaigning on the lines of bread and butter
Author: Samanneeta Chakraborty
Samanneeta Chakraborty is a Post- Graduate in History from Presidency University, Kolkata. She has completed her B. A in History from Loreto College, Kolkata. She has researched about plethora of topics ranging from Global Intellectual History, South Asian History, Environment History, Genocide Studies, Islamic History as well as have undertaken book and literature review as part of her University Curriculum. She has undertaken her thesis on 'Recruitment in the Indian Army:1830-1914' during her Post- Graduation. Her interest lies in Peace and Conflict Studies, Gender, Defence and Security and Strategic Studies.
GENESIS OF THE GREECE-TURKEY CONFLICT
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established in 1949 with the sole aim of ensuring security and to safeguard its alliance’s protection through military mechanisms. In the present scenario, NATO has not been able to counter the regional conflict that is emerging between countries, Greece and Turkey. The membership
NAGORNO-KARABAKH: A REGION EMBEDDED IN ETHNIC VIOLENCE
The Genesis of Azerbaijan-Armenia Relationship: Under the Russian and Soviet Rule to the Present Nagorno-Karabakh in the Caucasus in South-East Europe and is significant as an energy corridor. This conflict has started to destabilize an area which is now drawing regional powers. It is rather important to understand why Nagorno-Karabakh
DIPLOMATIC TIES BETWEEN REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND JAPAN: HOW JAPANESE COLONIALISM INFLUENCED THEIR POST COLONIAL RELATIONSHIP
Japanese Imperialism and Annexation of Korea: 1905 The strategic importance of the Korean Peninsula has enacted as the bridge between Asia mainland and Japan. It was believed that dominance over the Korean Peninsula signified influence over East Asia. It was during 1876 that diplomatic ties between both the countries were
CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS: A VOICE THAT HAS BEEN SILENCED
The terminology of ‘Genocide’ was coined by Raphael Lemkin who defined this as the complete annihilation of a racial, ethnic or a national group. The ulterior motive in undertaking such a barbarous act has been highlighted in this terminology. The Chittagong Hill Tract, which borders India and Myanmar consists of
UAE-ISRAEL DEAL: HARBINGER FOR PEACE?
The pandemic emerged as a boon for the degenerated relations between the UAE and Israel as the former formally brought an end to a boycott against the latter as both had signed the Abraham Accords on August 13 2020. As a protocol of this accord, Israel has agreed to cease