The “Madman Theory” is a concept in international relations wherein an actor leverages perceptions of irrationality to extract concessions. The rationale for this strategy is that irrationality prevents predictions of behaviour while also inducing fears of escalation, thereby allowing the “madmen” to gain leverage in negotiations. The notion itself is old, with Machiavelli (1996: 213) noting in 1517 that it could be “a very wise thing to simulate madness”; however, the modern

The idea of immortality has been prevalent in humanity for thousands of years, whether in mythology or literature. Still, it is only now, in the current digital age, that it may actually be achieved. From Artificial Intelligence (AI) that can mimic your loved ones to companies that are exploring ‘mind uploading’, the idea of digital immortality is now more than simply a science fiction concept. Tech companies, such as Replika and Eternime, preserve aspects of our being: perso

While debates about inequality typically focus on corporate greed or tax policy, inflation is an underevaluated mechanism that systematically advantages asset holders over wage earners and savers. This essay argues that inflation, properly understood as an increase in the money supply rather than a rise in prices, redistributes wealth from the poor to the rich through predictable channels that remain largely overlooked in mainstream discourse. Inflation is commonly misunderst

Often when people think of philosophy, they think about existential questions that no one really has an answer to, but is this really the case? What really is the point of philosophy, and why introduce it at such a young age? A good example: France Philosophy has been mandatory in French secondary schools since 1809 (BBC News, 2013). Napoleon made education more accessible after the French Revolution in order to fight against the nobility’s supremacy. With the French Revoluti

Once the largest country in Africa, covering approximately 2.5 million square kilometres, Sudan has endured decades of internal conflicts, civil war, authoritarian rule, and international interference. It contains a vast amount of ethnic and religious diversity, which makes it internally fragile and geopolitically significant, making it difficult to unite its people under a common goal and form a national identity. Conflicts in the region have torn the nation apart, resulting

A demonstration in Kathmandu on 8 September 2025 ©AFP - PRABIN RANABHAT On the 8th of September, a call to action on a discord server had college and university students take to the streets in Nepal in a nationwide protest movement. A revolution against a government flaunting its wealth and corruption online ensued.  Thousands of students and young adults were reportedly protesting the social media ban across the country   (Beech and Loke, 2025)  when what started as a peacef