🌏International Relations (IR)
The world is more interconnected than ever, and understanding the relationships between countries has never been more vital. Explore my latest posts on International Relations, where I break down the headlines, theories, and global issues that affect our daily lives. Join me as we decode global politics, trade, and the ever-changing dynamics of the world stage.
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The Algorithm’s Kill Chain: The Future of Military AI
As world leaders gathered in Geneva for the June 2026 Informal Exchange on AI in the Military Domain, a dark reality solidified: technology is outstripping international law. From tech giants abandoning their ethical pledges to algorithmic target generation outpacing human cognitive capacity, the “automation of violence” is reshaping global conflict. Discover the five uncomfortable truths defining the future of autonomous warfare.
Inside the UN Playbook for Algorithmic Warfare
The speed of military AI is outstripping international law. The UNIDIR Scenario Compendium offers a practical blueprint for the era of lethal autonomous weapons. Discover 5 surprising lessons shifting global defence policy from abstract theory to operational reality.
The Ghost in the Code: Why Autonomous Weapons Defy Human Law
The rise of Autonomous Weapons Systems (AWS) marks a seismic shift to “algorithmic warfare.” When machines independently decide who lives and dies, traditional legal frameworks glitch. Explore the unsolvable accountability gap, the reality of “death by algorithm,” and why Meaningful Human Control remains our final ethical safeguard.
The Illusion of Affordability: Why We Are Rich in Distractions and Poor in Sovereignty
An unvarnished analysis of price divergence over the last 20 years based on Mark J. Perry’s Chart of the Century. Explore why critical services skyrocket while tech plummets.
The Global Shell Game: What “Meaningful Human Control” Actually Means—and Why No One Agrees
The battle for the future of global security is currently being waged over a single phrase: “meaningful human control”. Explore how lexical fissures and strategic ambiguity are shaping the lethal autonomous weapons debate.
The Consensus Trap: How Five Nations Quietly Derailed the Global Ban on Killer Robots
For over a decade, the international community has tried to regulate Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS). Explore how a small coalition has weaponized the UN consensus rule to block a global ban on killer robots, shifting power from human judgment to AI code.
The Algorithmic Battlefield: 5 Takeaways from the Silent Revolution in Warfare
As military powers integrate systems like Palantir and Project Nimbus into a “Digital Targeting Web,” human control over lethal force is vanishing. Explore 5 critical takeaways on how proprietary algorithms are dissolving the rules of modern warfare and challenging international law.
The Digital Dragnet: 4 Surprising Ways the U.S. Immigration System Became a Fully Automated Machine
The U.S. immigration system has shifted from judicial review to a fully automated machine. Explore four surprising ways digital dragnets, algorithms, and data brokers are fuelling mass deportation and surveillance.
The 20-Second Kill Chain: 5 Chilling Realities of the New AI Warfare
AI is dissolving the fog of war and replacing it with algorithmic certainty. Explore the 5 chilling realities of how automated targeting systems and the new “20-second kill chain” are removing human conscience from the battlefield.
The Great AI Guardrail: 5 Surprising Lessons from China’s New Agent Regulations
Discover 5 surprising lessons from China’s 2026 AI agent regulations. Learn how new laws tackle virtual companions, Machiavellian AI, and SkillJect attacks.
The 5 Against the World: Why the US, Russia, and North Korea Just United to Protect “Killer Robots”
On November 6, 2025, the mask of the “Rules-Based Order” slipped. In a stunning UN vote on Lethal Autonomous Weapons (Resolution L.41), the United States didn’t lead the free world—it joined a coalition of five with Russia, North Korea, and Israel to protect the development of “Killer Robots.” Here is the geopolitical breakdown of why the “Hegemons” are terrified of peace.
The Myth of the “Third World”: Why We Must Abandon the Language of Empire
1. Introduction: The Violence of Nomenclature The act of naming is never a neutral linguistic exercise; it is an exercise in power. To categorise a nation, a people, or a civilisation is to impose a…
From “Triads” to “Scam States”: The political economy of industrial‑scale cyber fraud, drug production, and forced criminality in mainland Southeast Asia, 2012–2025
Films like Kill Bill and John Wick popularise a romanticised image of Asian organised crime built around codes of honour and tightly knit brotherhoods. Across the Mekong subregion today, especially in Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos,…
AI Ethics Case Studies: Lessons Learned from Real-World Failures
Explore critical AI ethics case studies examining real-world failures, legal implications, and essential lessons for responsible AI development. Learn from historical mistakes to build better AI systems.
