Our Modern Social Contract Is In Crisis: What Would Thomas Hobbes Say?

World crises and diplomatic disputes define our current era, one where low impact warfare is used as a main tool to devise political strategy. Soft power politics of diplomatic entanglement are redefining the boundary line of national interests. Up and coming powers are uninterested in following the ideal of democratic norms and instead have found …

Continue reading Our Modern Social Contract Is In Crisis: What Would Thomas Hobbes Say?

Lens of the Past: The Chinese Communist Party, The Masses, and The State

Most of us are pondering the future of China-U.S relations. The coming battles over China’s ability to project power in the South China Sea and the race to dictate what constitutes the sovereign usage of weaponized space satellites are important to conceptualize as they constitute issues that will shape the future contours of U.S hegemony. …

Continue reading Lens of the Past: The Chinese Communist Party, The Masses, and The State