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26MarMarch 26, 2026

From the Peaceful Use of Outer Space to Local Climate Resilience: Expanding the Frontiers of Integrated Sustainable Development Policy Towards 2030 and Beyond

Adediran Babajide, President/CEO Carlsron Initiative for Peace and Human Rights (CIPEHR) Keywords: Sustainable development; SDGs; peace education; human rights governance; climate resilience; outer space governance; policy integration; global citizenship Abstract As the global community approaches the final phase of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the need for integrated and forward-looking policy frameworks has become...

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28FebFebruary 28, 2026

Prophecy and Power Politics: Assessing Nostradamus’ Third World War Predictions in the Context of Contemporary U.S.–Israeli Military Escalation with Iran

Adediran Babajide, President/CEO Carlsron Initiative for Peace and Human Rights (CIPEHR) Keywords: Nostradamus; Third World War; U.S.–Iran relations; Israel–Iran conflict; apocalyptic prophecy; strategic narratives; constructivism; deterrence theory Abstract This article critically assesses claims that the sixteenth-century French seer Nostradamus predicted a Third World War that corresponds with contemporary U.S.–Israeli military escalation involving Iran. Particular...

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31JanJanuary 31, 2026

Beyond the Assembly Hall: Revealing the Other Side of the UN

Adediran Babajide, President/CEO Carlsron Initiative for Peace and Human Rights (CIPEHR) Keywords: United Nations, informal diplomacy, Track II diplomacy, civil society, NGOs, global governance, multilateralism Abstract This article examines the “other side of the United Nations”—the less visible but influential processes and actors that operate beyond formal UN channels such as the General Assembly...

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31DecDecember 31, 2025

One Alliance, Many Challenges: A State of the Union of NATO

Adediran Babajide, President/CEO Carlsron Initiative for Peace and Human Rights (CIPEHR) Keywords: NATO; Collective Defense; Alliance Politics; Security Governance; Strategic Adaptation; Transatlantic Relations Abstract NATO remains the most enduring military alliance in modern history, yet its contemporary relevance is increasingly contested. This article provides a “State of the Union” assessment of the North Atlantic...

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22DecDecember 22, 2025

Absolutism Reimagined: ‘L’État, C’est Moi’ in Modern Global Politics

Adediran Babajide, President/CEO Carlsron Initiative for Peace and Human Rights (CIPEHR) Keywords: Absolutism; Personalized Power; Sovereignty; Global Governance; Rule of Law; Authoritarianism Abstract The phrase L’État, c’est moi symbolizes the personalization of political power and the fusion of state authority with individual rule. While historically associated with absolutist monarchies, its underlying logic has re-emerged...

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14DecDecember 14, 2025

The Climate Emergency Revisited: Science, Politics, and the Crisis of Collective Action

Adediran Babajide, President/CEO Carlsron Initiative for Peace and Human Rights (CIPEHR) Keywords: Climate Change; Collective Action; Global Governance; Climate Justice; International Cooperation; Environmental Politics Abstract Climate change has moved from a projected environmental risk to an unfolding global emergency with profound social, economic, and political consequences. Despite overwhelming scientific consensus, collective responses remain inadequate...

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08DecDecember 8, 2025

Beyond Geopolitics: The Eternal Class Struggle at the Heart of Global Conflict

Adediran Babajide, President/CEO Carlsron Initiative for Peace and Human Rights (CIPEHR) Keywords: class struggle; global conflict; inequality; global governance; political economy; structural violence; geopolitics; North–South relations. Abstract This article argues that global conflict is more accurately explained through the lens of class struggle than through traditional geopolitical binaries such as East versus West or...

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30NovNovember 30, 2025

Beyond the Rhetoric of Humanity: Why the UN Must Reform Its Approach to the Laws of War in a Fragmented International System

Adediran Babajide, President/CEO Carlsron Initiative for Peace and Human Rights (CIPEHR) Keywords: International law; UN reform; laws of war; Security Council; humanitarian protection; geopolitical fragmentation; global governance. Abstract The laws of war present themselves as instruments of humanity, yet in practice they often reflect the strategic preferences of powerful states rather than universal...

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23NovNovember 23, 2025

Strategic Games in Eastern Europe: Evaluating Trump’s 28-Point Peace Plan Amid Russia’s Expansion and NATO’s Eastward Reach

Adediran Babajide, President/CEO Carlsron Initiative for Peace and Human Rights (CIPEHR) Keywords: Eastern Europe; Russia–Ukraine war; Trump 28-point peace plan; NATO enlargement; U.S. foreign policy; security architecture; sovereignty; international diplomacy. Abstract This article critically examines the 28-point peace plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump in 2025 to resolve the Russia–Ukraine war within the...

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16NovNovember 16, 2025

The Limits of Renewal: Why Global Reforms May No Longer Sustain the Existing World Order

Adediran Babajide, President/CEO Carlsron Initiative for Peace and Human Rights (CIPEHR) Keywords: world order, global reform, liberal internationalism, multipolarity, global governance, systemic transformation Abstract This article examines the diminishing effectiveness of global reforms in maintaining the stability of the post-1945 liberal world order. It argues that despite continuous attempts at renewal — through institutional...

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