Dr. Mohamed Abdallah Younes‏‏

At first glance, the political significance of language might seem abstract or academic, but in today's interconnected world, language has become a key tool for both power and identity. From generative AI revolutionizing cross-cultural communication to cultural shifts in West Africa, language politics is shaping the way nations interact and assert their influence.

Why is the Debate over Language Intensifying in International Relations?

Language Politics:

Amidst the rapid shifts taking place in the world today, and what often seems like an unprecedented pace of change, the past raises its head again to remind us how it will always shape the present and future. Analysts are preoccupied with forecasting emerging trends and tracking new phenomena in the international sphere. Meanwhile, the renewed energy of certain currents and figures who had temporarily receded into the background—like the return of Donald Trump as a serious contender for the White House, and the resurgence of the far right and populism in the West— remind us that we cannot understand contemporary shifts without grappling with the legacies of the past. 

How Will Temporal Geographies Affect International Relations?

Déjà Vu:

The reality that all maps of the world are wrong might be an appropriate starting point for understanding the new global geography. The two-dimensional representations of the globe that we use every day to follow international developments impose their own limits on our understanding of the state of the world and power dynamics in our world order. A glance at the often-used Mercator map shed lights on how this projection of the world has distorted our understanding of space. 

Navigating a New Global Map with Evolving Features

Regions 3.0:

Amidst the veritable avalanche of material that has been written on Afghanistan in recent days, there is a pearl of truth. Experts and analysts have penned numerous opinion pieces and articles in various US and international media outlets in the wake of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. There are the widely divergent viewpoints and disparities in the "added value" they contribute, and it seems that it has become difficult to discern what is actually happening given the unreliability of many sources. This raises a key question about the ability of many analysts to understand what is happening in the US and abroad: How do you ascertain the truth in such analyses? How do you avoid reproducing other news articles and op-eds and escape the all-too-common trap of derivative analysis?

What are some analysts missing about the US withdrawal from Afghanistan?

Shattered Lenses:

The latest United States (US) presidential election was an exceptional milestone in American history: a crossroads between the Republican Party’s dominance of the presidency and Congress and the Democratic Party regaining control after four crucial years with Donald Trump in office and Republicans dominating the Senate. In this context, the US election spawned many notable phenomena, terms, and emerging concepts characterizing the intensity of the clash between Democratic candidate Joe Biden and Republican candidate Donald Trump. It also revealed a change in voting trends and preferences in American society, as well as the strategies of competition between the two main parties in the US, which can be explained as follows:

Dr. Mohamed Abdallah Younes‏‏

Dr. Mohamed Abdallah Younes‏‏

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