Wednesday, 16 April 2025

BRICS and the Battle for the Future


 

From Economic Bloc to Global Geostrategic Power

In the shadow of an exhausted liberal order and amid the smoke of a new trade war, a quiet revolution is unfolding—not in the halls of Washington or Brussels, but in the south-south corridors stretching from São Paulo to Shanghai, Pretoria to St. Petersburg. It’s called BRICS, and it’s no longer just an acronym. It’s a signal.

Monday, 10 March 2025

The Glass, the Gaze, and the Grand Illusion of Intention.

 

The Question You’ve Been Asking Wrong

A scientist, an artist, and a man dying of thirst look at the same glass of water. The scientist sees molecular structure, surface tension, the physics of volume. The artist sees light bending through liquid, an interplay of transparency and form. The thirsty man sees salvation—or a cruel reminder of what he lacks.

Same glass. Same water. Three different truths.

Wednesday, 29 January 2025

The Mirage That Moves Mountains: Understanding Effective Truth

The mirage that moves mountains

Imagine a man lost in the desert, dehydrated, desperate. On the horizon, he spots a shimmering oasis. The palm trees wave gently in the hot wind, and the promise of cool water beckons him forward. He stumbles toward it, hope propelling his exhausted body. When he finally reaches the spot, he discovers—there is no oasis. It was a mirage all along. Yet, that mirage saved his life by giving him the will to move.