Conflict Corner

India and Pakistan are nuclear rivals. India just recently retaliated against a strike in their neighboring country only towards the military, but the hysteria is that tourists have been attacked. A warning of conflict escalation is happening for a 25-year-long conflict. Borders have been closed, diplomats have been expelled, and even the airspace has been stopped. India's relations with the US are strengthened and are called to arms in the future as China's loyalty to Pakistan is united. China uses its own intelligence services to find atrocities that India has committed in the past. Warns to release more documents and images that condemn India for their actions and bring reason for war or proxy wars and in doing so further supports Pakistan in any shape or form. Mention of planes embarrassing India's purchase has been made. India has an ambition to get off the weak menu items in the world and become a global power alongside the US. India is nervous about being the most is...

Escaping Enlistment: One Azerbaijani Youth’s Struggle in the Shadow of War In the South Caucasus, between the icy grip of history and the uncertain reach of diplomacy, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict remains one of the world’s most persistent—and personal—quagmires. For many, it’s a geopolitical standoff. For others, it’s home. And for one young man living in Azerbaijan, it’s the reason he's navigating a tense, deeply personal battle with his own government. I interviewed him on Discord. His voice was measured, but you could feel the anxiety simmering beneath the surface. “I was almost enlisted at 18,” he tells me. “But I got into university. That saved me.” Azerbaijan requires mandatory military service for its young men, typically lasting 18 months. But for this interviewee, the idea of sacrificing a year and a half of his life—just as he's beginning to find his footing—feels like a heavy toll for a nation still caught in the echo of a war it claims to have won. The 2020 Nagorn...