It is evident that these global issues require united and sustainable solutions, but this article aims to identify how the state of global politics and power may shift in the age of resource anxiety. Control over water and food sources is a form of geopolitical currency.

What happens when a regime figures out how to Photoshop its tyranny into “democracy”? When the dictator swaps the military jacket for a tailored suit and starts quoting human rights conventions between propaganda speeches?

Throughout history, hundreds of regimes have employed Titushky-like tactics. There is no denying their effectiveness; however, they also come with a huge risk. By openly failing to protect citizens, the state’s monopoly on violence slips and along with it, its legitimacy.

It has become clear that there is a lack of algorithmic transparency; users cannot understand why and how AI tools generate answers or what sources they rely on. Sometimes, even developers cannot justify why some individuals are denied jobs, for example. The pressure is increasing to design and regulate AI to be accountable, fair, and transparent (Rodrigues, 2020).

Geopolitical literacy means more than knowing international headlines; it is the ability to connect geography, history, and political dynamics to understand why events happen and how they might evolve. It requires critical thinking to identify patterns, assess multiple perspectives, recognize bias, and interpret data and narratives objectively.

With this recent dire news on Gaza, it is important to talk about the depoliticization of the Palestinian struggle and the global narrative’s fixation on humanitarianism. What I mean by that is the consequent disregard of the issue’s initial causes, such as settler colonialism and violence.

War can no longer be seen as a local failure; it is reproducing itself within a system that has failed to regulate it. And democracies, far from being immune, are active participants. The challenge is no longer just to stop a war. It is to prevent more from joining the wave.

It bears noting that in 2019 the Philippines, at the time led by Duterte himself, quit the Rome Statute - the 1998 founding treaty of the ICC - and the Marcos government never really expressed any interest in rejoining it nor in supporting and cooperating to any other judicial activity of the ICC. It therefore seems that domestic motives played an important if not crucial role in the execution of an arrest warrant.

By 2025, however, the stance of both the EU and its member states on migration appears less nuanced. Migration-skeptic rhetoric has also been adopted by centrist and left-wing parties. Yet one of the most glaring examples of a universal anti-immigrant narrative, built on manipulation and fear-mongering, is Poland. the country has grappled with a crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border, orchestrated by Minsk in collaboration with Moscow, which has instrumentally used migrants.

While there is hope that Syria may have a chance to pursue a future of peace, stability, and security, the country faces crucial challenges.