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The New Khamenei

However the internal and external power struggles unfold, none of their leading participants are capable of resolving Iran’s problems. Neither Mojtaba’s leadership nor violent...

Armageddon Now! Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Program

However, Israel is noted for going for showy short-term tactical victories over long-term strategy; so, it is entirely feasible that an increasingly beleaguered Netanyahu may order a strike to stop the current destruction in Israel. The USA could do little to nothing to stop them and, under the current Trump...
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Robinson Crusoe an “Island” Novel? -2

Moreover, there is a similar gap between the self-confidence underlying all those Enlightenment-era aspirations of deserted islands, Robinson-like existence, and living as though outside society even while within it, and anthropological insecurity. But how, then, will this piracy justify itself?...
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The State’s Wisdom, Political Solution, and Sudan’s Threshold

Sudan today stands at a threshold between military balance and political vacuum. While the likelihood of a complete military resolution to the conflict seems slim, the political willpower to resolve the conflict has yet to emerge. Historical examples show that even powerful states have, at a certain point, tried the...
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Open Letter: Dr. Ali Shariati

Ali Shariati was a qualitative level of consciousness. At that level, rightism, leftism, Islamism, and nationalism lose their meaning, and the search for humanity, existence, history, justice, freedom, and truth gains a universal significance. He spoke to Muslims, atheists, Christians, and Buddhists alike, using a shared and universal human language....
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The Cost of War

Sadly, there is a war that weary Americans are urgently waiting to see fought. It is the war on affordability. Right now, painfully few shots are being fired on that front....
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Human as Symbol-Maker: Animal Symbolicum

With the rise of modernity, which gathered momentum with the Enlightenment—and particularly under the influence of evolutionary theory—the traditional anthropological understanding that sought to interpret the universe by placing the human being at its center gave way to a naturalistic view that attempted to explain the human being on the...
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Is Robinson Crusoe a Novel That Tells the Story of “Everyone”? – 1

Robinson, a terrestrial creature, escapes the anxiety caused by a single footprint—which drives him toward an extraterrestrial fear (and, of course, toward the sublime)—not like the “ordinary person who, in the Age of Enlightenment, stands before the universe, striving to break traditional rigidities and transform the world through the power...
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Britain’s role in attacks on Cyprus, Venezuela, and Iran

We see the intelligence and surveillance role that Britain plays in the imperial alliance; in lieu of a powerful navy, Britain seems to have specialised to an extent in its role. This type of activity is by its nature quite secretive – it would be politically difficult to have sent...
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Islam and Peace- 1

This paper investigates the sources of peace in the Islamic tradition. Positive peace is defined as a continuous state of harmony and equilibrium and is distinguished from negative peace, which is based on the temporary absence of violence and disorder. The Islamic tradition has a long history of building mechanisms...
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The Fate of the Middle East: External Interventions and Israel-Centered Security

The modern political history of the Middle East shows that one of the region’s most fundamental problems is the lack of regional autonomy. If the countries in the region cannot establish a sound basis for cooperation among themselves, the future of the Middle East will again be determined by the...
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“A Short History of the Jews”
This is not scholarship. Serious history narrows causes, distinguishes periods, and refuses metaphysical scapegoats. This essay does the opposite. It
Resilience Is the New Measure of Power
The Cold War gets remembered as an ideological contest. It was also an industrial one. The side that sustained production,
The German Elite’s Anti-Americanism
German elite’s anti-Trumpism is something else entirely: a reflexive cultural posture, a vehicle for elite anxiety, and a displacement of
Turkey Is the Next Iran
Americans, real Americans, can again become a sovereign country only if Iran prevails over the Israeli-American attack. Americans should be
Hollywood and the Enchantment of Propaganda
There is real-world evidence that Hollywood and the entertainment industry willingly participates in psyops and subliminal messaging with intelligence and
What Does It Really Mean to be English?
So, we have two ideas of what it means to be English: (1) That you are born in England, or
Putin’s Legacy: Nations of Widows and Orphans
The shrinking populations of Russia and Ukraine will leave long-term shortages of labor essential for post-war reconstruction. Demographic imbalances will
Thank God for Global Capitalism
If this war continues to unravel, Trump will eventually need to explain the casualties and define what victory actually means.
Europe’s ‘Democracy Shield’ Is a Threat to Transatlantic Free Speech
Europe’s leaders say the Democracy Shield will protect democratic institutions. But the greatest threat to democracy has never been too
Diversity and the Death of England
Whether Russia belongs on our team, in the age of China, is a fair question. Whether the U.K. belongs on

Michael Hudson: Destiny of Civilization – Financialization & Collapse

Below is a fine talk between Michael Hudson and Glenn Diesen on Hudson’s views on rentierism and financialization. Hudson explains how finacialization (and more recently,...

The Jews and The British Empire

Economically her Zionist rulers have fettered the initiative of her people and through the Zionist P.E.P. (Political Economic Planning) programme of the Manchester School of...

Robinson Crusoe an “Island” Novel? -2

Moreover, there is a similar gap between the self-confidence underlying all those Enlightenment-era aspirations of deserted islands, Robinson-like existence, and living as though outside society...

Michael Hudson: Destiny of Civilization – Financialization & Collapse

Below is a fine talk between Michael Hudson and Glenn...

What “Western Civilization” Really Means

It has less to do with faith—and more to do...

Do You Trust Epstein Elite With Nuclear Weapons?

Paul Jay talks with Matt Korda of the Federation of...

The Purim War Against Iran

The Jews are running out of time. There has never...

Paul C. Roberts: How Israel Manipulates the US into Fighting Its Endless Wars

The following is the transcript of a live interview with...

Geopolitics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Everyone has a theory of artificial intelligence. Some believe the...

A New Center of Power Is Emerging in the World

Look at the energy generated by the rapprochement among Türkiye,...

Can Islam Respond to Our Age?

Is religion an end in itself or a means? Is...

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