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What was the CIA up to in Moscow?

One thing is clear. The White House’s most urgent priority – and the true purpose of Ratcliffe’s visit to the Kremlin – may well...

Ex Oriente Odysseus: the Babylonian Connection of a Greek Hero

The transfer of Mesopotamian culture to Greece was multidimensional, and it also featured a very important linguistic component. Akkadian, an Afro-Asiatic language of the Semitic (as opposed to Hamitic) variety, exerted a considerable influence on Greek, a member of the Indo-European family (or “phylum”) of languages, especially on the lexical...
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Preparing for civil war in Europe: FIEP, CoESPU, and EUROGENDFOR

For the moment, we know that Captain Pierre Plas’s home in Spain was searched by the Guardia Civil at the request of the French government. We know that Xavier Poussard—the author of the book on Brigitte Macron alongside Candace Owens—was questioned by the Carabinieri pursuant to a letter rogatory from...
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The Subsidiary Superpower—How Britain Lost Its Crown to America

Britain was the Headquarters of the 19th century. America was the Headquarters of the 20th and early 21st centuries. The money makers are already laying the groundwork for the next Headquarters—and it looks a lot like the Middle East. Or should I say West Asia? We've seen this pattern before....
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Economist Baker Explains: AI Bubble Is About to Burst

Economist Dean Baker (Center for Economic and Policy Research, author of Rigged and creator of the AI Bubble Monitor) joins Taya Graham and Stephen Janis to break down why the productivity data doesn’t match the hype, why Palantir’s CEO seemed to be panicking on live TV, why Bernie Sanders’ AI...
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Imperial Cycle and the Augustus Threshold

The process initiated by the Arab Spring has created a new opportunity, both to settle the score regarding the dismantling of the Ottoman Empire and for the Turkish, Kurdish, and Arab peoples to jointly shape a new Middle East. In particular, the Syrian revolution signifies the elimination of Arab nationalism...
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The New Security Map of the Middle East: The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement

In conclusion, the Mecca Agreement establishes a multi-layered equation extending from Pakistan’s nuclear ambiguity to the potential for maritime-centric expansion in the Red Sea, and from repositioning along the U.S.-China axis to deterring Israel. At the center of this agreement, which is of critical importance for the history of the...
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USA-China; The Inescapability of the Sacred

And a Chinese diplomat who understands that Western human rights commitments are not just cynical covers for Western hegemony, but experienced as inviolable — set apart, forbidden, defended with a fervour of identity that has nothing to do with self-interest — can stop expecting concessions that will never come. Theological...
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The Pope’s AI Politics

Leo’s focus on the politics of AI offers an arresting account of the significance of machine learning. He draws back the curtain on the threat AI’s oligarchic ownership poses to personal liberty and popular sovereignty. For my part, I could not find his proposed solution for wresting digital property from...
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Did Izz al-Din al-Qassam Participate in the Turkish War of Independence?

Unfortunately, after the passage of so much time, we have forgotten this shared national struggle of Türkiye and Syria. Yet our geography reminds us of the history we have forgotten. If you look at the geography of the revolt, you will see the very region in which the opposition remained...
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As the World Is Rebuilt: On the Threshold of the Technopolitical Age

One of the most significant works in Türkiye to systematically address this transformation is the report titled Technopolitical Order Debates in World Politics and Türkiye, published by the National Intelligence Academy. The report's principal contribution lies in its refusal to treat artificial intelligence (AI) merely as a matter of digital...
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Zuckerberg May Finally Pay a Price for Preying on Our Children
Globally, Meta also faces other major lawsuits. In 2025, Australia enacted a complete ban on social media platformsfor people under
Israel, Turkiye and the post-Abrahamic Middle East
While Israel opposes the Mecca Pact, Trump has hailed it, likely seeing it as aligned with his strategy of burden-sharing
Armed Madhouse – Humanoid Soldiers and Vanishing Valor
Obsolescence of human infantry would remove something very old from military civilization. From Achilles and Leonidas to the foot soldiers
Pitch for Defense Treaty and Moving US Military to Israel Is Insane
The group, which promotes “strategic cooperation” between the United States and Israel, tries to defend this position in its new
How Public Benefit Claims Work and Why Their Assumptions Matter
Statements about impact and responsibility rely on underlying assumptions that shape how outcomes are defined and interpreted. At the center
Big Tech is Building a New Feudalism
Far worse, though, is that AI is the key for Musk, Bezos, and whoever else to impose a feudal, fascist,
Israel vs ‘Muslim NATO’: Middle Eastern ‘Gordian Knot’ Gets More Entangled
The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey (colloquially known as “Muslim NATO”) is a new geopolitical
How the US-EU Partnership Is Fracturing
The future transatlantic partnership will remain powerful—but less cohesive, less dominant and more transactional. The 2025 agreement may contain the
Rethinking Maritime Chokepoints In The Contemporary Global Economy
The analysis also demonstrates that the future of maritime security will depend on a broader understanding of strategic risk. Geopolitical
The Dawn of a New Cold War
Private sector expenditures on AI in the United States still exceed China’s investments by a considerable margin. But the Trump

Economist Baker Explains: AI Bubble Is About to Burst

Economist Dean Baker (Center for Economic and Policy Research, author of Rigged and creator of the AI Bubble Monitor) joins Taya Graham and Stephen Janis...

Did Izz al-Din al-Qassam Participate in the Turkish War of Independence?

Unfortunately, after the passage of so much time, we have forgotten this shared national struggle of Türkiye and Syria. Yet our geography reminds us of...

Why we still read novels

It is more and more true that what we all thought was normal life is gone and never coming back. Whether that drives us to...

Open Letter: Enver Pasha; The Great Dream

Apart from the traces that can help us decipher the...

Interview With C. J. Polychroniou: Is the US Ready for Radical Change?

Is the US, however, ready for radical change? After all,...

Offshore Britain created the Epstein class

Britain's tax-haven territories are all over the Epstein files -...

The Middle East after the American imperium

The question for American policymakers is not how to restore...

The Heartbreaking Case of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Now at Death’s Door

Tunnel vision when it comes to demolishing Gaza so impairs...

Zionism is a White Occupied Cult

The Ashkenazi supremacists are certainly giving the WASPs a run...

Prevent the Great War

It takes more than a conference to stop the coming...

The Emergence of the Retention State

The nineteenth century fought over territory. The twentieth century fought...

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