The Drake Framework The grounding of aircraft across the United States on 13 November 2026 provides an important occasion to examine the vulnerability of international civil aviation through an application of Frank
By the early 2030s the US will have a “new” tank to replace the Abrams M1. The M1 was designed between 1972 and 1976, although many changes have been made over the
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There is no ceasefire in Gaza. There is no functioning “Board of Peace.” There is no roadmap to ending the genocide or mechanism to creation of a Palestinian state. Israel has refused
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The human condition today is better than it’s ever been, and technology is one of the reasons for that. — Tom Clancy The Issue The near collision involving an Iberia Airbus A321
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Recent years have seen renewed U.S. interest in deporting long-term Lao and Hmong residents. Official U.S. data report only eight Lao nationals deported in FY2018 and five in FY2019 [DHS/ICE, 2019]. According
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From the Bengal famine of 1943 to the election of the Left Front government in 1977, the communist movement in West Bengal, India, patiently built its strength among workers, peasants, refugees, students,
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“Young people are already leading the way as organizers and innovators. But to go further, they need access to the skills that will shape the future – from critical thinking and problem-solving
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In Part I we introduced the man and the five weapons of his analytical grammar — colonisability, the civilisational triad, globalism, the ideological struggle, and the pipeline of betrayal. In Part II
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I visited Donald Trump’s Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City the day before it closed, in October, 2016. The casino had two huge white gates flanked by 2-ton white, cast-stone elephants. Its
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The communal violence that flared up in Kaptanganj, Sunsari District, on July 26, 2026, marks one of Nepal’s most serious episodes of communal unrest in recent years. What began as a seemingly
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“Lex malla, lex nulla. A bad law is no law.” ― Cassandra Clare, Lady Midnight The Misconception After writing my essay “Why Fools Rule the World” – published in this newspaper – the thought
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A nominal ceasefire reached in April 2026 has done little to halt the escalation in the Persian Gulf. After Iran’s “attempted surprise attack” against US forces on July 28, the US retaliated by launching
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There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” ― Soren Kierkegaard The Human Mindset The paradox of
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On 22 July, the United States and Saudi Arabia signed what Washington calls a ‘peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement.’ The agreement has been presented as a commercial arrangement that will help Saudi Arabia diversify
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The Paradox of Intelligent Automation Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the defining technological phenomenon of the twenty-first century. Governments extol its capacity to stimulate economic growth; industries regard it as the indispensable
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Judicial well-being is not merely about individual resilience. It is a structural necessity—an indispensable condition for the independence, integrity, and efficacy of judicial systems across the globe. ~ Justice Rangajeewa Wimalasena Judges
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