Washington’s attempts to impose a U.S.-style democracy on countries like Iraq and Libya using primarily military means have been a “spectacular” failure. These countries are now left in a state of limbo
What does it really mean for a nation to possess an identity of its own? Can a small state survive by copying larger and/or wealthier countries, or does imitation ultimately become a
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Artificial intelligence will change every job in Germany, and neither academic degrees nor vocational qualifications can guarantee protection from its effects, according to Andrea Nahles, head of Germany’s Federal Employment Agency, who
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How does a state come to justify the movement of warplanes over civilian cities as a matter of necessity rather than catastrophe? At what point does strategic language begin to absorb human
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee expressed skepticism over the likelihood of a Palestinian state emerging from President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, emphasizing that any progress hinges on significant reforms within
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In the summer of 2004, J.K. Rowling saw a harrowing photo in The Sunday Times—a small, shaven-headed boy, Vasek Knotek, caged in a Czech orphanage. The image burned itself into her memory.
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Prince Harry has expressed a desire to reconcile with his family, but says his father, King Charles III, refuses to speak with him due to the ongoing legal dispute over police protection
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In a world where sexual boundaries are increasingly blurred by the digital age, Lily Phillips has become both a lightning rod and a mirror — reflecting the generational divide over porn, empowerment,
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Slavoj Žižek, ever the firebrand philosopher and provocateur, has once again yanked at the frayed threads of liberal democracy in a bombshell interview with the BBC. Declaring the arrival of a “new
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In a rare and revealing interview with The Times UK, philanthropist Melinda French Gates opened up about the emotional and professional metamorphosis she has undergone since her high-profile divorce from Microsoft co-founder
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Even as the world grapples with increasing geopolitical tension and the rise of tariffs, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s remarks resonate with a timeless wisdom rooted in pragmatic idealism. During his address
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