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Geopolitics

India’s Foreign Policy Is Failing, Both At Home And Abroad

Syria is the latest in a series of Indian foreign policy disasters. But can the government’s clear lack of vision on that front explain the flagrant haplessness of the Indian state on the global stage?

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Geopolitics Ideas

Desire And Misery: On The World’s “Fetishism” For Middle East Conflict

A region torn by centuries of conflict, caught in the relentless grip of global power struggles. The Middle East’s wars are no longer just battles for territory, but for control over narratives, lives, and destinies. And it’s all playing out on your phone.

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Israel-Palestine War

October 7: A Nation’s Trauma, The Crime Of Collective Punishment

One year after the massacre of October 7, the wars continue (and expand) across the Middle East, and may currently look like Israel is achieving its military and security goals. But it will be a failure without any political solution.

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This Happened

This Happened — September 11: The Day That Changed America

Updated Sept. 11, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. The September 11 attacks, also known as 9/11, happened on this day in 2001. They targeted the United States, with the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon near Washington, D.C., being the primary targets. How many planes were involved in the 9/11 attacks? Four […]

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Geopolitics

As Gaza Burns Next Door, IEDs Remind Egypt That Another War Is Not Quite Over

A young man was killed in northern Egypt on Sunday by an improvised explosive device, the latest tragedy that reminds us that once a war has ended, there is still much to be done before we can put it in the past.

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In The News

With Taliban Back In Power, Brave Afghan Girls Again Risk Everything For An Education

Certain teachers and female students face extraordinary risks in clandestine schools for girls, recalling similar secret education operations when the Taliban were in charge before 9/11.

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Geopolitics Ideas

Russia Is Triggering A Domino Effect Of Worldwide Conflict

Russia’s attack on Ukraine has exacerbated tensions not only in its neighborhood, but around the planet, making the world’s hotspots even hotter.

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Ideas Syria Crisis

How The U.S. Is Unintentionally Helping Syria’s Assad

The United States intervened militarily in Syria under the premise of the ‘war on terror’ and the fight against ISIS, but their presence is actually helping the Syrian government.

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Rue Amelot

Trump And Torture, Reflections Of A Good Soldier

The terrorists attacks in Brussels last week provided instant fodder for the U.S. presidential campaign. Republican front-runner Donald Trump had already boasted last month that he would order the U.S. military to “target the families of terrorists,” also pledging to reinstitute waterboarding and “a whole lot more” as a tactic to extract information from terrorists. […]

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Eyes on the U.S.

UN Reacts To Obama’s Shift On Drone Policy

BBC (UK), CNN, WASHINGTON POST (USA) Worldcrunch NEW YORK – A key United Nations lawyer leading a probe on the use of drones has praised President Barack Obama’s speech on changes to the United States’ anti-terrorism policy, which included new more restrictive guidelines for using unmanned aircrafts to strike targets on the ground. UN attorney […]

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