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NatCons, neoCons, freeCons, new-Republicans or techno-fascists?
The divisions within America’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) right are deepening by the day. On one side are the far-right nationalists, and on...
Are LLMs Bringing in a New Form of Western Hegemony
The rise of large language models has led to a new wave of global inequality, where data, compute, and capital are concentrated in the...
Trump’s Full-Scale Assault on the International Criminal Court
In an unprecedented move, the administration of Donald Trump has launched a direct offensive against the International Criminal Court (ICC), targeting not only its...
Prospects for US-Gulf cooperation after President Trump’s visit
Opportunities and challenges for the US
President Trump has succeeded in “pivoting investment” from the Middle East to the US, creating an alternative financial flow...
Iran-US talks and Oman’s growing geopolitical clout
US President’s Middle East visit
US President Donald Trump’s Middle East visit from May 13-16, 2025 -- during which he visited three Gulf Cooperation Council...
Trade Tensions and Strategic Solutions
With growing trade agreements of big economies in recent times, such as the US knocking China in trade wars initiated by the US, the...
The Silent Siege: China’s Port Takeover Strategy and What It Means for U.S. Influence in the Americas
China is attempting to control as many ports as possible internationally, especially in Latin and South American countries. By ensuring Chinese control over many...
Renouncing Truth: The Inglorious Challenge of Anti-Reason in America
“The enemy is the unphilosophical spirit which knows nothing and wants to know nothing of truth.” - Karl Jaspers, Reason and Anti-Reason in Our...
Opening the Gates: Trump’s Syria Gambit and the Fragile Road to Recovery
On May 13, 2025, in a surprise announcement during his first post-inauguration Gulf tour, President Donald Trump declared that he will be “ordering the...
Talking “works far more than tariffs” – says top Chinese diplomat
The Chinese ambassador to Belgium has expressed concern about “rising tensions” caused to world trade as a result of President Trump’s tariffs on many...