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What’s in a Word? Japan’s Geopolitical Strategy for Regional Security

Recently, Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi warned that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could threaten Japan’s survival. China’s response, a combination of aggressive military exercises and harsh diplomatic threats, may... Read full article

Glenn Carle - January 20, 2026

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Economics and Finance
Economics Beyond Allocation: Scarcity, Institutions and Collective Judgment
by Masaaki Yoshimori
Europe
The Propaganda Test: What AI Reveals About Democratic Discourse (Part 2)
by Peter Isackson
Europe
The Propaganda Test: What AI Reveals About Democratic Discourse (Part 1)
by Peter Isackson
Asia-Pacific
Beyond the Flow: The Fight for Survival in the Harirud Basin
by Abdul Basir Azimi

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The Indian Subcontinent’s Hindu-Muslim Divide

by Ayan Rakshit, Atul Singh & Ishtiaq Ahmed

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Understanding the 1975 Autocratic “Emergency” in India

by Vikram K. Malkani, Atul Singh & Lee Thompson-Kolar

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The Story of World War II

by Atul Singh, Abul-Hasanat Siddique & Anton Schauble

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The Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein

by Ellis Cashmore

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Football and Politics: An Old Love Affair

by Ellis Cashmore

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The Devil’s Advocate in a World Without Saints

Modern society has abandoned its search for saints, both religious and political. Since the Vatican eliminated the Devil’s Advocate role...

Absolute Resolve, Zero Rules: Trump’s Venezuela Gambit

US President Donald Trump’s Venezuela operation marks a stark shift in US foreign policy — from...

Are Most European Leaders Deepfakes?

Hyperreality reaches its apex as deepfakes flood YouTube. Meanwhile, leaders who favor monologue over dialogue have...

The US Invades a Latin American Country — Again

On January 3, US President Trump announced the capture of...

by Gary Grappo

Russia’s December 27 Attack on Kyiv: A Personal Account

by Douglas Hauer

China-Japan Tensions Rise to Highest Levels Since World War II

by Atul Singh

Somalia Must Confront Israeli Neocolonial Exploitation of “Somaliland”

by Yusuf M. Hassan

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FO° Podcasts: Maduro, the War on Drugs and Trump’s Revival of the Monroe Doctrine

In this episode of FO° Podcasts, Atul Singh and Benjamin Delille examine US President Donald Trump’s confrontation with Venezuela, questioning Washington’s drug war narrative. Delille argues that geopolitical rivalry with China and Russia, rather than narcotics enforcement, drives US policy. They explore Venezuela’s disputed 2024...

by Benjamin Delille & Atul Singh

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