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Deterrence Alone Cannot Prevent War In The Asia Pacific – Analysis
By James Chabin As tensions rise in the Pacific, the United States and its allies remain committed to peace viadeterrence. While many credit the strategy with achieving a peaceful 21st century in the...
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The Shrinking Aral Sea: A Cascading Environmental Disaster – Analysis
By Adkhamjon Janobiddinov The Aral Sea, once the fourth-largest lake in the world, has lost over 90% of its area over the last few decades. As a result, the local economy has been heavily damaged,...
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Is GDP An Accurate Measure Of Reality? – Analysis
By Frank Shostak To gain insight into the state of an economy, most economists rely on a common statistic named the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The GDP looks at the value of final goods and services...
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Should The People With All The Power Have All The Guns? – OpEd
Presidential candidate Kamala Harris, a California Democrat, has been rather quiet about gun control of late, but as a senator, she touted a “mandatory gun buyback program.” Vice presidential...
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Harris’s ‘Joy’ Would Cost US Dearly – OpEd
By Alexander William Salter American progressives are out of ideas. Instead of a bold economic agenda, all they have to offer is reruns of policy failures. Vice President Kamala Harris’s recent...
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Tricks Of The Trust-Busting Trade – OpEd
On Monday, August 5, 2024, Judge Amit Mehta of Washington, DC’s federal district courtruled thatGoogle exercises an unlawful monopoly of the market for general search engines (GSEs). GSEs aresoftware...
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Islamic State’s Resurgence Threatens Somalia
Northern Somalia, with its mountains, coastal towns and sparsely populated hinterlands, has felt the presence in recent months of a revitalized Islamic State affiliate (IS-Somalia) — its rise in...
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Theaterization In India: Streamlining Defence And Enhancing Synergy – Analysis
On Thursday (September 5), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the maiden Joint Commanders’ Conference in Lucknow. He stressed the need for coordination among the three Services to meet future...
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Netanyahu’s Erasure Of Palestine Is No Innocent Oversight – OpEd
When asked why his latest map had erased the whole of the West Bank, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retorted with the most detestable of answers. “I didn’t include the Dead Sea. It’s not...
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Is Change On The Horizon? Japan’s Domestic Politics – Analysis
By Kaito Elston (FPRI) -- Since its creation in 1955, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has dominated the Japanese Diet, or parliament, winning a majority in almost every election. However, its grip...
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How US Foreign Policy Affected Relations With Russia – OpEd
By Jonathan Power Two mistakes, committed on President Barack Obama’s watch, were the triggers for the end of the long post-Cold War period of good relations with Russia. They were the attack on Libya...
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60 Years After Lyndon Johnson’s ‘Daisy Ad,’ The Silence On Nuclear War Is...
One evening in early September 1964, a frightening commercial jolted 50 million Americans who were partway through watching “Monday Night at the Movies” on NBC. The ad began with an adorable...
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A Rare Government Spending Success Story – OpEd
Paying attention to government spending is often both a thankless and depressing task.What makes it that way are the horrible incentives that politicians and bureaucrats have. Too many politicians see...
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Ricky Pearsall’s Near-Death Experience – OpEd
On August 31, San Francisco 49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall was walking through downtown San Francisco when a robber pulled a pistol and demanded Pearsall’s upscale watch, according to some reports, a...
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How Extensive Is The Privatization Of Security? – OpEd
While attention has been brought to the privatization of warfare, the growing privatization of policing continues to progress globally. In August 2024, due to a $4 million budget shortfall, Idaho's...
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Are Bad Climate Policies Causing More Deaths Than Climate Change? – OpEd
By Saul Zimet During Vivek Ramaswamy’srecent eventat the Cato Institute, protestorsderailed his presentationby getting on stage and chanting “climate con-man,” among other similar allegations. But...
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Why We’re Not Getting All The Medical Care We Need – OpEd
Even though the United States has the most expensive health care system in the world, we actually have fewer doctors than we need. The average wait to see a new doctor in this country is3½ weeks. At...
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Manipur Escalation Draws Attention To Myanmar – OpEd
Thesharp escalation by the Kuki militantsin Manipur has shaken up the Indian establishment but the ensuing jingoistic outcry in sections of the media demands a muscular approach to addressing the...
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Does Iran Want To Revive Nuclear Deal With West? – OpEd
In a striking shift, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has signaled a willingness to engage with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Last week, during his introductory...
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Time And Consciousness: From Metaphysics To Psychology – Analysis
Philosophy begins as thought comes to recognize the peculiar relation in which it stands to time - one through which man fundamentally distinguishes himself from the animal. ~ Sebastian RödlTime...
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