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The Possibility Of A War Against Iran – OpEd
In early January, most of the major military forces of Iran participated in a large military exercise called Payambar-e Azam (Great Prophet), which started as an annual exercise 19 years ago. These...
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Action Could Have Prevented The Deadly Blaze In Los Angeles – OpEd
John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Anthony Hopkins, and Jeff Bridges lost homes in the Los Angeles fires, and as Malibu resident Mel Gibson told reporters, “I have never seen a place so perfectly burned....
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How Human Experience Makes Science Possible – Analysis
The striking paradox is that science tells us both that we're peripheral in the cosmic scheme of things and central to the reality we uncover. Unless we understand how this paradox arises and what it...
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It Wasn’t Just Flawed Forecasts, Dishonesty Has Also Hurt Economists – OpEd
Ben Casselman has an interesting piece in the New York Times about how economists have lost standing with both politicians and the public at large. While he attributes the profession’s problem to...
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Required Reading: Hillbilly Elegy – OpEd
I doubt that many progressives in the United States have read J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy. Being based in the Philippines, a country located on the outer fringes of the empire, I certainly was...
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United States In 2025: Social Problems Denied Via Rhetorics Of Refusal – OpEd
Societies survive and grow when they successfully navigate their contradictions. Eventually, however, accumulating contradictions overwhelm existing means of navigating them. Then social problems...
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Zuckerberg Is Removing Fact-Checkers: Did He Just Have A Change Of Heart? – OpEd
By Peter Jacobsen Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, recently made a big announcement: the platforms are going to stop fact-checking user posts. Instead, Meta will be moving to a...
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West Must Take Five Steps Now To Encourage Members Of Russian Elite To Break...
Between 1953 and 1990, more than 1200 members of the Soviet elite fled abroad, individual actions that Western governments supported because they calculated that this would weaken the communist regime...
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Achieving Peace In A Warmonger’s World – OpEd
By George Ford Smith Peace on earth is a wish that gets extra emphasis this time of year. We’re told to pray for it, wish for it, keep it forever in our minds. So why don’t we have it? The short...
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The Kurds In Syria’s Future – OpEd
What is to become of the Kurds, by far Syria’s largest minority at some two million people? The Syrian civil war, starting in 2011, brought the Kurds to the forefront of the region’s politics. In face...
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Stock Market As Crucial Indicator Of China’s Policy Effectiveness – Analysis
By Yang Xite At the start of 2025, China's stock market remains highly volatile. Geopolitical tensions and a sluggish domestic economy have combined to erode investor confidence in the market's...
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Myanmar: ‘Scorched Earth’ Tactics Intensify, HRW Says
Myanmar’s military junta ramped-up its “scorched earth” tactics against opposition areas amid a growing armed resistance and territorial losses during 2024, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report...
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Russia’s Role In A Post-Assad Syria – Analysis
By Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash Former Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad was Russia’s crucial ally in West Asia, with Russia taking an active role in regional geopolitics since the Syrian civil war began...
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The Impact And Complexity Of Saudi Funding On Dissemination Of Wahhabism And...
By A’an Suryana Saudi Arabia has undergone significant social and political transformations under the new de facto ruler, Muhammad bin Salman, who started governing the country in 2017. Under his...
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The Shadow Fleet: Navigating The Nexus Of Ecological Peril And Geopolitical...
In the labyrinthine world of global shipping, a silent menace operates in the shadows, one that threatens ecological balance, undermines international law, and fuels geopolitical tensions. This...
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Blurring Conventional–Nuclear Boundaries: Nordic Developments, Global...
By Dr Wilfred Wan and Dr Gitte du Plessis In July 2024 Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) for the development of a...
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How The Israel-Hamas War Reshaped The Middle East – Analysis
By Ray Furlong and Abubakar Siddique (RFE/RL) -- The 15-month conflict in the Middle East has caused a dramatic shift in the regional balance of power. Iran and Russia have been severely weakened as...
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An Optimistic View Of Pre-Messianic Developments – OpEd
Human society changed more rapidly, violently and fundamentally in the last century of the second millennium than ever before in history. Doctors saved the lives of millions. Dictators sacrificed the...
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Beyond Money And Education: The New Class War In America – OpEd
In recent years, the United States has witnessed a profound transformation in its political landscape, challenging traditional notions of class and voting behavior. The 2024 presidential election,...
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Before Donald Trump Became A Free Speech Hero Regarding TiKTok, He Was A...
Luckily for free speech and free press in America, Donald Trump, who is set to be sworn in as president on Monday, seems determined to ensure that the many millions of American TikTok users will be...
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