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Robert Reich: The Real Fix For Social Security – OpEd
One of the reasons I write to you each day is to arm you with the facts and analyses you need to respond to the garbage coming out of the Trump campaign and Trump’s Republican Party. Today I want to...
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Every Place In Gaza—Including Schools—Is A Target – OpEd
It is almost as if the Israeli army is trying to gather as many Palestinians as possible in one place and then kill them all. Ahmed Abed and his family fled the Dalal al-Maghribi school in early...
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Ukraine’s Russia Advance Changes War Narrative – Analysis
By Luke Coffey For the first time in more than 80 years, Russian territory has been invaded. Ukrainian forces crossed the state border in a surprise move, entering the Kursk Oblast with thousands of...
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EU Warns Kosovo As Mitrovica Bridge Standoff Continues
By Perparim Isufi and Florinda Kelmendi Workers were patiently refurbishing the main Mitrovica bridge in north Kosovo on Friday afternoon as, metres away, an Italian Carabinieri unit, part of the...
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Is Drill Everywhere Good For The Oil Companies? – OpEd
The Trump campaign has made “drill everywhere” one of its main campaign slogans, implying that it will radically weaken environmental and other restrictions on oil drilling. This is supposed to be...
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Nixon And The Never-Ending Presidential Crime Wave – OpEd
August 8 was the fiftieth anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s resignation. Unfortunately, that anniversary spurred little reflections or lamentations on how lawless the federal government has...
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EU Initiative To Arm Ukraine: Beset By Allegations Of Mismanagement And...
It is encouraging to see European nations stepping up to arm Ukraine, but their flagship effort at a coordinated strategy is faltering badly. According to areportreleased Monday by the Czech Senate,...
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Iran Finesses Its Deterrence Strategy – OpEd
The latest Israeli spin has it that Iran cannot make up its mind whether to retaliate or not for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on July 28 while on a visit to Tehran for the inaugural of...
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Myanmar’s Quagmire: China’s Strategic Interests And Indonesia’s Potential As...
The protracted conflict in Myanmar, known for its ongoing repression of opposition groups and ethnic minorities by the military junta, has resulted in significant regional instability. The recent...
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US Has Ukraine’s Back In Kursk Incursion – OpEd
As the Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region rolls on, war conditions have appeared in Russia for the first time since the Second World War. It is a stunning experience that an estimated...
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The Ghost Of Hubert Humphrey Is Stalking Kamala Harris – OpEd
By Norman Solomon After the Democrat in the White House decided not to run for reelection, the vice president got the party’s presidential nod—and continued to back the administration’s policies for...
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Starlink’s Passage: Hard In India, But Smooth In Sri Lanka – Analysis
Starlink has faced procedural, business and security issues in India, but had none of these issues in Sri Lanka when the deal was struck. Elon Musk's satellite-based internet service Starlink has had...
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Vientiane’s New Strategic Returns To Hanoi – Analysis
Vietnam's President To Lam made a first trip abroad since taking office with a visit to Laos in July last month, in enhancing a 62-year relationship between the two neighbours. This serves as a...
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The Distasteful Nonsense Of Olympism – OpEd
Ekecheiria, also known as the “Olympic Truce,” is a quaint notion dating to Ancient Greece, when three kings prone to warring against each other – Iphitos of Elis, Cleosthenes of Pisa and Lycurgus of...
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Armenia-Iran Secret Arms Deal: Implications For The South Caucasus – Analysis
Last month, several media outlets reported that Iran and Armenia covertly finalized a $500 million arms deal. This deal, notable for its scale and the inclusion of advanced military technologies such...
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Beyond Patriarchy: Encouraging Healthy Expressions Of Masculinity To Prevent...
The Supreme Court of India's assertion (on August 20, 2024) is seen as a beacon of hope for women's safety. While hearing the gruesome rape and murder case of a resident doctor at RG Kar Hospital, the...
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The Status Of Europe’s Autonomous Movements – OpEd
While the EU plays a dominant role in managing autonomous and separatist movements in member states, non-EU countries have their own rules, and can be more vulnerable to outside interference. Spanish...
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Slovenia To Host Bled Strategic Forum: Annual European Prestigious...
On September 2 – 3, 2024, Slovenia will be hosting the Bled Strategic Forum International Conference, in the gorgeous city of Bled; one of the top resort cities in Europe, crowned by an alpine lake...
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Afghanistan’s Necessity To Utilize Domestic Facilities And Alternative Trade...
According to recent reports, Pakistan has increased tariff taxes on Afghan fruits from 15,000 to 60,000 PKR per ton, an increase sixfold this time. Meanwhile, in another move, Pakistan has not allowed...
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Afghanistan’s Silence: The World’s Complicity In Taliban’s Reign – OpEd
Three years under Taliban rule have pushed Afghanistan into a relentless cycle of human rights violations and crimes under international law, particularly against women and girls. Despite global...
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