Venezuela is being run from three places at once. One is in New York, where Nicolás Maduro sits in a U.S. detention center after being […]
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“Dark” Muslims – and brightly enlightened Europe?
The history we’ve been taught is propaganda: The Islamic world was the brain, Europe the arsonist. In 391 CE, Christian mobs destroyed the Great Library […]
From Penetration to Uncertainty: The Qaani Mystery and the U.S.–Israel Intelligence Setback in Iran
The line between rumor and intelligence blurs as speculation mounts over Qaani, underscoring the complexities of monitoring Iran’s inner circle. A widely circulated Mole Hunt video on […]
The Total EU Ban on Russian Gas Imports – and Why Europe’s Industrial Competitors in Asia Know How to Use It to Their Advantage
A Decision of Historic Absurdity The European Union’s latest decision on gas imports from Russia is almost absurdly bizarre. Over the past five years—since before […]
How Disciplinary Cases Turn into Coup Fantasies
Since 2014, Xi Jinping has tackled corruption and questionable loyalties in the military without hesitation but with great caution. Chinese people I have met have […]
Pioneers Turned Prey
Echoes of 1789 in 1917: When the Revolution Turns on Its Makers The phrase “a revolution that eats its own children” originated in the chaotic […]
Wu Zetian: The Woman Who Rewrote China’s Rules
I. Princess Pingyang’s Legacy Meets Wu Zhao: The Tang Dynasty’s Window of Female Power Wu Zetian was not content with the title of empress—she seized […]
Pre‑Crime America: The Quiet Rise of a Full‑Spectrum Surveillance State
Palantir’s ELITE App and the Expansion of Data-Driven Targeting Palantir’s ELITE app (Enhanced Leads Identification & Targeting for Enforcement) is live: a Minority Report nightmare […]
The Elites’ “Rebrand”: From Climate to Code
The World Economic Forum in Davos is the annual event where billionaires and political leaders gather to decide, in effect, what our future is going […]
Iran is showing that China and Russia are paper tigers
For decades the world has been told that a multipolar era is emerging that China and Russia are rising to challenge American dominance. Analysts academics […]