Putin and Trump in Alaska: Do Men Make History or Does History Make Men?
At the meeting between Putin and Trump, the question of whether a leader is a product of history or its maker reveals much about them, and us.
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In Latin America, the US Is Showing What the Future World-Order Might Look Like
The rules-based order is giving way to one of ‘sphere of influence,’ and in Latin America the U.S. is showing what could look like one
Read more...The West’s Ethical Framework Might Not Recover After the Israeli Genocide in Gaza
The Israeli genocide in Gaza violates the Silver Rule, the foundation of nearly all ethical frameworks
Read more...Syria, the Middle East and the Question of the Nation-State
Syria’s push for a nation-state raises questions: is this model fit for a region where it has brought more conflict than stability?
Read more...When Politics and Finance Merge, Truth Surpasses Fiction
In the West, politics and finance run separately; in the East, they merge. That’s why politics there matters more and political fictions are absent.
Read more...The 2016 Coup Attempt Revisited: Türkiye’s Transformation and Its Regional Impact
How the failed 2016 coup transformed Türkiye’s power structure under Erdoğan and reshaped its relationshio to the US and the Middle East
Read more...BRICS 2025: Propaganda and the Illusion of Change
How the propaganda machine behind the BRICS 2025 summit works—told from the inside, it reveals that nothing truly new is happening
Read more...Palantir’s AI Justified Israel’s Attack on Iran — Will Tech Take Us Back to Irrational Beliefs?
Palantir’s AI justified Israel’s attack on Iran, marking a turning point where decisions are made based on algorithms we don’t understand
Read more...The Israel–Iran Conflict Tests “America First” and Redefines ‘Auctoritas’
Trump’s attack on Iran tests the limits of “America First” and reveals a deeper MAGA divide over who holds legitimate authority—auctoritas
Read more...Nihilism is at the Core of the Israel-Iran Conflict — Not Nuclear Weapons
Nihilism, understood as the absence of a transcendental purpose, lies at the heart of the conflict that Israel initiated against Iran
Read more...Gaza: The Sacrificial Ram on Capital’s New Altar
Gaza and Ukraine symbolize the death of an old ‘nomos’ and the rise of a new one shaped by war, capital, and collapsing ideals
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