Iran Demands IAEA to Answer for Its Alleged Security Blunder
On June 13, 2025, Israel launched an offensive against Iran without provocation, killing the country’s top military leaders as well…
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Can Freud Psychoanalyse AI? Part 2
In Part 1, I outlined my idea of a multi-layered AI complex that reflected Freud’s tripartite division of the psyche.…
Why Global Inaction Is Betraying the People of Sudan
Growing instability and conflict pivots continue to exacerbate catastrophe across Sudan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support…
Can Freud Psychoanalyse AI? Part 1
Over the past few days, with some of my human friends who have reasons to worry about the possible catastrophes…
Fiscal Reckoning, Market Jitters and the Waning Patience of the Middle Class
As Japan concluded its upper houseelection to the upper house of its parliament on July 20, the results stunned observers.…
Jazz and International Politics in Léopoldville
Belgian director Johan Grimonprez reconstructs the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the Prime Minister of the former Belgian Congo, in…
Will He, or Won’t He? That is the Question as US Frustration With Netanyahu Mounts
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu appears determined to depopulate Gaza by hook or by crook, even if he has bowed…
Targeting Civilians to Instill Fear and Control
In May 2025, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan(TTP), a banned militant group operating primarily in northwestern Pakistan, escalated its campaign of violence…
One Big Beautiful Bill Advances Trump’s Agenda While Deepening Fiscal Risk
In July 2025, US President Donald J. Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), a sweeping…
The One Big Beautiful Bill: Trumpism in Legislative Form
On July 4, 2025, amid fireworks and fanfare, US President Donald Trump signed what he called the “One Big Beautiful…