Brazil is Under Threat Thanks to Bolsonaro and Big Tech Lobbying
The scene is worthy of a political thriller, but the threat is real and hangs over the Brazilian economy like…
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A Post-Political World and the Powerless Public
Future historians will have an interesting task to work out. The modern era in Europe, ushered in contemporaneously with the…
How the Far-Right is rewriting Germany’s 2015 “Refugee Summer”
September 2015, a refugee shelter in Berlin: Angela Merkel, then Chancellor of Germany and leader of the conservative Christian Democratic…
AI’s Impact on Society and (Potentially) Education
Earlier this month I proposed a lengthy prompt as I attempted to launch a similar dialogue with two different LLMs:…
Saudi Arabia Pushes Regional Diplomacy After Iran and Israel Clash
The recent 12-day military confrontation between Iran and Israel, which included joint aerial operations involving the United States and targeted…
The Current Politics of Narendra Modi Exposes the Limits of His Leadership
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led the country for more than a decade, shaping its politics, economy and global…
Indonesia Faces Hidden Costs If China Helps It Go Nuclear
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto recently announced that his country may partner with China, Russia or the United States to build…
The World’s Silent Complicity in Israel’s War on Gaza
For a long time, many people have argued that silence about perceived evil or outrages against human rights and humanity…
India Grants Chief of Defense Staff Command Authority To Build Integrated Theater Commands
Late in the evening on June 24, 2025, the Public Information Bureau (PIB) issued a notification on behalf of the…
Is Diane Abbott Right?
In April 2023, Diane Abbott, the UK’s first Black female Member of Parliament (MP), wrote a letter to The Observer…