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Persuade, Change, and Influence: The Use of Psychological Operations Against the Russian Federation

Alan Cunningham The Russian Invasion of Ukraine has garnered much attention, not only by foreign policy and military enthusiasts, but by the general public throughout much of the world. The world has watched with rapt attention as Russia continually fails in the majority of their military endeavors, as …

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Russia, Ukraine, and the Desert of the Real

Hanna Eid What we are seeing is the USA-NATO nexus reacting to the new reality of multipolarity in the world system by desperately attempting to control the flow of information. The instantaneity with which the entire western political spectrum was whipped into line during the ongoing conflict between …

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Who’s fighting whom & who’s cheating?

Osama Trabolsi If we could undoubtedly answer these two questions, it would be much easier to understand what is going on around us with concern to Russia & Ukraine. A very real threat arises from these recent events and this new threat should concern the world: But first, …

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America Defeats Germany for the Third Time in a Century

Michael Hudson  The MIC, OGAM and FIRE Sectors Conquer NATO My old boss Herman Kahn, with whom I worked at the Hudson Institute in the 1970s, had a set speech that he would give at public meetings. He said that back in high school in Los Angeles, his …

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Ukraine Crisis and Western Double Standards

Sam Mak In 2005, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a speech to parliament that the collapse of the Soviet Union was the worst geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century. A year earlier, seven countries had joined NATO: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. In 2009, …

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Violence Is History’s Great Economic Leveler

Rainer Zitelmann The greatest “levelers” in history have been violent events such as wars, revolutions, state and systems collapses, and pandemics, but the greatest poverty reducer in history has been capitalism. The authors of the classical utopian novels were obsessed with the notion of equality. In almost every …

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The Federal Reserve Cannot Fight Inflation Alone

Desmond Lachman If the Fed does not raise interest rates aggressively, it risks both allowing inflation to become entrenched and adding further froth to already bubbly asset price markets. Yesterday, in reviewing his administration’s economic challenges, President Joe Biden did Americans a great service by finally recognizing that …

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What Putin’s Invasion Means for Foreign Policy Realism

Rand Paul History will remember this aggression, not as genius, but as folly. Realism in foreign policy means that tactics and strategy change as the facts on the ground change. The best tools for deterring Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine are less relevant now that Russia has invaded. …

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Militaries around the world benefit from industrial localization: A global trend

Amy Sherif A trend is now globally solidifying, whereby many countries are set on a strategic approach to becoming more self-reliant in development, production and support of military assets. These capabilities were usually exclusively provided by advanced industrial capabilities such as the United States, Russia, France, United Kingdom …

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