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The Commercialized War Between Israel and Hamas

Chan Kung The sudden assault of Hamas of Israel has resulted in numerous debates on the actual culprit behind it – some argued that it was the United States, as usual, while others point their fingers at Iran. However, the core issue likely stems from the Hamas regime …

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War for Profit: Implications of the Growing Private Security Industry

Martha Garcia The private security industry mostly entails Private Military and Security Companies (PMSC) which offer military services all around the world to national governments, international organizations and non-state actors in exchange for monetary profits. They engage in various activities, from conducting small training missions to deploying combat …

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Why is the Biden Administration Scared of Iran?

Iranian aggression demands a stronger, more consistent, more comprehensive U.S. response. Rather than fear provocation, Washington should commit more fully to deterrence in the form of Cold War-style containment. With Israel and Hamas still vowing to destroy one another, and with full combat resuming after a tenuous truce, …

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The Return of Ideology

The temptations of ideological thinking were not banished to the twentieth century. When the Chicago Black Lives Matter account (@BLMChi) shared a post on X celebrating the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, many on the Left reacted in shock. What did protesting police violence against Black Americans …

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The U.S. Air Force Is in Serious Decline

The Air Force today would struggle to execute another Desert Storm, much less take on a peer adversary like China. In September, the United States Air Force celebrated another birthday. At age 76, it is in bad shape. Despite lowering qualification standards, it cannot attract enough recruits to …

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Rethinking Palestinian Representation Post-October 7, 2023

Eng. Saleem Al Batayneh In the aftermath of the events unfolding since October 7, 2023, a critical question looms large over Palestine: Who represents the Palestinians now? It is a question that demands our immediate attention, resonating with the internal struggles facing Palestine today. The desperate attempt to …

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The Breakdown In Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Where Do We Go From Here?

Alon Ben-Mair The unprecedented and unfathomable savagery that was inflicted by Hamas on 1,400 innocent Israeli civilians and off-duty soldiers has shaken to the core every human being with a conscience. Beyond that, it has also rattled the prevailing conditions between Israel and the Palestinians, making it impossible …

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Arab and Muslim Leaders Put Limited Influence and Differences On Display

It took Arab and Muslim leaders 35 days of war to call an “emergency” meeting to discuss Israel’s assault on Gaza. Their limited ability to influence developments was on public display when they finally gathered this weekend in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh. So were the differences that raised …

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2027: The Year World War III Begins?

Denis MacShane Destination Taiwan? Why Emperor Xi could be tempted to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army in 2027 with an invasion. A decade ago, in one of those global futurology scenarios that foreign correspondents love to create, Martin Walker, who had …

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