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Will America’s Democratic Flaws Be Its Undoing?

America faces a crisis of democratic legitimacy as structural flaws concentrate wealth and power while undermining citizens’ trust in government. Growing inequality, political polarization and the erosion of institutional checks and balances threaten both domestic stability and America’s international standing. This essay examines three possible paths ahead: democratic collapse, dysfunctional anocracy or democratic reconstruction. The last requires Americans to exercise their democratic agency and reclaim…

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Politics

God and the Bolsonaros in the Land of Dirty Money

It was recently revealed that the Jair Bolsonaro biopic Dark Horse is allegedly mired in financial fraud. Now there are suspicions that people in the highest levels of Brazil’s government may have received money connected…

Politics

Trump, Nietzsche and the Art of Mistrust

US President Donald Trump’s recent lawsuit against CNN, MS NOW and Politico illustrates his deep mistrust of traditional journalism. This strategy, combined with platforms like Truth Social and Trump TV, seeks to bypass editorial filters…

Science & Technology

Militarizing the Final Frontier — How Space Became the New Battleground

Space is becoming an increasingly contested domain. In this FO Talks, political scientist and international law scholar Dr. Joanna Rozpedowski explains how anti-satellite weapons, cyberattacks and dual-use technologies create new escalation risks while existing international…

FO Podcasts: Canada’s Untold Role in Modern Conflicts

In this episode of FO Podcasts, Ranjani Iyer Mohanty and Muhannad Ayyash examine Canadian policy toward the Israel–Palestinian conflict through a settler colonial lens. Ayyash argues that colonial foundations and strategic interests undermine Canada’s humanitarian self-image. He calls for sustained public pressure to defend Palestinian...

by Muhannad Ayyash & Ranjani Iyer Mohanty

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