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Governance Without Legitimacy: The Kurdish Region’s Descent into Stagnation

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has lost political legitimacy as entrenched party elites, systemic corruption and patronage networks undermine governance. Economic fragility, salary freezes and deteriorating public services have intensified... Read full article

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Middle East News
South Yemen at a Crossroads: Saudi Arabia’s Risky Political Gamble
by Abdul Galil Shaif
American News
The Two Faces of Latin America
by Alfredo Toro Hardy
Economics and Finance
The Price of Presence and the New Gender Pay Gap
by Masaaki Yoshimori & John F. Halbleib
Europe
Trump’s Alternative Options for Greenland Post-Davos
by Dominic Alessio & Imogen Alessio

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The Indian Subcontinent’s Hindu-Muslim Divide

by Ayan Rakshit, Atul Singh & Ishtiaq Ahmed

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Understanding the 1975 Autocratic “Emergency” in India

by Vikram K. Malkani, Atul Singh & Lee Thompson-Kolar

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The Story of World War II

by Atul Singh, Abul-Hasanat Siddique & Anton Schauble

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The Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein

by Ellis Cashmore

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Football and Politics: An Old Love Affair

by Ellis Cashmore

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This Isn’t a Pretti Good Story!

The killings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good’s by ICE agents expose deep contradictions in American culture — particularly around...

Who Canonized the Western Canon — and Why Did We Kill It?

Some at Davos this week are wondering why deep anxieties about AI, power and leadership feel...

The Devil’s Advocate in a World Without Saints

Modern society has abandoned its search for saints, both religious and political. Since the Vatican eliminated...

Trump vs. Powell: The War for the Federal Reserve Escalates

The escalating clash between US President Donald Trump and Fed...

by Alex Gloy

Sexual Exploitation — Why Leaving Is Not So Simple

by Ellis Cashmore

Trump Backs Down From Iran Threats, for Now

by Gary Grappo

Saving Auroville: A Call for Immediate Intervention

by Rahul Dev

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FO° Podcasts: Maduro, the War on Drugs and Trump’s Revival of the Monroe Doctrine

In this episode of FO° Podcasts, Atul Singh and Benjamin Delille examine US President Donald Trump’s confrontation with Venezuela, questioning Washington’s drug war narrative. Delille argues that geopolitical rivalry with China and Russia, rather than narcotics enforcement, drives US policy. They explore Venezuela’s disputed 2024...

by Benjamin Delille & Atul Singh

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