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Iran’s Protest Moment: Four Stakeholders, One Coherent Vision

Iran’s protests stem from deep economic hardship and a clash between societal change and an entrenched regime. Four groups — the regime loyalists, monarchists, nationalist intellectuals and pragmatic citizens —... Read full article

Ashraf Haidari - January 15, 2026

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Central & South Asia
Designing Contestable Digital Markets in Malaysia
by Muhammad Ardhin & Kurniawan Arif Maspul
Asia-Pacific
Once an Economic Giant, Japan Now Tests a New Fiscal Path — and the World Is Watching
by Masaaki Yoshimori
Economics and Finance
Why Is Iran Declaring War on Multiple Countries When It’s at War With Itself?
by Farhang Faraydoon Namdar
Latin America & the Caribbean
US Strike on Venezuela: A Violation of the Sovereign Equality of Nation-State Principle
by Sudhanshu Tripathi

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The Indian Subcontinent’s Hindu-Muslim Divide

by Ayan Rakshit, Atul Singh & Ishtiaq Ahmed

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Christmas Explained

by Peter Isackson, Abul-Hasanat Siddique, Atul Singh

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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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Absolute Resolve, Zero Rules: Trump’s Venezuela Gambit

US President Donald Trump’s Venezuela operation marks a stark shift in US foreign policy — from soft power diplomacy to...

Are Most European Leaders Deepfakes?

Hyperreality reaches its apex as deepfakes flood YouTube. Meanwhile, leaders who favor monologue over dialogue have...

In the Marketplace for Saints, the Pickings are Slim

Today’s culture has replaced traditional virtue with success-worship. Where saints and civic heroes once embodied shared...

The US Invades a Latin American Country — Again

On January 3, US President Trump announced the capture of...

by Gary Grappo

Russia’s December 27 Attack on Kyiv: A Personal Account

by Douglas Hauer

China-Japan Tensions Rise to Highest Levels Since World War II

by Atul Singh

Somalia Must Confront Israeli Neocolonial Exploitation of “Somaliland”

by Yusuf M. Hassan

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FO° Podcasts: Myanmar Votes During a Civil War: Why This Election Could Tear the Country Apart

In this episode of FO° Podcasts, Rohan Khattar Singh and Asanga Abeyagoonasekera examine Myanmar’s December 28 elections against the backdrop of civil war, humanitarian collapse and shrinking military control. They argue the vote is designed to manufacture legitimacy rather than reflect public will. Far from...

by Asanga Abeyagoonasekera & Rohan Khattar Singh

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