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Why Coffee Is Becoming Southeast Asia’s Quiet Foreign Policy Tool

In Southeast Asia, coffee plays a crucial role in foreign policy and economic stability for major producers like Vietnam and Indonesia. As climate challenges and regulatory changes emerge, the coffee... Read full article

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From Tool to God: How Ancient Rationality Warned Us About the Contemporary World
by Muttaki Bin Kamal
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The Smart Intervention: Military Asymmetry and the Collapse of the Iranian Islamic Regime
by Ali Omar Forozish
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War With Venezuela Risks Hemispheric Destabilization
by Lora Karch
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A Specter Is Haunting the Media — the Specter of Reza Pahlavi
by Robin Fakhari

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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

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Football and Politics: An Old Love Affair

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Arms (Nuclear) and the Man (Epstein)

Two chilling stories converge this week: The Epstein files reveal an oligarchy operating beyond democratic oversight, while nuclear arms control...

This Isn’t a Pretti Good Story!

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

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...

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

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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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