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The Sclerosis in Defense Procurement: The Crisis in the Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is currently facing a significant shortfall due to its technological dependence, procurement delays and inefficiencies among defense contractors. This shortfall is creating critical capability and... Read full article

Advaita Gaur - April 27, 2026

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Asia-Pacific
A 500-Megawatt Test of Credibility in Indonesia’s Energy Transition
by Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara & Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
Outside the Box
Cold War II Has No Script — Part 1
by Peter Isackson
Politics
“The Horror! The Horror!” Colonial Nostalgia and Aryan Reliability
by Juan Cole
Politics
Rebalancing Power in Global Health: The End Of Donor-Driven Models
by Nikia Crollard

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Easter and Passover Explained: Two Stories, One Crossing

by Liam Roman, Casey Herrmann & Roberta Artemisia Campani

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The Indian Subcontinent’s Hindu-Muslim Divide

by Pocket Dynamo, 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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Soft Power, Hard Fall: From Marshall Plan to Wrecking Ball

US soft power has suffered irreparable damage under Trump and Netanyahu’s aggressive foreign policy. By framing conflicts as civilizational clashes...

The Pope, the President and His Three Apostles

Donald Trump’s attempt at self-canonization on social media fails. He attacks the pope for critiquing the...

The Agenbite of Diplomacy: Are Negotiations Still a Thing?

Language sometimes betrays us. Politicians routinely betray language. Trump has perfected a trend he didn’t initiate:...

Beware Hubris: Trump’s Iran War Has an Ozymandias Flavor

Never short of hyperinflated self-praise and self-adulation, US President Donald...

by Alan Waring

Iran’s Collective Trauma: The Psychological Aftermath of Repression and Violence

by Dr. Bahareh Sahebi

All Eyes Are on Cuba, and No One Knows How Its Future Could Play Out

by Laura Pavon

Capitalism at 250: Freedom, Legitimacy and the Renewal of the Market Order

by John F. Halbleib & Masaaki Yoshimori

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FO Podcasts: The Big Paradox — Why Immigration Divides America Like Nothing Else

In this episode of FO Podcasts, Atul Singh and Kent Jenkins Jr. examine why Americans support strict border control but oppose mass deportations. While Trump’s policies sharply reduced illegal crossings, public opinion turned as enforcement targeted individuals in local communities. The discussion highlights a deeper...

by Kent Jenkins Jr. & Atul Singh

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