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The Dollar as a River of Power

The US dollar functions as the core infrastructure of the global economy, shaping financial flows while limiting policymakers’ control over its consequences. Its dominance generates domestic tensions and enables global... Read full article

Masaaki Yoshimori - April 28, 2026

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Big Brother Is Watching: How Governments Quietly Shape Cultural Soft Power
by Franthiesco Ballerini
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Cold War II Has No Script — Part 2
by Peter Isackson
Asia-Pacific
A 500-Megawatt Test of Credibility in Indonesia’s Energy Transition
by Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara & Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
India News
The Sclerosis in Defense Procurement: The Crisis in the Indian Air Force
by Advaita Gaur

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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

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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:...

Why Viktor Orbán’s Defeat Matters

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s recent electoral defeat in Hungary signals...

by Elliot Neaman

FO Talks: Why the Iran Ceasefire Solves Nothing in Israel–Hezbollah War

by Josef Olmert & Atul Singh

Germany’s Conscription Misstep Exposes a Deeper European Problem

by Sebastian Schäffer

Private Credit in 2026: Between Silent Expansion and Hidden Fragility

by 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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