What We Cover in This ePublication

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The June Fair Observer Monthly shines the light on corporate excess. Alan Waring, a retired risk analyst, critically examines technology companies like Palantir, exposing how the unchecked rise of techno-oligarchs has drifted from innovation to oppression. Global business leader Usama Malik’s investigation into SpaceX’s IPO argues that the mighty no longer play by the rules and billionaires with too much power are compromising our financial institutions.

The monthly covers other themes too. Japanese economist Masaaki Yoshimori and aviation investor, trader and advisor Paul Hirodo’s analysis illustrates how rapidly evolving power structures put strain on Japan’s aircraft leasing industry. Former US ambassador Gary Grappo critiques the US–Iran deal, arguing that this unnecessary war has led to an unsatisfactory peace, which benefits Iran and undermines not only American and Israeli security goals but also the global order itself. Hollie McKay, a war correspondent, investigative journalist and national security analyst, exposes Qatar’s influence in Sudan, offering a glimpse into the region’s complex web of alliances and rivalries.

Looking beyond the Middle East, Yoshimori, in another analysis, explores US–China competition and urges cooperation to avoid a destructive rivalry. Eminent Venezuelan diplomat and scholar Alfredo Toro Hardy’s historical perspective on China’s 1979 rise provides a sobering reminder of how past decisions continue to shape present realities. Further west, entrepreneur Stephen M. D. Day examines the UK’s post-Brexit identity and why there is no better time for a renewed UK–EU alliance.

Latin America, education and culture

The monthly also has great insights on Latin America. Chris Nadal, who grew up in Bolivia and in the US, analyzes how hyperinflation, political fragmentation and social unrest have destabilized Bolivia. Brazilian journalist Luiz Cesar Pimentel critiques Brazil’s unequal access to air travel, demonstrating how economic disparities perpetuate cycles of poverty and limit opportunities.

Politics, education and culture round out the monthly. American law student Spencer Woodall’s warning about South Carolina’s school book bans and Hong Kong-based writer Vasavi Seethepalli’s critique of India’s flawed exam systems reveal how ideology and corruption vitiate educational systems today. Resident sociologist Ellis Cashmore examines legendary football (soccer) manager Pep Guardiola’s activism and Iranian-American clinical psychologist Dr. Bahareh Sahebi explains the paradoxical role of the internet, combining both progress and polarization, in modern society.

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Content of Publication

China and the Historical Significance of 1979 – Alfredo Toro Hardy

A Different UK Within a Different EU in a More Dangerous World – Stephen M. D. Day

The Internet Returned. Normalcy Did Not. – Dr. Bahareh Sahebi

The Dragon and the Mirror Lake: Why America and China Must Compete Without Becoming Enemies – Masaaki Yoshimori

Twenty Years Later: Demystifying Germany’s 2006 World Cup Fairy Tale – Kiran Bowry

Qatar’s Man in Khartoum: How Yasser al-Atta Became Doha’s Most Useful General – Hollie McKay

Pep Guardiola and Sport’s New Politics – Ellis Cashmore

The Congested Sky of an Unequal Country – Luiz Cesar Pimentel

India’s Exam System Under Fire as NEET and CBSE Controversies Grow – Vasavi Seethepalli

Be Wary of South Carolina’s School Book Ban – Spencer Woodall

Japan’s Aircraft-Leasing Industry Was Built for Another Era – Masaaki Yoshimori, Paul Hirodo

Paid in Mars: How the SpaceX IPO Engineers Away Accountability – Usama Malik

The Bolivian Crisis: Can President Paz Stabilize Bolivia and Complete His Term? – Chris Nadal

The Iran Deal: A Bad End to an Unnecessary War – Gary Grappo

Palantir and the Techno-Oligarchs: Honeyed Reason, or Crushing Hegemony? – Alan Waring