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The trial of Australian pro-Palestine protesters demonstrating against the visit of Israeli war criminal Isaac Herzog has exposed appalling, racist brutality by New South Wales police – and the force’s lies to try to…
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This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Rakesh Kumar, the author of Chip Age: How Semiconductors Became the World’s Most Powerful Resource. Rakesh has worked as a co-founder, professor, researcher, and advisor in…
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Valued at more than $3 billion, Achilles Shield has been hailed as the largest “defense” exports deal from Israel to Greece. It will benefit Rafael and Israel Aerospace Industries, two firms which have provided arms used…
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“[T]he exigencies of desperate survival do stimulate wise leaders to seek such unorthodox solutions.” —Barton Whaley, StratagemOn the night of Jan. 5, 2025, my first mission in the Pokrovsk command post was to make a…
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Since fall 2023, Ukraine’s supporters have fallen into a pattern: Ukrainians warn that Russia is targeting its energy infrastructure to prevent them from heating their homes, schools, and businesses in the coming winter…
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For two decades, data centers were relatively safe, lucrative real estate investments. They attracted investors because they served as digital infrastructure — the essential plumbing that keeps the internet running. The…
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Brace yourself for a fabulous, life-changing offer. Support Sonar21’s upcoming fantastic (and fabulous and life-changing) new merch effort and BUY THE FIRST-EVER SONAR21 BASEBALL CAP at $5 off retail price (plus…
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By External Source Oct 22 2026 (IPS) The world is getting hotter. And the consequences are already being felt. From devastating floods and prolonged droughts to intensifying heatwaves, climate change is disrupting lives…
Rethinking National Security: The Hidden Cost of Washington’s Budgetary Priorities For decades, Washington's narrative has been that domestic entitlement spending and social programs are the problem. A closer look at…
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China’s development of specialized naval auxiliaries designed to transport, launch and recover submarine-sized uncrewed vessels signals an assertive push to project autonomous undersea power beyond the First Island Chain…
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By Shahiduzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 22 2026 (IPS) Bangladesh has earned global recognition for reducing deaths from cyclones and floods. Early warning systems, cyclone shelters, embankments and community preparedness…
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The topic of a possible Trump-Kim Jong Un summit is being actively hyped by political opponents and the media in order to create informational commotion. Considering the current geopolitical situation, real negotiations…
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Earlier this month, Aramco’s chief executive, Amin Nasser, assured the markets that “our system is intact” and that Saudi Arabia could restore its full 12 million barrels a day of capacity within days. It is a comforting…
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American farmers are in crisis, facing rising costs, disrupted export markets, and mounting financial pressure. While farming has always faced unavoidable challenges, such as weather, pests, and the vagaries of demand…
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Sanae Takaichi has done something few Japanese leaders manage. She’s reached her first anniversary in office more popular than her predecessors, and she looks well placed to keep the job. In a country that has burned…
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Reprinted from Yves Engler’s website. War is peace. Donald Trump has killed thousands of Iranians, kidnapped Venezuela’s president and bombed Somalia 200 times but for what does Marc Carney criticize him? An energy deal…
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The war in Ukraine can be ended permanently on terms that protect Ukraine’s statehood, meet Russia’s security concerns, and lay the foundation for a durable European security order. As another round of negotiations gears…
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Thanks everyone for your comments in the chat about how to make Sinocism better and more relevant in the age of AI. The discussion is still ongoing and I welcome your feedback. Thanks to AI, some services I use for my…
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With the shifting geopolitical situation, Africa is still struggling to attain its economic sovereignty while consistently fighting to abandon outdated and ineffective bilateral and multilateral cooperation and…
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Education secretary Lucy Powell has announced a crackdown on the pro-Palestine speech and activism of teachers and pupils. Powell is a long-time member of the ‘Labour Friends of Israel’ (LFI) pressure group, voted for…
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Commitments With a Date Stamp On 13 October, after Houthi missiles hit Saudi infrastructure, Donald Trump sent Riyadh a promise on Truth Social: “I’ll be there after the Elections, and I will never forget!” (Al Jazeera)…
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For everyone who has worked in and around North Korea, Kathi Zellweger has been a role model. As the director of international operations at the Catholic charity Caritas, she oversaw food aid to North Korea in the 1990s…
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In September, fighting broke out in Ethiopia’s Tigray region between Ethiopian government forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), effectively collapsing the 2022 peace deal. In October, Ethiopian forces…
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Hepatitis B study in Guinea-Bissau that was to be funded by CDC and that drew global backlash ‘will not move forward’ The US-backed hepatitis B vaccine trial in African newborns that drew global backlash was halted, the…
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Estado Zulia - Venezuela. Credit: Breddyjgalvis, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons By Francisco R. Rodríguez DENVER, Colorado, USA, Oct 21 2026 (IPS) If you’ve been around Venezuelans for long enough, you know that we…
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At SEMICON West 2026 I sat down with John O’Donnell, founder and CEO, and Gillian O’Donnell, Director of Growth , to talk about how yieldHUB Live is transforming the semiconductor test floor from a blind spot into a…
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This proposed settlement—designed to help end a conflict that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives and carries a continuing risk of confrontation—addresses the causes of the war rather than only its symptoms. Jeffrey…
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Four graphs that tell a bigger story Ian Proud was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the Economic Counsellor at the British Embassy in Moscow from July 2014 to…
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The Woodford New Keynesian models do not include the key investment driver, which is not a natural rate of interest or forward guidance, but profitability. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a…
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Israel’s upcoming election may change its leadership, but experts believe its strategic approach will largely remain the same, with Iran continuing to be its primary enemy. Military action will likely remain the…
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With polls showing Democrats in good position to retake at least one chamber of the US Congress, several Pentagon insiders are reportedly lining up to offer up damaging information about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in…
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Photo by Emily Xie on Unsplash I’ve got a lot going on, so my writing will happen when I’ve got something to say, and luckily, I’ve got something to say today. It seems that Cornell decided to look at their own…
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Portuguese-British-Angolan singer DDB has issued a statement condemning Israel’s theft of her likeness for an AI ‘ slopaganda ‘ video. The video, which tries to deny that the colony is a colony, was posted by the…
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US President Donald Trump has begun speaking about Russia in increasingly complimentary terms, signalling a departure from the confrontational rhetoric of earlier stages of his presidency and acknowledging Moscow's…
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In July, the Pentagon announced that it had paid nearly $3 million to personnel affected by Havana Syndrome and renamed its investigating team the Directed Energy Bio-Effects Cross-Functional Team . The government is…
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The West’s bid to isolate Moscow has backfired, as Russia reclaims its place at the negotiating table while China emerges as an indispensable power in a shifting world order. A potential G-3 summit could herald a new…
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Iran’s IRGC have implemented an intensive strike strategy in the Strait of Hormuz, changing the nature of their conflict with the United States, while working alongside their regional allies to create new conditions on…
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The Israel lobby won’t allow itself to be constrained by facts or reason in its attempts to support Israel and smear its critics – and the same applies to the latest attempted moral panic. Pro-Israel ‘mainstream’ media…
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In honour of Claudia Jones’ memory, I reflect on how diasporic reporting provides community and avoids being defined by the western white experience - Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here This…
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Fondation Cartier, Paris Ibrahim Mahama put an entire factory in this exhibition exploring Ghana before and after it was ripped to shreds by colonialism. And it’s just one dazzling installation in a show full of hope…
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French president Emmanuel Macron wants to proscribe – ban as terrorists – French left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI). The deeply unpopular Macron sees the move as a lifeline, blaming the left for the mass protests…
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A former detective chief inspector with the Metropolitan Police told a court in Belfast this week that 10 Downing Street knew, as long ago as 1973, that the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) – once the British Army’s largest…
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When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the United States deployed almost 5,000 troops to Poland, doubling the number that had already been stationed there. The reinforcements were sent mostly to southeastern Poland, close…
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The Sámi, Europe's last recognised Indigenous community, continue to have their livelihood and lifestyle threatened. Credit: Johan Mikaelsson/IPS By Johan Mikaelsson SÁPMI, Norway, Oct 21 2026 (IPS) The Sámi, Europe’s…
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Show Notes: On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with a raft of proposed export controls from Beijing on AI-related technologies, solar-related technologies, and machinery, as well as continued angst surrounding Japan’s…
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Militaries have spent more than a century operating with fuel and ammunition as limits of combat endurance. They are only beginning to treat batteries with the same operational seriousness, as small unmanned systems move…
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The Tehran that the world knew is gone. It died in the fires with former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war in February. His son and new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei — wherever he is and in…
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The war in Ukraine can be ended permanently on terms that protect Ukraine’s statehood, meet Russia’s security concerns, and lay the foundation for a durable European security order. As another round of negotiations gears…