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Is Peace there for the taking?
Is peace there for the taking? Find out how disorder in Israel and the international system contributed to the ongoing crisis, ‘AlAqsa Storm’ and the suffering in Gaza to come, with Jason Pack and Andrew Keen.
Proof that Putin’s Ukraine invasion has spectacularly backfired
Finland’s membership of Nato will benefit both the alliance and Helsinki, writes Jamie Shea.
It’s Complicated
In Asha Rangappa and Renato Mariotti’s latest podcast on the legal complexities at the upper echelons of US politics: Democratic Senator Bob Menendez is indicted for accepting bribes and other corrupt acts, while Trump continues to normalize violent rhetoric without reprimand from Republican voters or leaders. .
Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell Behind The Lines Ep 5 - Libya and the Disordered World
Storm Daniel passed through the Mediterranean in early September, one of a bewildering number of extreme weather events in recent months. When it hit Libya on 10 September, torrential rainfall led to catastrophic floods in the Town of Derna. At the time of recording as many as 20,000 people are missing, feared dead. It was an example of the terrifying new reality of the climate crisis where entire cities can be wiped out by wildfires or floods, literally in a matter of hours… Arthur Snell and Jason Pack discuss, on Behind the Lines.
When Words Have No Meaning
The purpose of impeaching President Biden is to ensure that words like "impeachment" have no power anymore. Asha Rangappa explains how this check and balance is being misused for political theater, in The Freedom Academy.
Terror and tyranny have led Libya to a biblical catastrophe
It isn’t that no one cares about justice and human life, but that we have failed to confront the enemies of an ordered world. As Libya reels from deadly floods, Jason Pack explains how this tragedy and seemingly disparate disasters like it fit into the pattern of Global Enduring Disorder, in the Telegraph.
‘If Our Government Turns on its Own People, We Will Need the ECHR to Protect Us’
The European Court of Human Rights is there to safeguard us against our own worst impulses – calls to leave its jurisdiction are deeply troubling, writes Alexandra Hall Hall, in Byline Times.
What Makes World Leaders Tick: Exclusive Interview with Dr Kenneth Dekleva
In an exclusive interview, Brasidas Group (BG) spoke with psychiatrist and former U.S. Department of State officer and medical expert Dr Kenneth Dekleva about the changing geopolitical landscape, expectations from leading world powers, as well as psychological profiling of world leaders.
Anarchy ended our imperial dream
We are living in Robert Kaplan's world – not Tony Blair's. Find out why with David Patrikarakos in Unherd, as he expands on the wisdom of Robert Kaplan’s latest magisterial book, ‘The Loom of Time.’
Saudi Arabia And Israel Drive A Hard Bargain For Normalization
The US wants Israel and Saudi Arabia to establish formal diplomatic relations. All three nations are wary of Iran, which has a nuclear program and threatens traffic in the Persian Gulf. Both Israel and Saudi Arabia want security concessions out of the United States in exchange for the deal. It remains to be seen how much they can ask. James M. Dorsey explains.
Yevgeny Prigozhin Might Have the Last Laugh
Coup plotters rarely die of old age. Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead and the Kremlin is rid of a formidable challenger, but at what price? Brian Klaas explores, in the Atlantic.
What Comes After the Coming Climate Anarchy?
Today it’s fashionable to speak of civilizational collapse. But what could that look like? And what will come after? Parag Khanna, in Time.
The UK and US’ Turbulent Times: A Race to the Bottom
Which country is ahead on the mission to self-destruct, the US or the UK? Alexandra Hall Hall compares.
Suella Braverman is Right About Iran
How should the UK deal with the IRGC as the future seems set for a nuclear-armed Iran? David Patrikarakos explains.
The Coup in Niger Is About Power. Russia Will Exploit It.
The most exciting explanations for Niger’s upheaval are globe-sweeping and probably wrong. Brian Klaas deduces the likeliest explanation, in the Atlantic.
The Rise of Counterfeit Democracy
The new normal outside of established, rich democracies is counterfeit democracy—authoritarian rule that pretends to be democratic. And the playbook is being co-opted by wannabe despots everywhere. Brian Klaas explains
The (Final) Saudi century?
Breathless accounts of MBS's vaunting ambition don't take account of what is really happening in Saudi Arabia. Is NEOM nothing more than a fantasy? Arthur Snell explores.
Bin Salman Toys With Religious Reform
Will Bin Salman reform religion in Saudi Arabia? And who would support it? James M. Dorsey investigates.
‘Labour Must Be Bold on Political Reform Beyond It’s Own Self-Interest if we are to have a Properly Functioning Democracy’
A big problem facing UK politics is that both main political parties see the status quo as in their narrow self-interest, writes former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall.
The Death Games in Ukraine
The Ukrainian war is breaking new ground in many ways, but it is likely to be remembered as the first great drone war. From the frontline, David Patrikarakos explains the death games of Ukraine.