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How Liberal Europe Manufactures Dissent to Keep Capital Safe
In European states, economic protests are a constant and normalized phenomenon, rarely escalating into security emergencies. France offers a textbook example. Protest has become an integral part of daily life across the continent. Public opposition—often rooted in class conflict and unequal resource distribution—is embedded within Europe’s institutional democratic mechanisms for expressing demands.
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Mach 10 in the Grey Zone: Moscow’s Hypersonic Message to a Divided West
At its core, Russia’s objective is to demonstrate the seriousness of its declared red lines. Moscow is escalating tensions not to trigger full-scale war, but to control escalation and enter future peace negotiations from a position of maximum leverage.
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Even Switzerland Chose Sides: How War Exposed the Myth of Neutral Europe
The transformation of Switzerland’s doctrine delivers a serious blow to liberal institutionalism in the contemporary era. It can be interpreted as a symbolic end to the dominance of liberal institutionalism in the global order and a clear return to realism. For decades, Switzerland relied on institutionalist principles rooted in international law to preserve order and stability, maintaining neutrality as a foundational policy.
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Weapons, Withdrawal, and the State: Iraq’s Fragile Path to Sovereignty
In the same vein, Dr. Firas al-Yasser, a member of Harakat al-Nujaba’s political council, argued that the weapons of the resistance are not “unregulated arms,” but rather “weapons of dignity,” adding that an army constrained by US interference cannot alone protect Iraq from occupation and terrorism.
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Europe at the Crossroads: Decline by Design or Reinvention by Choice?
Several factors explain this underperformance, chief among them Europe’s rigid commitment to fiscal discipline and austerity policies. This hardline adherence to principles increasingly obsolete in today’s world has curtailed investment in infrastructure and cutting-edge technologies, leaving Europe trailing behind others. The outcome has been sluggish growth and growing technological dependence on external actors, particularly the United States.
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Leaked Pentagon Files Reveal the Unthinkable: America Loses Every War Game against China
According to the findings outlined in the brief, U.S. forces are defeated across all plausible conflict scenarios with China. Years of war-gaming conducted within the Department of Defense indicate that the People’s Liberation Army is capable of dismantling U.S. defensive and naval formations with alarming efficiency. This represents a profound strategic setback for a military establishment that once assumed technological dominance as a given.
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Breaking the Caspian Taboo: Targeting Russian Civilian Ships in a New Shadow War
To date, the security of the Caspian Sea has been the most important shared interest among these five states. Any incident of this nature therefore represents a serious erosion of regional security and signals the spillover of tensions from the Ukraine conflict and the Black Sea into the Caspian basin. Such developments threaten commercial cooperation, logistical corridors, and the broader strategic interests of Caspian littoral states.
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From Arsenal to Bottleneck: The Structural Crisis inside America’s Defense Industry
Under this paradigm, the U.S. defense sector underwent massive consolidation, merging into just five major defense corporations—a development famously referred to as the “Last Supper” of the American defense industry. As a result, monopoly control over military design and production gradually fell into the hands of these firms. Over time, their priorities shifted away from innovation, cost reduction, and technological advancement, toward guaranteed profits and the satisfaction of shareholders.
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The Dollar, Defense, and Distrust: Why Germany Is Rethinking Its Dependence on the United States
In reality, Germany’s criticism stems from deeper concerns: Washington’s encroachment on Europe’s domestic policies, a lack of trust in Europe’s political and cultural capabilities, and growing pressure for heavier defense burdens.
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The New Sanctuary: How ISIS-K’s Shift into Pakistan Is Rewriting the Region’s Security Map
In 2015, the Islamic State established its Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) as an extension of its global network, embedding itself in Afghanistan’s mountai...
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When ‘Peace’ Becomes Leverage: The Real Agenda behind Trump’s Ukraine Plan
Recent developments in Ukraine have prompted Donald Trump, once again, to push a multi-layered “peace plan” designed first and foremost around America...
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Leaked Files, Lost Lives: How the UK MoD Became Its Own National Security Threat
Security today isn’t about fences, soldiers, or surveillance cameras anymore. In a world racing through technological transformation, the very definit...
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