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Mohammed El Habib Belkouch: Reimagining Morocco’s Human Rights Diplomacy – OpEd

Mohammed El Habib Belkouch: Reimagining Morocco’s Human Rights Diplomacy – OpEd

Key Takeaways: At a moment when human rights diplomacy is becoming increasingly institutional, data-driven and focused on implementation, Mohammed El

yesterday 1

Eurasia Review

Said Temsamani

Mecca Defence Pact: Pakistan’s Strategic Space For A Calibrated Response – OpEd

Mecca Defence Pact: Pakistan’s Strategic Space For A Calibrated Response – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye has acquired its first major strategic test

yesterday 3

Eurasia Review

Saniya Khan

A Shadow Of Hope: Resistance Movements Against Taliban Intensifies – OpEd

A Shadow Of Hope: Resistance Movements Against Taliban Intensifies – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Afghanistan’s security landscape continues to defy the image of complete stability projected by the Taliban regime. Recent attacks

yesterday 2

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Dr. Samit Gupta

Venezuela’s Oil Reopening Moves Faster Than Democratic Reform – OpEd

Venezuela’s Oil Reopening Moves Faster Than Democratic Reform – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Venezuela’s interim government has moved ahead with a major oil agreement with the United States, but has yet

sunday 3

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Moitrayee Devi Baruah

President Xi Jinping’s US Visit: The Unreported Positives – OpEd

President Xi Jinping’s US Visit: The Unreported Positives – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The highlight of President Xi Jinping’s​ visit to the United States was the state dinner in his honour.

sunday 2

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Lim Teck Ghee

Reversing Myths About The IMF And ‘Country’ Risk – OpEd

Reversing Myths About The IMF And ‘Country’ Risk – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Ideologies have died, in large part due to the confusion enhanced by the semantic lightness with which the

sunday 2

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Alejandro A. Tagliavini

Restoring Trust In The UN – OpEd

Restoring Trust In The UN – OpEd

Key Takeaways: As the 81st session of the General Assembly enters its critical phase during the General Debate scheduled to

sunday 5

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Simon Hutagalung

Robert Reich: The Rahm Bomb – OpEd

Robert Reich: The Rahm Bomb – OpEd

Key Takeaways: I’m spending all my time and efforts on the upcoming midterms (as many of you are) urging Dems

sunday 3

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Robert Reich

India’s Kerala Is Emerging As A Global Tourism Destination – OpEd

India’s Kerala Is Emerging As A Global Tourism Destination – OpEd

Key Takeaways: For centuries, the southwestern Indian state of Kerala has maintained commercial, cultural and social links with countries across

sunday 2

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Nikola Mikovic

Iran’s Sweeping Security Alert Puts Domestic Unrest At Center Of Regime Calculations – OpEd

Iran’s Sweeping Security Alert Puts Domestic Unrest At Center Of Regime Calculations – OpEd

Key Takeaways: In late September, Iranian authorities placed the country’s principal military and security forces on maximum alert while deploying

sunday 4

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Shamsi Saadati

Iran Should Know Its Limits – OpEd

Iran Should Know Its Limits – OpEd

By Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib Key Takeaways: Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei last week issued a warning

sunday 1

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Arab News

The Treatment Was Worse Than The Disease – OpEd

The Treatment Was Worse Than The Disease – OpEd

Key Takeaways: On December 12, 1799, George Washington returned to Mount Vernon after several hours on horseback in snow, hail,

sunday 3

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Joseph Varon

Wildfires And Collectivism: Why They Are Related – OpEd

Wildfires And Collectivism: Why They Are Related – OpEd

By Carlos Boix Key Takeaways: Why do we still have wildfires raging in Spain? With all the regulations, restrictions, and resources poured

sunday 3

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Mises

When AI Safety Tests Leave The Lab, Someone Else Inherits The Risk – OpEd

When AI Safety Tests Leave The Lab, Someone Else Inherits The Risk – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Google, Anthropic and OpenAI have all disclosed cyber-evaluation incidents that reached real third-party systems. As independent...

25.09.2026 4

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Burak Oktenli

Russia Expands Its War – OpEd

Russia Expands Its War – OpEd

Key Takeaways: European leaders are now fretting about Vladimir Putin in much the same way that everyone worries these days

25.09.2026 4

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John Feffer

Never Forget Federal Marijuana Frauds – OpEd

Never Forget Federal Marijuana Frauds – OpEd

Key Takeaways: For more than 50 years, the federal government shamelessly pretended that marijuana had no recognized medical use. Last

25.09.2026 6

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James Bovard

What If The ‘A’ In AI Stood For Alien? The Real Mystery Is That We Built It – OpEd

What If The ‘A’ In AI Stood For Alien? The Real Mystery Is That We Built It – OpEd

Key Takeaways: AI may help scientists search for extraterrestrial technosignatures. But the strangeness of modern models is not evidence of

25.09.2026 4

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Burak Oktenli

Powering The Skies: How HAL’s Helicopter Engine Paves The Way For AMCA – OpEd

Powering The Skies: How HAL’s Helicopter Engine Paves The Way For AMCA – OpEd

Key Takeaways: By March 2027, New Delhi must make a decision that will outlive most of the officials who make

25.09.2026 5

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Girish Linganna

Decolonization In The Case Of Russia Isn’t The Same Thing As Disintegration – OpEd

Decolonization In The Case Of Russia Isn’t The Same Thing As Disintegration – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Many Russians, when they hear the word “decolonization,” think that it is the same thing as the disintegration

25.09.2026 9

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Paul Goble

The New Geography Of Payments: Why Cross-Border QR Connectivity Matters For Asia’s Future – OpEd

The New Geography Of Payments: Why Cross-Border QR Connectivity Matters For Asia’s Future – OpEd

Key Takeaways: For decades, cross-border payments have remained one of the least efficient components of the global financial system. Consumers

25.09.2026 5

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Hari Suciono

The Rising Tide Of Autism In Malaysia – OpEd

The Rising Tide Of Autism In Malaysia – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The number of registered autism cases under Malaysia’s Social Welfare Department have surged dramatically, from fewer than 7,000

25.09.2026 4

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Murray Hunter

The Invisible Boom: Why Traditional Economics Can’t See The AI Supercycle Reshaping Asia – OpEd

The Invisible Boom: Why Traditional Economics Can’t See The AI Supercycle Reshaping Asia – OpEd

Key Takeaways: There is new kind of growth sweeping the world and especially Asia that old-style economic tools do not

25.09.2026 6

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Professor Paolo Casadio

Israel-Saudi Security Links Revived – OpEd

Israel-Saudi Security Links Revived – OpEd

Key Takeaways: On August 7, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement, known as the Mecca Pact.

25.09.2026 5

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Neville Teller

From Rabat To Geneva: Morocco Pushes The Universal Periodic Review Towards Impact – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The future of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) can no longer be measured by the number of recommendations

25.09.2026 4

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Said Temsamani

Afghan-Based Militancy And The Human Cost For Pakistan – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The question of militant sanctuaries in Afghanistan remains one of the most serious security issues between Pakistan and

25.09.2026 4

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Umair Khan

After Kohat: Why Pakistan’s Strikes On Taliban Were Needed – OpEd

Key Takeaways: In March 2008, Colombian jets crossed into Ecuadorian airspace and destroyed a Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)

25.09.2026 5

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Farwa Imtiaz

School Deaths And Narco Killings: The UN And US Crimes In International Law – OpEd

Key Takeaways: This month has seen the United Nations issue two reports alleging the commission of war crimes and crimes

25.09.2026 4

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Binoy Kampmark

Special Intensive Revision Under Scrutiny And Voting Rights In India – OpEd

Key Takeaways: India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was presented as an administrative exercise to identify and remove

25.09.2026 2

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Samantha Azizi

Dialogue, Law And Elections? Somalia Replies To Its President – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Addressing the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud declared: “Our aim

25.09.2026 7

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Ismail H. Warsame

The Fiscal-Monetary Alignment: How Indonesia Avoids The Emerging Market Policy Trap – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Emerging economies constantly struggle with the friction between central banks and finance ministries. When global markets turn...

25.09.2026 4

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Rabiul Misa

Trump’s Ukraine Peace Push: Why There’s No Need To Negotiate Crimea And Donbas – OpEd

Key Takeaways: President Trump’s emissaries shuttled from Moscow to Kyiv seeking a way to end the Ukraine war. Afterward, Trump

25.09.2026 7

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William Dunkerley

Washington Stops Pretending About Sudan’s Generals – OpEd

Key Takeaways: A White House envoy’s refusal to recognize Burhan’s government, and a civilian plea at the UN, expose the

25.09.2026 5

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Hollie McKay

Building A Stronger Global Minerals Economy Through Competitive Supply Chains – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The imbalance that exists between large-scale Western ownership and control of mines alongside the lack of adequate access

25.09.2026 7

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Gia Kim

Priced By The Tonne, Valued By The Kilogram: Why Mining Countries Must Move Beyond Extraction – OpEd

Priced By The Tonne, Valued By The Kilogram: Why Mining Countries Must Move Beyond Extraction – OpEd

Key Takeaways: In mining, we are used to talking in tonnes. How much was extracted? How much was processed? How

24.09.2026 8

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Mehmet Altınkaynak

The Gulf Energy Trap: Why There Is No Safe Route Out Of The Middle East War? – OpEd

The Gulf Energy Trap: Why There Is No Safe Route Out Of The Middle East War? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: For decades, the Gulf’s energy system rested on a simple assumption: oil and gas could always find a

24.09.2026 4

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Altaf Moti

Is The Anthropic IPO Racing Against The Next AI Disaster? – OpEd

Is The Anthropic IPO Racing Against The Next AI Disaster? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: While OpenAI is putting off its plans for an IPO into next year, Anthropic seems determined to rush

24.09.2026 8

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Dean Baker

Trump’s War And The Return Of The Vietnam Syndrome – OpEd

Trump’s War And The Return Of The Vietnam Syndrome – OpEd

Key Takeaways: On September 17, President Donald Trump said he was approaching a “major crossroads” in the war with Iran: whether to

24.09.2026 6

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Greg Pence

Is The UN Still Relevant? – OpEd

Is The UN Still Relevant? – OpEd

By Mohamed Chebaro Key Takeaways: Amid unprecedented global challenges, from wars, epidemics, climate change and artificial intelligence’s...

24.09.2026 7

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Arab News

What Newsom Now Says He Got Wrong About COVID – OpEd

What Newsom Now Says He Got Wrong About COVID – OpEd

Key Takeaways: As his second term winds down, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has gone public with regrets about his performance

24.09.2026 3

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K. Lloyd Billingsley

What Democratic Socialists Don’t Want You To Know About Monopoly – OpEd

What Democratic Socialists Don’t Want You To Know About Monopoly – OpEd

By Rudolph Kohn Key Takeaways: The democratic socialists are back, and, as always, they’re spouting promises to make things better

24.09.2026 6

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Mises

Canada Is Uniquely Qualified To Lead The Western Alliance In Unmanned Systems – OpEd

Canada Is Uniquely Qualified To Lead The Western Alliance In Unmanned Systems – OpEd

By Andreas Urbanski Key Takeaways: There’s little doubt that Canadian manufacturing is suffering under the tariff war. President Trump’s...

24.09.2026 5

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Geopolitical Monitor

Trump’s UNGA Claim Reopens Debate Over The May 2025 India–Pakistan Ceasefire – OpEd

Trump’s UNGA Claim Reopens Debate Over The May 2025 India–Pakistan Ceasefire – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The May 2025 India–Pakistan conflict has reemerged in international diplomatic discourse, not due to renewed hostilities, but because

24.09.2026 9

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Abdul Mussawer Safi

BRICS Has Grown, Its Contradictions Have Grown Faster – OpEd

BRICS Has Grown, Its Contradictions Have Grown Faster – OpEd

Key Takeaways: BRICS expansion reflects the crisis of the Western-led order, but the New Delhi summit exposed the limits of

24.09.2026 7

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Debashis Chakrabarti

Bidding Wars And Nonsense Targets: Cutting Migration Down Under – OpEd

Bidding Wars And Nonsense Targets: Cutting Migration Down Under – OpEd

Key Takeaways: It’s become the disease of affluence: How do wealthy countries limit, restrict or totally bar migrants (whether they

24.09.2026 10

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Binoy Kampmark

The Siang Divide: India’s Mega-Dam Ambitions And The Indigenous Resistance In Arunachal Pradesh – OpEd

The Siang Divide: India’s Mega-Dam Ambitions And The Indigenous Resistance In Arunachal Pradesh – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Deep in the mist-shrouded valleys of India’s northeastern frontier, the Siang River carves its way through the rugged

24.09.2026 7

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Ajay Chaudhary

The Eurasian Charter And The Road To UN Negotiations – OpEd

The Eurasian Charter And The Road To UN Negotiations – OpEd

Key Takeaways: On 25 September 2026, negotiations on the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st Century are

24.09.2026 10

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Fauzan Luthsa

The Mathematical Myth Of ‘100% Renewables’: Why The Green Transition Requires A Nuclear Renaissance – OpEd

The Mathematical Myth Of ‘100% Renewables’: Why The Green Transition Requires A Nuclear Renaissance – OpEd

Key Takeaways: For over a decade, a comforting illusion has dominated global climate policy: the belief that the modern economy

24.09.2026 9

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Arian Gholami

AI Joins The Race With Climate Change – OpEd

AI Joins The Race With Climate Change – OpEd

Key Takeaways: It is no news that climate change has been a topic of discussion for decades, and countries are

24.09.2026 10

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Charani Lcm Patabendige

Connecting Financial Hubs: What The Indonesia-Hong Kong QR Deal Means For Asia’s Digital Future – OpEd

Connecting Financial Hubs: What The Indonesia-Hong Kong QR Deal Means For Asia’s Digital Future – OpEd

Key Takeaways: On September 24, 2026, Bank Indonesia Governor Destry Damayanti and Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Eddie Yue

24.09.2026 9

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Rabiul Misa

The Nuclear AI Red Line: Prediction Is Not Permission – OpEd

The Nuclear AI Red Line: Prediction Is Not Permission – OpEd

Key Takeaways: As U.S. and Chinese experts explore nuclear-style safeguards for military AI, the most important boundary may be the

24.09.2026 10

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Burak Oktenli