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Somalia’s Real Conspiracy Isn’t The One Turkey’s Bloggers Blame On Israel And The UAE – OpEd

Somalia’s Real Conspiracy Isn’t The One Turkey’s Bloggers Blame On Israel And The UAE – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Pro-Turkey bloggers have settled on an explanation for the rising anti-Turkish sentiment across Somalia: Somalis are not reacting

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Eurasia Review

Ismail H. Warsame

America After 9/11: 25 Years Of Fear, War, Surveillance And Permanent Emergency – OpEd

America After 9/11: 25 Years Of Fear, War, Surveillance And Permanent Emergency – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Days before the 25th anniversary of 9/11, President Trump flooded his Truth Social account with AI-generated fantasies of himself...

yesterday 1

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John And Nisha Whitehead

Venezuelan Oil And Trump’s Imaginary $20 Trillion In Foreign Investment – OpEd

Venezuelan Oil And Trump’s Imaginary $20 Trillion In Foreign Investment – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Donald Trump is not very good at running the economy, but he does have a great imagination about

yesterday 1

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Dean Baker

When The AI Safety Layer Makes The System Less Safe – OpEd

When The AI Safety Layer Makes The System Less Safe – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Switching controllers does not restore a failed sensor. Safe automation requires a backup tested on the information that

yesterday 1

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Burak Oktenli

Trump’s Iran War Is Becoming A Test Of American Power – OpEd

Trump’s Iran War Is Becoming A Test Of American Power – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The sharp renewal of U.S.-Iran strikes at the beginning of September exposed the central contradiction of Donald Trump’s war. The

yesterday 1

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Brian Hudson

The New Threat To Citizenship In U.S. Territories – OpEd

The New Threat To Citizenship In U.S. Territories – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The Trump administration and its supporters are preparing a major change in U.S. colonial practices by moving to

yesterday 1

Eurasia Review

Edward Hunt

Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ About More Than Sanctions – OpEd

Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ About More Than Sanctions – OpEd

By Nadim Shehadi Key Takeaways: There are many ways of looking at US President Donald Trump’s “economic D-Day” against Iran.

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Arab News

A Republic, If You Can Keep It – OpEd

A Republic, If You Can Keep It – OpEd

Key Takeaways: An appreciation of the Constitution’s role in fashioning the American republic must begin with the American Revolution. More

yesterday 1

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William J. Watkins

Allied Defense Policy Needs A Common Standard For Military Warnings – OpEd

Allied Defense Policy Needs A Common Standard For Military Warnings – OpEd

Key Takeaways: As coalition networks connect national forces, the evidence and limitations behind a warning must remain available to the

yesterday 1

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Burak Oktenli

Quibbling Over The Definition Of Private Property – OpEd

Quibbling Over The Definition Of Private Property – OpEd

By Dr. Wanjiru Njoya Key Takeaways: Property rights are defined in many ways. It often happens that academics who are interested in

yesterday 1

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Mises

Slanted Cartography: The Politics Of Mapping – OpEd

Slanted Cartography: The Politics Of Mapping – OpEd

Key Takeaways: There is much in the nature of a map. The very drawing of a line signifies an assertion,

yesterday 1

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Binoy Kampmark

From Sea Barriers To TB Elimination: Lakshadweep’s #endTB Blueprint For India – OpEd

From Sea Barriers To TB Elimination: Lakshadweep’s #endTB Blueprint For India – OpEd

Key Takeaways: In a landmark public health achievement, Lakshadweep became the first among Indian states and union territories to reach

yesterday 1

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Shobha Shukla

The Mecca Pact Meets Its First Trial: Saudi Arabia’s New Deterrence Architecture Under Fire – OpEd

The Mecca Pact Meets Its First Trial: Saudi Arabia’s New Deterrence Architecture Under Fire – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Saudi Arabia’s latest warning to the Houthis,“We will not tolerate attacks on our energy infrastructure”, is more than

yesterday 1

Eurasia Review

Ajmal Sohail

Balochistan: Who’s In Control? – OpEd

Balochistan: Who’s In Control? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Bloody Friday With sarmachars [guerillas] of the Balochistan Liberation Army [BLA] carrying out two successful attacks, Friday turned...

yesterday 1

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Nilesh Kunwar

The Shield Of The Americas: Can It Survive? – OpEd

The Shield Of The Americas: Can It Survive? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: In March 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump formally announced the creation of the Shield of the Americas, a

yesterday 1

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Juan José Perez

Somalia’s Crisis Is Systemic, Not Personal: The Case For Collective Accountability – OpEd

Somalia’s Crisis Is Systemic, Not Personal: The Case For Collective Accountability – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is not the only one at fault. Responsibility here is shared. Somalia’s problem was never

yesterday 1

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Ismail H. Warsame

Faster AI Is Not Always Better Astronomy – OpEd

Faster AI Is Not Always Better Astronomy – OpEd

Key Takeaways: As telescopes automate the search for fleeting cosmic signals, algorithms must be judged by the evidence they preserve

yesterday 1

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Burak Oktenli

North Korea’s Human Rights Crisis – OpEd

North Korea’s Human Rights Crisis – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) continues to be one of the world’s worst human rights abusers

yesterday 1

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Simon Hutagalung

When AI Chooses What We Get To Choose – OpEd

When AI Chooses What We Get To Choose – OpEd

Key Takeaways: AI promises to free travelers from generic recommendations, crowded destinations, and irrelevant choices. Yet travel reveals a broader

yesterday 1

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Martina Moneke

The 1,200-Kilometre Stalker: How Iran’s Qasem Basir Pushed The US Navy Back – OpEd

The 1,200-Kilometre Stalker: How Iran’s Qasem Basir Pushed The US Navy Back – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Six years ago, an elite Iranian commander was killed far from home by an American drone, ordered by

yesterday 1

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Girish Linganna

Out Of The Blind: How KHAGANTAK Stays Deadly In Freezing Heights And Desert Heat – OpEd

Out Of The Blind: How KHAGANTAK Stays Deadly In Freezing Heights And Desert Heat – OpEd

Key Takeaways: On the 2nd of September, a Sukhoi Su-30MKI climbed high, steadied itself, and released a heavy cylindrical object.

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Girish Linganna

The Multi-Billion Dollar Tamiflu Con – OpEd

The Multi-Billion Dollar Tamiflu Con – OpEd

Key Takeaways: I like to add a mildly amusing quote from Mark Twain at the end of my conference lectures,

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Alan Cassels

Rearmed And Reckless: How Sudan’s New Arsenal Is Dragging Chad And Ethiopia Into Its War – OpEd

Rearmed And Reckless: How Sudan’s New Arsenal Is Dragging Chad And Ethiopia Into Its War – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Sudan’s civil war has spent three years burning. That containment ended this summer. On August 20, Chadian forces

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Hollie McKay

Cash Removal Will Damage The Market Economy – OpEd

Cash Removal Will Damage The Market Economy – OpEd

By Frank Shostak Key Takeaways: According to certain experts, there is an urgent need to remove cash from the economy.

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Mises

Indonesia’s Strategic Defense Partnership – OpEd

Indonesia’s Strategic Defense Partnership – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is expected to pay a working visit to Jakarta on September 10, 2026.

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Simon Hutagalung

Puntland Is Not A Platform – OpEd

Puntland Is Not A Platform – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Said Abdullahi Deni did not come to Puntland’s presidency to make Puntland stronger. He came to make himself

previous day 1

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Ismail H. Warsame

Abkhazia Caught Between Russia-Backed ‘Sovereignty’ And Its National Identity – OpEd

Abkhazia Caught Between Russia-Backed ‘Sovereignty’ And Its National Identity – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Some former high-ranking Georgian officials have been riled up with disagreeable revelations to Tbilisi about the actions of

previous day 1

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Zaal Anjaparidze

India Brought The Chakmas And Hajongs To Arunachal: Why Are Their Rights Still Disputed? – OpEd

India Brought The Chakmas And Hajongs To Arunachal: Why Are Their Rights Still Disputed? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: On Sept. 4, 2026, violence during an electoral-roll hearing in Bordumsa, in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district, again brought

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Purna Lal Chakma

Uzbekistan’s President Visits Serbia To Strengthen Bilateral Ties – OpEd

Uzbekistan’s President Visits Serbia To Strengthen Bilateral Ties – OpEd

Key Takeaways: On September 7, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Belgrade for a two-day official visit at the invitation

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Adkhamjon Janobiddinov

South Korea Should Abstain – OpEd

South Korea Should Abstain – OpEd

Key Takeaways: There is a major debate going on in South Korea as to whether it is necessary for the

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Simon Hutagalung

Malvinas? Not In My Name, VLLC! – OpEd

Malvinas? Not In My Name, VLLC! – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The word “homeland” – “patria” in Spanish- comes from the Latin, patrĭa, which means the “land of the

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Alejandro A. Tagliavini

America’s Great AI Race Advances Doomsday Clock – OpEd

America’s Great AI Race Advances Doomsday Clock – OpEd

Key Takeaways: In touting his agency’s latest report, Superpowers and AGI, Jacob Stokes, deputy director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program

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Lim Teck Ghee

After Four Decades Of Prison And Persecution, Ali Moezzi Marks 61 Years Of PMOI Resistance – OpEd

After Four Decades Of Prison And Persecution, Ali Moezzi Marks 61 Years Of PMOI Resistance – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Veteran political prisoner Ali Moezzi has marked the 61st anniversary of the founding of the People’s Mojahedin Organization

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Mahin Horri

Iran’s Biggest Enemy Is Its Inflated Sense Of Power – OpEd

Iran’s Biggest Enemy Is Its Inflated Sense Of Power – OpEd

By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed Key Takeaways: In a recently surfaced video, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, speaks

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Arab News

Yasin Malik: The One Who Nearly Got Away – OpEd

Yasin Malik: The One Who Nearly Got Away – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Broken Man? Former Pakistan trained terrorist turned pacifist chief of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front [JKLF] Mohammad Yasin Malik...

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Nilesh Kunwar

Read Kuhn To Figure Out The Real China – Book Review

Read Kuhn To Figure Out The Real China – Book Review

Key Takeaways: Robert Lawrence Kuhn is a western Sinologist with a difference. He is neither the stereotype that sees China

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Subir Bhaumik

Protracted Rohingya Crisis: Challenges And Realities Of Repatriation – OpEd

Protracted Rohingya Crisis: Challenges And Realities Of Repatriation – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The Rohingya crisis remains a major challenge for Bangladesh. For more than nine years Bangladesh is dealing with

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Brig Gen Hasan Md Shamsuddin

Owe To The Teachers: PPS Nabha – OpEd

Owe To The Teachers: PPS Nabha – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Every Teachers’ Day, 5 September, we celebrate the memory of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan—a great philosopher, teacher, statesman and

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Patial Rc

The Nile Is Not Ethiopia’s To Control Or To Price – OpEd

The Nile Is Not Ethiopia’s To Control Or To Price – OpEd

By Dr. Abdellatif El-Menawy Key Takeaways: Disputes over rivers are rarely about water alone. They are also about power, geography and

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Arab News

Spotting The Shadow: Can AI Truly Prevent Shark Encounters? – OpEd

Spotting The Shadow: Can AI Truly Prevent Shark Encounters? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: AI Drones Now Guard Swimmers From Sharks On a bright morning above an Australian beach, a small aircraft

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Girish Linganna

Erdoğan’s Words About ‘Reclaiming Adjara’ Set Off Alarm Bells In Georgia And Other Parts Of Former Soviet Space – OpEd

Erdoğan’s Words About ‘Reclaiming Adjara’ Set Off Alarm Bells In Georgia And Other Parts Of Former Soviet Space – OpEd

On September 1, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that he believes that “Turkey will reclaim Adjara,” a 400,000-strong autonomous

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Paul Goble

From Gaza To Hormuz: Geopolitical Stalemate And The New Middle East – OpEd

From Gaza To Hormuz: Geopolitical Stalemate And The New Middle East – OpEd

By Dr. J. Scott Younger Key Takeaways: The recent summer has been marked by record-high temperatures across parts of Europe

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Ifimes

The Real Elites Vs. The Ruling Elites – OpEd

The Real Elites Vs. The Ruling Elites – OpEd

By Ryan McMaken Key Takeaways: Always and everywhere, political institutions are controlled by elites. It doesn’t matter if the regime

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Mises

Orchestrators, Not Customers: A New Role For European Governments In Defence – OpEd

Orchestrators, Not Customers: A New Role For European Governments In Defence – OpEd

By Yavuz Türkgenci Key Takeaways: Europe is rearming. Defence budgets are rising, factories are expanding, and new EU instruments are

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Ecfr

Robert Reich: Hegseth Must Go – OpEd

Robert Reich: Hegseth Must Go – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The latest casualty of Pete Hegseth’s disastrous tenure as Secretary of “War” is Dan Driscoll, who resigned Monday as Secretary

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Eurasia Review

More Than Reading: What Family Literacy Really Gives Rural Women – OpEd

More Than Reading: What Family Literacy Really Gives Rural Women – OpEd

By Mariam Ait Hfid and Souad El Khadiri Key Takeaways: September 8th is International Literacy Day. Hundreds of millions of

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High Atlas Foundation

Three Strategic Traps Are Shaping The U.S.-Iran War – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Iran’s survival logic, Israel’s temptation to press its advantage, and Washington’s credibility problem are narrowing the choices...

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Greg Pence

Hans-Hermann Hoppe: ‘The State Is The Greatest Parasite In History’ – OpEd

Hans-Hermann Hoppe: ‘The State Is The Greatest Parasite In History’ – OpEd

Key Takeaways: I have long admired Hans-Hermann Hoppe and closely followed his work for over a decade, as in my

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Claudio Grass

The Sultan’s Drones: Ankara’s Descent From Somali Patron To Villa Somalia’s Hired Gun – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Somewhere in Ankara, someone should be asking a plain question: what is Turkey trying to win in Baidoa?

04.09.2026 2

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Ismail H. Warsame

Reporting America: From McCarthyism To The RSS Debate, America’s Uneasy History With Political Association – OpEd

Reporting America: From McCarthyism To The RSS Debate, America’s Uneasy History With Political Association – OpEd

Key Takeaways: From Cold War loyalty investigations to landmark U.S. Supreme Court protections against guilt by association, America has spent

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Manoranjana Gupta