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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?

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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

Why Singapore Is Pivoting To Indonesia’s Fintech Blueprint – OpEd

Why Singapore Is Pivoting To Indonesia’s Fintech Blueprint – OpEd

Key Takeaways: In the traditional handbook of global finance, advanced economies usually write the rules while emerging markets merely copy

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Rabiul Misa

Serbia Must Not Wait: It Is Time For A New Economic Revolution – OpEd

Serbia Must Not Wait: It Is Time For A New Economic Revolution – OpEd

By Bogoljub J. Karić Key Takeaways: Today, Serbia faces a choice far more consequential than any political slogan or election

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Ifimes

World War Two, The ‘No Good’ War – OpEd

World War Two, The ‘No Good’ War – OpEd

Key Takeaways: September 1 is the anniversary of the start of World War Two in Europe. On that date in

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James Bovard

Financial AI Should Not Have One Big Permission Called ‘Trade’ – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Payment systems are learning to give AI agents narrow, traceable and revocable authority. Capital markets should do the

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Burak Oktenli

When Military Pressure Stops Producing Leverage – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Washington now has clearer evidence that its pressure campaign is hurting Iran. On September 3, Reuters reported that

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Sarah Neumann

The Iran War Is Pushing The Gulf Beyond Washington – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Since fighting began in late February, Iranian retaliation has reached U.S. bases and Gulf infrastructure while disruption in

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Brian Hudson

Autonomous Weapons Treaties Should Verify Permission, Not Intelligence – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Geneva has spent a decade debating what military AI can decide. A workable treaty should ask a more

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Burak Oktenli

Central Asians And All Others Must View Russian And Soviet History As ‘A History Of Colonialism’ – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Moscow continue to promote the myth that Russia was never an empire but a liberator and provider of

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Paul Goble

Saving Lives Should Not Require Permission – OpEd

Key Takeaways: When did saving a life start to feel like breaking the rules? When did the doctor at the

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Joseph Varon

Inflation Destroys Family Well-Being – OpEd

By Angelo Monaco Key Takeaways: Murray Rothbard saw the state as an inherently predatory institution that seeks total control over

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Mises

Asia-Pacific States And Russia Share Views On Economic Cooperation, Trade And Strategic Development – OpEd

Asia-Pacific States And Russia Share Views On Economic Cooperation, Trade And Strategic Development – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), which opened on 1st-4th September, in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, has

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Kester Kenn Klomegah

Slander And Impunity: The World Central Kitchen Killings In Gaza – OpEd

Slander And Impunity: The World Central Kitchen Killings In Gaza – OpEd

Key Takeaways: In September 2025, nine countries launched the Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel. Australia explained its...

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Binoy Kampmark

The Mecca Defence Agreement: A Strategic Assertion Of Collective Deterrence – OpEd

The Mecca Defence Agreement: A Strategic Assertion Of Collective Deterrence – OpEd

The first meeting of the Strategic Political and Defence Committee of the Makkah Agreement held on August 31, 2026. Saudi

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Amber Afreen Abid

Robert Reich: Trump’s Bonkers Bullying Of Canada Is Backfiring – OpEd

Robert Reich: Trump’s Bonkers Bullying Of Canada Is Backfiring – OpEd

Key Takeaways: What do bullies do when someone stands up to their bullying and punches them in the face? They

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Robert Reich

Japan’s Economic Crossroads – OpEd

Japan’s Economic Crossroads – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Japan is at a crossroads and faces a multitude of challenges that threaten its very existence. A prolonged

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Simon Hutagalung

Indonesia’s Strategic Balancing – OpEd

Indonesia’s Strategic Balancing – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto recently traveled to Vladivostok, Russia, to attend the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), held...

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Simon Hutagalung

Okinawa Prepares For The Next War While Still Unearthing The Last – OpEd

Okinawa Prepares For The Next War While Still Unearthing The Last – OpEd

Key Takeaways: I have seen the places where the Battle of Okinawa took place—the caves, the memorials, and the landscapes

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Ramesh Jaura

Bishkek Declaration Omits Naming US And Israel As Aggressors In Iran – OpEd

Bishkek Declaration Omits Naming US And Israel As Aggressors In Iran – OpEd

India’s ties with the US and Israel, and Pakistan’s with Washington, may explain the shift The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s 2026

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P. K. Balachandran

The AI Scientist Has A Metrology Problem – OpEd

The AI Scientist Has A Metrology Problem – OpEd

Key Takeaways: AI can optimize inference, but it cannot recover information that an instrument never measured. A Casimir-force inverse problem

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Burak Oktenli

The Upper Chenab Diversion: A Recipe For Disaster – OpEd

The Upper Chenab Diversion: A Recipe For Disaster – OpEd

Key Takeaways: India’s move to divert water from the upper Chenab system towards the Beas basin has acquired fresh significance

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Shahid Sohail

MLCF To Become Third Largest Cement Producer Of Pakistan – OpEd

Maple Leaf Cement Factory (MLCF) and Pioneer Cement (PIOC) have approved a Scheme of Arrangement for the merger of PIOC

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Shabbir H. Kazmi

Lebanon’s Digital Government Has A Data Problem – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Lebanon’s digital transformation is accelerating, but digital government will matter only if data, AI and public institutions can

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Mohamed Soufan

Why The $40 Trillion Debt Isn’t The Real Threat – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The $40 trillion debt point naturally prompted much griping among pundits, many of whom see their job as promoting hysteria

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Dean Baker

Trump’s Iran War Is Becoming A Test Of Political Will – OpEd

Key Takeaways: On August 31, renewed fighting between the United States and Iran pushed Brent crude above $91 a barrel.

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Peter Rodgers

Muslim Americans Organize Amid Spike In Islamophobia – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Anti-Muslim sentiment is on the rise in the United States, and yet Muslim political candidates are enjoying a

02.09.2026 2

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John Feffer

From The Deserts Of Iraq To The Streets Of Iran: The Legacy Of Ashraf – OpEd

Key Takeaways: During the years that followed the 2003 war in Iraq, Iran’s regime launched a series of deadly military

02.09.2026 2

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Matin Karim

Pfizer And The CIA Privately Cited High Population Immunity In May 2020, Unclassified Document Reveals – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The latest Fauci-focused document tranche released by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) contains a surprising nugget buried as part of a

02.09.2026 2

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Jeffrey A. Tucker

Sudan Remains The Most Under-Reported Foreign Policy Crisis – OpEd

By Dave Patterson Key Takeaways: Headlines and major stories focus on the Russian offensive in Ukraine, the ongoing conflict in

02.09.2026 2

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Liberty Nation

Edith Sampson Vs. The Illusions Of Communism – OpEd

By Lawrence W. Reed Key Takeaways: In November 1933, the new administration of Franklin Roosevelt extended official diplomatic recognition to

02.09.2026 2

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Fee

No, Flock Is Not Really A Private Company – OpEd

By Ryan McMaken Key Takeaways: Garrett Langley is the CEO of Flock Safety, and he wants a whole lot of

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Mises

E1 Is Not Just Another Settlement Tender – OpEd

E1 Is Not Just Another Settlement Tender – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation was right to treat Israel’s latest E1 tender as more than another housing

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Dr. Hamza Khan

Badakhshan Gold And The Taliban’s Politics Of Extraction – OpEd

Badakhshan Gold And The Taliban’s Politics Of Extraction – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The protest by gold workers in Arghanj Khwah is more than a labour dispute. It is a warning

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Dr. Sahibzada Muhammad Usman

Robert Reich: The Biggest Issue In The Midterm Elections – OpEd

Robert Reich: The Biggest Issue In The Midterm Elections – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The earnings of America’s largest corporations — the S&P 500 — surged by an astounding 53 percent over the past

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Robert Reich

The Haud Betrayal: A 1956 File And The Template For Ethiopian Encroachment – OpEd

The Haud Betrayal: A 1956 File And The Template For Ethiopian Encroachment – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Seventy years ago this year, a British colonial file recorded something Somalis have long known in their bones

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Ismail H. Warsame

After Bishkek: Can The Summit Actually Change The Balance Of Power? – OpEd

After Bishkek: Can The Summit Actually Change The Balance Of Power? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The most memorable moment of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek lasted only a few seconds.

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Dr. Pranab Kumar Panday

From SCO To BRICS: A Moment To Catalyse Peace – OpEd

From SCO To BRICS: A Moment To Catalyse Peace – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The world is entering one of the most dangerous phases of the post-Cold War era. Wars are becoming

02.09.2026 3

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Patial Rc

How Asia’s Interconnected Fast-Payment Rails Are Reshaping Global Financial Geopolitics – OpEd

How Asia’s Interconnected Fast-Payment Rails Are Reshaping Global Financial Geopolitics – OpEd

Key Takeaways: For decades, the credit or debit card was never merely a piece of plastic. Behind that small strip

02.09.2026 4

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Rabiul Misa

The AI Age Needs A New Definition Of Sovereignty – OpEd

The AI Age Needs A New Definition Of Sovereignty – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Sovereignty is coming to include the ability to continue, constrain, inspect, revoke and recover essential machine decision systems

02.09.2026 3

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Burak Oktenli

Tyranny By Technicality: The Supreme Court Will Not Save Our Republic – OpEd

Tyranny By Technicality: The Supreme Court Will Not Save Our Republic – OpEd

Key Takeaways: For years, we have been warning that the U.S. Supreme Court would not save us from the American

02.09.2026 3

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John And Nisha Whitehead

The New Middle East After America – OpEd

The New Middle East After America – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The U.S. has been a key player in the affairs of the Middle East, where it has played

02.09.2026 2

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Naseeb Ullah Achakzai

Dana Nessel’s Tortured Views On Bigotry – OpEd

Dana Nessel’s Tortured Views On Bigotry – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Last week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel made waves when she went on the Atlantic’s “David Frum Podcast” to rail

02.09.2026 2

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Michael P. McDonald

Foreign Talent, Russian Future: Bridge Awards Chair On Why Moscow Is Courting The World’s Best – Interview

Foreign Talent, Russian Future: Bridge Awards Chair On Why Moscow Is Courting The World’s Best – Interview

Under a presidential decree, International Bridge Awards was established to recognize entrepreneurial contributions and to foster dialogue on...

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Kester Kenn Klomegah

The B Grade Milestone And Pakistan’s Road To Sustainable Growth – OpEd

The B Grade Milestone And Pakistan’s Road To Sustainable Growth – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Pakistan has now entered into an important phase for its economy in 2026, as the nation gets back

02.09.2026 3

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Umair Khan

Afghanistan And Transnational Terrorism: The Evidence Is Mounting – OpEd

Afghanistan And Transnational Terrorism: The Evidence Is Mounting – OpEd

Key Takeaways: For years, Pakistan has carried a disproportionate burden of terrorism emerging from the region. Yet the latest international

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Muhammad Musab