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Türkiye Misses BRICS Summit in New Delhi

Türkiye Misses BRICS Summit in New Delhi The 18th BRICS Summit, which took place on September 12-13 in New Delhi, reflected the world order’s...

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Alexandr Svaranc

A Celebration Turned Into a Nightmare

A Celebration Turned Into a Nightmare What were supposed to be moments of immense joy turned out to be the dance of death, brought by the harbingers...

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Pranay Kumar Shome

The Leipzig Drone Attack: Is Europe Escalating the Threat It Cannot Contain?

The Leipzig Drone Attack: Is Europe Escalating the Threat It Cannot Contain? The Leipzig drone episode shows how jumping the gun turns suspicion into...

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Aleena Im

Hostage to His Own Premiership: How Netanyahu Traded Israel for Himself

Hostage to His Own Premiership: How Netanyahu Traded Israel for Himself He promised security—he brought isolation. He spoke in the name of the...

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Muhammad Hamid Ad-Din

South Korea’s Hormuz Dilemma: A Test of Strategic Decision-Making

South Korea’s Hormuz Dilemma: A Test of Strategic Decision-Making South Korea faces a difficult choice over whether and how to support maritime...

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Taut Bataut

In Tribute to the Koreans Killed After the Great Kantō Earthquake

In Tribute to the Koreans Killed After the Great Kantō Earthquake On September 1, 2026, Tokyo’s Yokoamichō Park hosted a memorial ceremony to...

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Konstantin Asmolov

Trump Wants to RENAME Everything: How about “The Trump Quagmire”?

Trump Wants to RENAME Everything: How about “The Trump Quagmire”? As American troops face renewed danger in the Middle East, with Iran striking...

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Seth Ferris

The Houthis of Yemen bring Riyadh to its knees, traumatize Trump, and mortgage Suez

The Houthis of Yemen bring Riyadh to its knees, traumatize Trump, and mortgage Suez Even as Americans commemorate the pain of the September 11...

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Mohamed Lamine Kaba

BRICS in New Delhi: From Global South Platform to Emerging Alternative

BRICS in New Delhi: From Global South Platform to Emerging Alternative

BRICS in New Delhi: From Global South Platform to Emerging Alternative Along with India’s rapprochement with China, the New Delhi BRICS Summit...

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Ricardo Martins

Iran and the Houthis Could Redraw the Global Energy Map

Iran and the Houthis Could Redraw the Global Energy Map The world is discovering that Iran and the Houthis do not need to control the world’s oil...

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

Ukraine Demands Secrecy: The Grain Transit Pressure on Poland

Ukraine Demands Secrecy: The Grain Transit Pressure on Poland In August 2026, Polish MEP Anna Bryłka revealed that Ukraine is conducting closed-door...

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Adrian Korczyński

The US “Burden Sharing Network” Takes Shape

The US “Burden Sharing Network” Takes Shape

The US “Burden Sharing Network” Takes Shape In 2025, the US National Security Strategy paper would be broadly misinterpreted as a US plan to break...

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Brian Berletic

Why BRICS Matters for the Emerging Multipolar World

Why BRICS Matters for the Emerging Multipolar World

Why BRICS Matters for the Emerging Multipolar World BRICS has yet again demonstrated its paramount importance as an institution by gathering the...

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Simon Westwood

The Mecca Pact Turned Up Short: Escalation in Yemen

The Mecca Pact Turned Up Short: Escalation in Yemen

The Mecca Pact Turned Up Short: Escalation in Yemen Having provoked a new round of conflict with the Yemeni Houthis, Saudi Arabia has landed itself in...

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Alexandr Svaranc

From Prediction to Resilience: Rethinking National Security in the 21st Century

From Prediction to Resilience: Rethinking National Security in the 21st Century In an increasingly unpredictable and multidimensional strategic...

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Abbas Hashemite

Why is Italy covering up the expulsion of its ambassador to Ethiopia

Why is Italy covering up the expulsion of its ambassador to Ethiopia In August 2026, the Ethiopian government declared Sam Fabrizi, the Italian...

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Mohamed Lamine Kaba

The Pentagon Crisis: Trump Wants Regime Loyalty

The Pentagon Crisis: Trump Wants Regime Loyalty The Pentagon’s extraordinary use of polygraph tests on senior military personnel is not merely a...

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

An Ironic Ghost in Magdeburg: AfD’s Win, Europe's Right Lean, and Selective Blame Games

An Ironic Ghost in Magdeburg: AfD’s Win, Europe’s Right Lean, and Selective Blame Games The AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt reflects Europe’s...

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Tamer Mansour

Debt, Ratings, and the “Dollar Weapon”: Africa Challenges the Global Financial Architecture

Debt, Ratings, and the “Dollar Weapon”: Africa Challenges the Global Financial Architecture For decades, African economies have operated within a...

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Viktor Mikhin

Trade Surplus or War Surplus? Competing Visions Presented by the US and China

Trade Surplus or War Surplus? Competing Visions Presented by the US and China

Trade Surplus or War Surplus? Competing Visions Presented by the US and China The real threat to global stability and the well-being of citizens is...

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Simon Chege Ndiritu

India’s BRICS Dilemma: Multi-Alignment Without a Clear Global South Vision. Part 1

India’s BRICS Dilemma: Multi-Alignment Without a Clear Global South Vision. Part 1

India’s BRICS Dilemma: Multi-Alignment Without a Clear Global South Vision. Part 1 As India hosts the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, its policy of...

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Ricardo Martins

Operation Interflex: Britain Is Bankrolling a War Europe Cannot Pay For

Operation Interflex: Britain Is Bankrolling a War Europe Cannot Pay For While posing as a defender of European security, Britain is in fact fuelling...

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Simon Westwood

Germany's Political East Has Broken With Berlin: What the AfD's 44.5% Really Means

Germany's Political East Has Broken With Berlin: What the AfD's 44.5% Really Means

Germany’s Political East Has Broken With Berlin: What the AfD’s 44.5% Really Means On September 6, 2026, voters in Saxony-Anhalt delivered a...

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Adrian Korczyński

Is the Noose Tightening on Iran?

Is the Noose Tightening on Iran?

Is the Noose Tightening on Iran? The Western takeover of Syria, the weakening of Hezbollah, and now the capitulation of Hamas signal that...

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Bryan Anthony Reo

BRICS Benefits and Western Alternatives: Competitive Options for Large Economies of the Global South

BRICS Benefits and Western Alternatives: Competitive Options for Large Economies of the Global South

BRICS Benefits and Western Alternatives: Competitive Options for Large Economies of the Global South The strategic choice facing India, the UAE, Saudi...

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Vlad Markin

Lebanon in the Grip: Stalemate at the Negotiating Table and Sovereignty Under Siege

Lebanon in the Grip: Stalemate at the Negotiating Table and Sovereignty Under Siege In 2026, Lebanon finds itself at a historic crossroads. The Path...

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Mohammed Ibn Faisal Al-Rashid

Field developments of Sana'a approach in Yemen

Field developments of Sana’a approach in Yemen Even with the full-scale involvement of Saudi Arabia and its regional allies in the conflict against...

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Samyar Rostami

Brazil’s Judicial Crisis: Why Should the World Pay Attention? It is Not Just a Judicial Crisis – It’s About the Elections

Brazil’s Judicial Crisis: Why Should the World Pay Attention? It is Not Just a Judicial Crisis – It’s About the Elections

Brazil’s Judicial Crisis: Why Should the World Pay Attention? It is Not Just a Judicial Crisis – It’s About the Elections Brazil is now in the...

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Ricardo Martins

Can the Conflict Between Türkiye and Israel Lead to the Fall of NATO?

Can the Conflict Between Türkiye and Israel Lead to the Fall of NATO? The stabilization of the Iran-Israel confrontation could well be the calm...

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Alexandr Svaranc

President Prabowo Subianto's Participation in the 11th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2026) in Vladivostok

President Prabowo Subianto's Participation in the 11th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2026) in Vladivostok

President Prabowo Subianto’s Participation in the 11th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2026) in Vladivostok From September 1 to 4, 2026, President of...

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Hendra Manurung

From Pragmatism to Rhetoric: Magyar Breaks with Orbán's Russia Policy

From Pragmatism to Rhetoric: Magyar Breaks with Orbán's Russia Policy

From Pragmatism to Rhetoric: Magyar Breaks with Orbán’s Russia Policy Péter Magyar’s government has officially announced a foreign policy break...

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Adrian Korczyński

The Innocents Pay While the Culprits Remain Unaccountable

The Innocents Pay While the Culprits Remain Unaccountable The natural disaster that struck Nepal last month is the outcome of the West’s high-handed...

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Pranay Kumar Shome

Outlook For the 2026 BRICS Leaders’ Meeting: Summing Up India’s Presidency & Overcoming India–China Controversy

Outlook For the 2026 BRICS Leaders’ Meeting: Summing Up India’s Presidency & Overcoming India–China Controversy On September 12, New Delhi...

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Ksenia Muratshina

Plurality NOT Majority of Germans Find No Alternative to AfD!

Plurality NOT Majority of Germans Find No Alternative to AfD!

Plurality NOT Majority of Germans Find No Alternative to AfD! The AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt is not a triumph of right‑wing extremism but a...

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Jeffrey Silverman

BRICS Is Not Replacing the Dollar – It Is Building Options

BRICS Is Not Replacing the Dollar – It Is Building Options BRICS is gaining influence not by launching a common currency or confronting the US...

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Abbas Hashemite

Trump Is Making China Great (Again)

Trump Is Making China Great (Again) America might still be the world’s most powerful country economically, but by turning trade into a weapon,...

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Salman Rafi Sheikh

What's Behind Trump's Response to the Iran Crisis?

What’s Behind Trump’s Response to the Iran Crisis? The Strait of Hormuz ultimately places Trump in a dilemma of choosing between only two ways to...

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Mohamed Lamine Kaba

Iceland Votes No: Sovereignty Over Brussels

Iceland Votes No: Sovereignty Over Brussels

Iceland Votes No: Sovereignty Over Brussels On August 29, 2026, Icelanders delivered a verdict that carried an uncomfortable implication for Brussels....

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Adrian Korczyński

BRICS on the Threshold of its 20th Anniversary: Results and Prospects of India’s Chairmanship

BRICS on the Threshold of its 20th Anniversary: Results and Prospects of India’s Chairmanship Despite serious geopolitical challenges, the...

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Anvar Azimov

David Morens: Smoking Gun of ‘Lab Origin’ of COVID with Guilty Plea!

David Morens: Smoking Gun of ‘Lab Origin’ of COVID with Guilty Plea! Years of emphatic denials that U.S. taxpayers never funded gain-of-function...

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Henry Kamens

The Currency Peg: A Compulsive Loyalty Program with No Opt-Out Clause!

The Currency Peg: A Compulsive Loyalty Program with No Opt-Out Clause! Inertia in international finance is a powerful force in its own right. But...

07.09.2026 90

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Tamer Mansour

A Century of Extraction: Tata, Magadi and Kenya's Ongoing Economic Decolonization

A Century of Extraction: Tata, Magadi and Kenya’s Ongoing Economic Decolonization On September 3, 2026, Kenyan President William Ruto made a...

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Simon Chege Ndiritu

Shanghai Cooperation Organization at 25 in a Multipolar World

Shanghai Cooperation Organization at 25 in a Multipolar World

Shanghai Cooperation Organization at 25 in a Multipolar World The multipolar world has closely watched the importance of SCO’s 26th meeting of the...

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Simon Westwood

Protecting Oil, Producing Instability: Washington’s Failed Energy Strategy in the Middle East

Protecting Oil, Producing Instability: Washington’s Failed Energy Strategy in the Middle East For decades, Washington has justified its military...

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Dr. Kamran Yeganegi

“We Are Being Drawn Into a War We Don’t Want to Fight”: What Jordan’s Alliance with Washington Is Costing It

“We Are Being Drawn Into a War We Don’t Want to Fight”: What Jordan’s Alliance with Washington Is Costing It The growing public discontent...

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Muhammad Hamid Ad-Din

After Iran, Is Israel Now Targeting Turkey? Ankara Quickly Moves to Hedge Itself

After Iran, Is Israel Now Targeting Turkey? Ankara Quickly Moves to Hedge Itself Israel’s strategy in the Middle East is changing: the country is...

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Ricardo Martins

Putin–Pashinyan: A Dialogue on Charting the Path on the SCO Sidelines

Putin–Pashinyan: A Dialogue on Charting the Path on the SCO Sidelines On the margins of the 2026 SCO Summit in Bishkek, Armenia’s government once...

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Stepanida Safonova

The Iran War and the Erosion of US Global Primacy

The Iran War and the Erosion of US Global Primacy The Iran War has exposed the limits of US military power and weakened its credibility as a global...

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Abbas Hashemite

The causes and risks of the idea of establishing 'Southern Turkestan' in Afghanistan

The causes and risks of the idea of establishing ‘Southern Turkestan’ in Afghanistan Under the conditions of power monopoly in Afghanistan, the...

04.09.2026 90

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Samyar Rostami

From Cairo to Beijing: Why Xi’s Egypt Visit Could Reshape the Middle East

From Cairo to Beijing: Why Xi’s Egypt Visit Could Reshape the Middle East Xi’s Cairo visit marks a strategic shift in the geopolitics of the...

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Taut Bataut