Fighting the Far Right in India
Sarah Thankam Mathews at Lux converses with Raghu Karnad on the Hindu nationalist right and the trial of Arundhati Roy. … Continue readingFighting the Far Right in India
Weaponizing Aid
Palestinians are “aid dependent” as the term goes, and the politicization of that fact is not a new phenomenon. … Continue readingWeaponizing Aid
Europe Can’t ‘Trump-Proof’ Itself
European foreign policy experts are reviving ideas about strategic autonomy from 2016. They fail to understand how much has changed in the last eight years. … Continue readingEurope Can’t ‘Trump-Proof’ Itself
Machiavelli and the Emergence of the Private Study
Andrew Hui tracks the rise of the private study by revisiting the bibliographic imaginations of Machiavelli… … Continue readingMachiavelli and the Emergence of the Private Study
The Culture Wars Today: Peter York On a Politics of Mass Deception
Culture wars are being waged globally, and they reflect an intractable divide in society. Is there money behind culture war? “It takes money to do culture wars”, says Peter York,
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Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won?
It wasn’t the economy. It wasn’t inflation, or anything else. It was how people perceive those things, which points to one overpowering answer. … Continue readingWhy Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won?
A Triumph Greater Than 2016. It Wasn’t a Fluke.
Mark Krotov at n+1: Trump is America’s choice. No one, I think, is more responsible for this week’s result than Joe Biden. … Continue readingA Triumph Greater Than 2016. It Wasn’t a Fluke.
India’s Ongoing Subjugation of Kashmir Holds Portentous Lessons About the Nature of Contemporary Colonialism
Hafsa Kanjwali in Aeon: India is a postcolonial power. Its rule in Kashmir is colonial. … Continue readingIndia’s Ongoing Subjugation of Kashmir Holds Portentous Lessons About the Nature of Contemporary Colonialism
The Next US President Sits at the Edge of Chaos
Four tremendous forces — AI, the energy transition, climate change and geopolitics — will accelerate over the next president’s term. … Continue readingThe Next US President Sits at the Edge of Chaos
Countries Where Democracy is in Trouble Share a Common Pattern, and it’s a Worrying One for the U.S.
Democracy is best understood as a game, one in which the players pursue power and resolve conflicts through elections rather than brute force. … Continue readingCountries Where Democracy is in Trouble Share a Common Pattern, and it’s a Worrying One for the U.S.
A Note From Mohib Shah – On the New World Order
Roman empire lasted for a 1000 years, Ottoman 600 years, British 400 years. American empire is now about 150 years old… … Continue readingA Note From Mohib Shah – On the New World Order
Why Kamala Harris Lost
In an unfortunate echo of Hillary Clinton’s loss in 2016, Harris spent far too much time trying to argue that Trump was unfit for the presidency. … Continue readingWhy Kamala Harris Lost