World Politics
The Worst Case Scenario, Really
Like a possum in the headlights of a fast-approaching SUV, the world would stand frozen as the two other serious nuclear powers contemplated their next move.
Jeffrey D Sachs Interview With Pascal Lottaz
The war drags on, not for victory, not for values, but to spare a fading empire the humiliation of waking up.
Jailed for Jokes
There are few things more offensive than arresting and punishing a person for making a joke you don’t like.
Xi Jinping Braces for Struggle
China’s strongman leader is purging his advisors again, looking politically insecure amid demographic and economic decline.
Milei’s Election Optimism as Argentine Economy Recovers
And, boy, aren’t the MSM mad.
Gaza and the Hamas Objective
And Hamas’ reward in all this? The senior Hamas leadership will be extradited from the ruins of Gaza to join their even more senior compatriots in Qatar.
New Zealand’s Sanctions Blunder: Virtue-Signalling Over Common Sense
If we’re going to play the sanctions game, let’s at least aim for consistency. Sanction the PFLP for its terror. Cut off UNRWA until it severs ties with Hamas. It’s much easier to target two Israeli ministers. Meanwhile, the US is watching...and they’re not amused.
Who Is Behind Greta Thunberg’s Gaza Flotilla?
In 2013, Mr Birawi was named by Israel as a Hamas operative in Europe, and is the head of the Europal Forum, which Israel designated as a terrorist organisation in 2021.
An Icy Wind Blows Through the Research Labs
If you read the newspapers you may not know it, but biotechnology is going through a process of collapse.
When Ideas Become Too Dangerous to Platform
Foster’s message was a warning – about how powerful institutions can manipulate public perception, weaponise fear, and suppress dissent, all while cloaking themselves in the language of public good.