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Jun 30 2026 
Building a New Development Theory from the Global South
1 – Constructing a New Development Theory from the Global South
The neoliberal order has failed to deliver prosperity to the Global South. To achieve economic catch-up, a new theory of modernisation is needed, centred on state-led industrialisation, production, and employment.
Development theories not only explain human economic activities but also shape them by influencing public expectations… Continue reading -
Jun 30 2026 
Sharmine Narwani & Omar Nashabe : ‘Lebanon’s president is here to serve US interests, not Lebanese ones’
Dr. Omar Nashabe is a criminal justice and human rights specialist with extensive academic and advisory experience. He has worked with Lebanese state institutions, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, and UN experts, and has published widely on prison reform and human rights.
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Jun 30 2026 
Ceasefire Trap : The Duran
Good overview of a very busy few days
00:00:00 Introduction: Putin’s busiest 72 hours
00:01:18 Overview of the LuKashenko meeting in Valdai
00:02:46 The Zarubin interview: what Putin said
00:04:02 Russia’s information war: West trying to destabilize
00:05:44 Fuel shortage crisis: panic buying vs. real shortages
00:07:08 Anchorage exposed: the US proposal and the walkback
00:08:16 The… Continue reading
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Jun 30 2026 
UN Security Council : Russia and China on West Asia, specifically the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Statement by Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Anna Evstigneeva at a UNSC Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question
Madam President,We are grateful to Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his detailed assessment of the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) in the context of the… Continue reading
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Jun 30 2026 
Putin the Silovik : Why the West does not get it!
Russia advances; the West retreats into madness
From Julian Macfarlane for the Greanville Post – https://www.greanvillepost.com/putin-the-silovik/
As Russian forces in the Ukraine continue their advances, cauldronizing the last remnants of Kievan occupation forces in Liman and Konstantinovka in preparation for taking the Slavyangrad – Kramatorsk agglomeration, and with Russian airpower strikes on all fronts, it would seem… Continue reading
