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Jul 10 2026 
AI, Cognitive Degeneration, and the Future of Humanity
UK Column
The human brain is a marvellous organ; the peak of evolutionary complexity. As we humans grow and learn new things, the brain learns and adapts. Indeed, throughout life, it exhibits surprisingly plastic behaviour, not just in terms of function but also morphology, changing itself according to needs.
The brain typically takes up 2% of the… Continue reading
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Jul 09 2026 
The Neocons’ ‘Come-to-Jesus’ Moment
Arnaud Bertrand
What’s going on? Are neocons having a come-to-Jesus moment?
After Bob Kagan writing an article on how the U.S. is facing “total defeat” in Iran (see my article yesterday) you now have Max Boot – the very author of “The Case for American Empire” and one of the most vocal advocates for the Iraq war… Continue reading
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Jul 09 2026 
Devastating Cuba: The American Empire is declining and is trying to drag everyone down with it
File photo: A billboard that reads ‘Blockade: The longest genocide in history’ in Havana, Cuba. © Ernesto Mastrascusa / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images
RT – Tarik Cyril Amar
As Washington weakens, it is tightening the screws on Havana – using blockade, blackouts, and mass suffering to punish defiance
Despite US attempts to sabotage and manipulate the event, the… Continue reading -
Jul 09 2026 
End of tit-for-tat era: Iran’s new Strait of Hormuz doctrine traps US in unwinnable strategic dilemma
Press TV – Strategic Analysis Desk
The Strait of Hormuz has long stood as the world’s most consequential maritime chokepoint, a slender artery through which roughly a fifth of globally traded oil passes each day.
For decades, any discussion of closing the waterway was treated primarily as a deterrent: a strategic card Tehran kept in reserve to… Continue reading -
Jul 07 2026 
As China rises, the Global South ascends with it
chinadiplomacy.org.cn
Chinese trade and investment is transforming the Global South’s place in the world economy.
At the G7 session on “economic growth and global imbalances” held on June 17, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva argued that the world’s central economic challenge is not China’s rise, but the failure of developed countries to invest sufficiently in… Continue reading -
Jul 04 2026 
The Forgotten Alliance: How the Soviet Union Created Israel and Why It Matters Today
KAUTILYA THE CONTEMPLATOR
The forgotten Soviet role in Israel’s creation reveals how a bid to weaken the British Empire ultimately helped created America’s closest Middle Eastern ally.
As Russia positions itself between Israel and Iran today, many observers struggle to understand Moscow’s seemingly contradictory policies. Russia maintains a strategic partnership with Iran and has deepened military and… Continue reading -
Jul 03 2026 
US security chief gloats over Iran’s World Cup exit
US Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, Washington, DC, June 2, 2026. © Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
RT
Iranians were indignant after the DHS head said he “danced a happy dance” while targeting their team
US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, whose agency was responsible for enforcing controversial security measures targeting the Iranian soccer team at the… Continue reading -
Jul 03 2026 
Read it yourself: The UN report on Israel targeting Palestinian children stands up to scrutiny
An injured child cries while receiving medical care at a hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, after an Israeli strike, on 29 May 2025 (Eyad Baba/AFP)
Middle East Eye – Opinion
The 94-page document offers a clear accounting of horrific war crimes, even as a wave of pro-Israel commentators attempt to discredit its findings
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Jul 03 2026 
Building a New Development Theory from the Global South
4 – Review: How Japanese Marxism Shaped a Taiwanese Economist
Chinese intellectuals’ attention to external debates has historically stemmed from the needs of Chinese social reality. While there is nothing intrinsically objectionable about this approach, this has often led to intellectuals overlooking the evolution of significant scholarly debates. For example, the Japanese intellectual world long served… Continue reading
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Jul 02 2026 
Building a New Development Theory from the Global South
3 – Silk Road Manufacturing: An Alternative Path to Globalisation
Since the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was proposed in 2013, China’s manufacturing sector has explored international markets and integrated into the global economic cycle. Concurrently, industrialised countries like the United States have sought to maintain their economic dominance by leveraging technological hegemony, control over upstream… Continue reading
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Jul 01 2026 
Building a New Development Theory from the Global South
2 – China and the Electrification of the Global South: The Case of Pakistan
In May 2025, Pakistan and India experienced one of the most intense regional conflicts of this century.1 India responded by suspending the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), which had been in effect for 65 years. The IWT was signed in 1960, after nine… Continue reading
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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 29 2026 
Building a New Development Theory from the Global South
Introduction – The Praxis of Development in the Global South
As neoliberalism loses credibility, the Global South must construct a new development theory rooted in its own experience, centred on production and state capacity rather than market fundamentalism. This article is an introduction to a series of four articles discussing aspects of “Building a New Development… Continue reading -
Jun 28 2026 
Rails of power: Inside the race to redraw West Asia’s trade map
The Cradle
As chokepoints come under strain, the Hejaz Railway and Development Road are driving a new challenge to US-backed corridors.
Global trade runs through a few narrow chokepoints – Hormuz, Suez, Bab al-Mandab. When they come under pressure, the shock travels far. War has brought that into focus. Now the shift is toward land routes.At the center… Continue reading
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