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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 17, 2026

Toplines Officials in Russian regions that the Kremlin has historically sought to shield from the effects of the war in Ukraine are beginning to acknowledge the impacts of Ukrainian long-range drone strikes in the Russian rear. Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko told the Leningrad Oblast regional assembly on April 15 …

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Iran Update Special Report, April 17, 2026

Key Takeaways The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), which is the Iranian entity that has disrupted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz during the war, outlined specific conditions on April 17 for vessels to transit the strait that amount to Iran retaining control over maritime traffic through the strait. These …

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The Death Commodity: War Capitalism in the Age of AI

19 years ago, author and activist Naomi Klein turned the mirror on the ugly, sadistic face of our world’s economic system by coining the brilliant term Disaster Capitalism: what happens when industrialists with deep pockets and politicians with zero morals come together to engineer, create, and then exploit, large scale …

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Lake Qaraoun and Migratory Pressures

Lebanon’s largest water reservoir is a house of many mansions when it comes to converging failures. Climate change is rarely the single factor driving migratory pressures in vulnerable communities. Governance failures, pollution, economic crises, and conflict often interact with climate impacts in ways that are increasingly difficult to disentangle. The …

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La Chambre des représentants ouvre une enquête sur Jared Kushner, “le pion financier de la monarchie saoudienne”

“Vous ne pouvez pas représenter fidèlement les États-Unis avec les milliards de dollars saoudiens & émiratis qui gonflent toutes les poches de tous les costumes de votre garde-robe”. Vendredi matin, le principal Démocrate de la commission judiciaire de la Chambre des représentants a annoncé l’ouverture d’une enquête “approfondie” sur les …

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