July, 2023

• 24 July

  The Process Of Securing A Contract In Syria, 1994 – OpEd

  

  I visited the capital city of Syria, Damascus, for the fifth time in 1994, alongside Jeff Green, the British General Manager of the American-Turkish joint venture company I was working for. There was a need for a new water-tube steam boiler by the Syrian public oil refineries. The United States …

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• 24 July

  From Rebellion To Anarchy: How Prigozhin’s Rebellion Exposed Russia’s Legal Decay – OpEd

  

  Opponents of the Kremlin, as well as independent political scientists, have rightfully emphasized the enduring ramifications of the Prigozhin’s rebellion, an event that has captivated attention in June 2023. While experts believe that its impact will be enduring, the failed uprising has already provided a revealing glimpse into the evolving …

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• 24 July

  Erdogan Looks West: What Does It Mean For Putin? – Analysis

  

  In the lead-up to his toughest election battle in two decades, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not hesitate to bash Western allies and principles, seeking to bolster support from conservative and nationalist voters and distract them from his dismal economic record in recent years. Erdogan campaigned against rights for …

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• 24 July

  Modern Socialism Is Forced Socialization – OpEd

  

  My article “The Education of the Modern Socialist” deserves a follow-up. The first part showed that a change has occurred in the definition of “socialism”—a necessary change in view of the failures of this ideology during the last century. Socialism today is based on the ideology of “statism”—the conviction that …

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• 24 July

  The Education of the Modern Socialist

  Libertarians often wonder why socialism continues to be so popular, even though it has proved to be such a failure as a political ideology and as an economic system. Though a public education system and a biased mainstream media are key reasons for this, the stubborn resiliency of socialism is …

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• 24 July

  Cantillon Effects: Why Inflation Helps Some and Hurts Others

  We now turn our attention to what happens with an increase in the money supply, rather than an increase in savings. This is critically important. The mercantilist idea that increasing the money supply increases prosperity was exposed as an error centuries ago by Richard Cantillon.1 However, modern mainstream economists, including …

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• 24 July

  Invisible Islamism In Indonesia’s 2024 Elections – Analysis

  

  The 2024 Indonesian elections are fast approaching. Prospective presidential candidates are already on the campaign trail and holding ‘horse-trading’ negotiations to select their vice-presidential nominees. It is a good time to re-examine the potential role of a powerful interest group that increasingly has sway in the largest Muslim-majority nation — …

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• 24 July

  Geography, Bureaucracy, And National Security: The New Map – Analysis

  

  In concluding part I of this study, we quoted then-Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger, who observed that the setup of the US national security system made sense “when most conflicts were regional” in scope and nature.

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• 24 July

  Iran’s Mullahs Escalating Aggression in Latin America, Middle East

  

  Thanks to the appeasement policies of the Biden and Obama Administrations, the ruling mullahs of Iran, called by the US State Department the top state sponsor of terrorism, have now also emerged as a major arms exporter. Moreover, coupled with imminent nuclear bombs, they appear determined to ramp up their …

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• 24 July

  Histoires françafricaines

  

  Retour sur les histoires françafricaines occultées de la mémoire collective par le magistère intellectuel, médiatique et politique français. Peu abordée par les médias, par les universitaires, par les historiens, par les politiques cette histoire de prédation (néo)coloniale se poursuit dans l’ombre pour mieux se répéter. L’amnésie cultivée par nombre de …

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