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The fake energy revolution

“A clean energy revolution is helping to save this planet.” Thus spoke President Barack Obama in 2015. “The age of fossil fuel is coming to an end. The rise of renewable energy is irreversible.” Thus spoke Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in July of this year. I could …

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Two Hours with Sharaa: Syria’s Present and Aspired Future

In a recent gathering with Arab media in Damascus, President Ahmed Sharaa presented a vivid account of Syria’s current landscape, interweaving the country’s domestic complexities with aspirations for renewal. His vision is of a state reclaiming its institutions, a nation devoid of expansionist ambitions, and a society poised for revival …

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The EU ‘Elites’, Part III

The report (“The EU’s Propaganda Machine: How the EU funds NGOs to promote itself”) shows how the European Commission – the unelected executive branch of the European Union – is using taxpayer money “to promote its political agenda under the guise of advancing ‘EU values’.” In short, the EU is …

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Turkey’s Quiet Relationship with ISIS

On June 29, 2014, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State in al-Sham (ISIS), was recorded on video speaking at the al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul, Iraq. (“Al-Sham” is the traditional Arabic name for the Levant.) He declared himself to be the caliph or divinely inspired absolute ruler of …

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Iran Update, September 3, 2025

The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. CTP-ISW publishes the Iran Update daily. Click here to …

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A Palestinian State Would Be Good for Israel

More than a half century after the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 242—which established the principle by which Israel would give up territory it gained in the war in exchange for peace and security—the Israelis and the Palestinians have made no meaningful, much less …

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