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The Art of Selling and Repudiating Hate in America

We don’t know what dishes were served at the dinner Trump hosted last month for Ye (aka Kanye West) and Nick Fuentes, but the meal has given much of the country indigestion. Real or feigned, following Trump’s dining with Fuentes, who describes himself as being “just like Hitler” and diminishes …

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U.S. Internationalizes Iran’s Unrest

The ongoing unrest in Iran since mid-September following the death of a Kurdish woman in police custody shows no signs of abating as of now. The unrest has drawn support from all social strata and assumed anti-government overtones. The efficacy of suppressing the unrest is doubtful. Iran is entering a …

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No Peace on Putin’s Terms

Why Russia Must Be Pushed Out of Ukraine Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has never been solely about Ukraine. It is also about the international rules-based order and the security architecture of Europe. In December 2021, the Kremlin gave NATO and the European Union an ultimatum: end NATO’s open-door …

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The Global Zeitenwende

How to Avoid a New Cold War in a Multipolar Era The world is facing a Zeitenwende: an epochal tectonic shift. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has put an end to an era. New powers have emerged or reemerged, including an economically strong and politically assertive China. In this …

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Karners Schengen-“Njet”

Das Europa der unterschiedlichen Geschwindigkeiten ist zu einem Europa der unübersichtlichen Geschwindigkeiten geworden: Eigentlich sollten alle EU-Länder im Laufe der Zeit den Euro als Währung nutzen, doch acht Staaten sind nicht dabei: Finnland, Dänemark, Tschechien, Polen, Ungarn, Bulgarien, Rumänien und Kroatien, wobei Kroatien ab 1. Jänner 2023 Teil der Eurozone …

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