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The Yemen trap: Why Saudi Arabia should reject Israel’s help

The Yemen trap: Why Saudi Arabia should reject Israel’s help

If reports are true that Benjamin Netanyahu tried to offer Israeli involvement on Saudi Arabia’s side in the war in Yemen, this should not be read...

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Middle East Monitor

Tamer Ajrami

Editor's Choice: In divided world, Western schools bring classrooms closer to Asian students

Editor's Choice: In divided world, Western schools bring classrooms closer to Asian students

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Nikkei Asian Review

Akito Tanaka

Coercive diplomacy: What does the call between Netanyahu and al-Sharaa really mean?

Coercive diplomacy: What does the call between Netanyahu and al-Sharaa really mean?

The phone call between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa—following months of firing salvos via...

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Middle East Monitor

Karam Nama

Diplomats to MEMO: Colombia’s ICJ withdrawal reflects alignment with US

Diplomats to MEMO: Colombia’s ICJ withdrawal reflects alignment with US

Colombia’s decision to withdraw from South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), followed by the...

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Middle East Monitor

Eman Abusidu

Is Continued US-Iran Hostility Inevitable? Rereading Walt’s ‘Revolution and War’ Thirty Years Later

Is Continued US-Iran Hostility Inevitable? Rereading Walt’s ‘Revolution and War’ Thirty Years Later

The U.S. and Iran have had antagonistic relations ever since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. This constant state of hostility, of course, is...

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E-International

Mark N. Katz

Low Expectations for Israel’s Election

Low Expectations for Israel’s Election

TEL AVIV—In Hungary’s general election in April, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s right-wing populist government was toppled not by some leftist...

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Project Syndicate

Shlomo Ben-Ami

Why a new US–Israeli war against Iran could carry enormous risks

Why a new US–Israeli war against Iran could carry enormous risks

In recent days, three developments have emerged as key preliminary indicators that the US may be preparing to step up its military campaign against...

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Middle East Monitor

Saied Reza Ameli

Weaponizing Energy: The Global Consequences of Attacks on Oil Infrastructure

Weaponizing Energy: The Global Consequences of Attacks on Oil Infrastructure Attacks on Russian and Saudi oil infrastructure threaten global energy...

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New Eastern Outlook

Abbas Hashemite

Uncle Sam Eats Humble Pie!

Uncle Sam Eats Humble Pie! Through a landmark agreement, America once again had to eat humble pie, which appears to have become the new normal for...

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New Eastern Outlook

Pranay Kumar Shome

The Nobel Prize in economics is a message to the Fed

The Nobel Prize in economics is a message to the Fed

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has a fantastic sense of humor. At a time when Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has turned central bank...

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The Japan Times

Jonathan Levin

From Hormuz to Bab el-Mandeb: Saudi Arabia’s difficult choices

From Hormuz to Bab el-Mandeb: Saudi Arabia’s difficult choices

Developments in Yemen today cannot be separated from the repercussions of the war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran. The prolonged...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini

From AI Boom to Economic Bust

From AI Boom to Economic Bust

OXFORD—The divide between AI fantasists and doomsters is growing. The fantasists believe AI will turbocharge growth and create a utopian world of...

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Project Syndicate

Ian Goldin

Petrostates are trying to hijack climate science again

Petrostates are trying to hijack climate science again

They say the purpose of a system is what it does, meaning you should judge it not by its stated goals but by its results. On that basis, the purpose...

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The Japan Times

Mark Gongloff

Japan and India must prepare for the risks of China’s Medog dam

Japan and India must prepare for the risks of China’s Medog dam

The devastating Himalayan floods in August exposed an uncomfortable reality for Asia: Infrastructure built in the world’s most fragile mountain...

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The Japan Times

Stephen R. Nagy And Jagannath Panda

Argentine Territorial Nationalism in an Era of Trump and Milei

Argentine Territorial Nationalism in an Era of Trump and Milei

The University of Oregon political geographer Alex Murphy once wrote about territory’s continuing allure (Murphy 2013). In essence, Murphy posited...

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E-International

Matthew C. Benwell And Klaus Dodds

How to be a (Roman) man

How to be a (Roman) man Cicero’s ideal of manly virtue stressed the performance of self-control and bravery, not boastful egotism and domination by...

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Aeon

Catharine Edwards

EDITORIAL: Russia sinks to another low with arrest of reporter from Japan

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

(REKLI SO) Franc Trček: Politiki in natakarji, ki jih preberejo v treh dneh

(REKLI SO) Franc Trček: Politiki in natakarji, ki jih preberejo v treh dneh

"Ko je ta teden v državnem zboru poslanka Nataša Sukič proti predsedujočemu odboru Žanu Mahniču vrgla poslovnik, sem pomislil na gospo za...

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Večer

Dr

The irony of OpenAI crying foul over spying

The irony of OpenAI crying foul over spying

Americans can rest easy – for the moment, at least. The fine folks at the Federal Bureau of Investigation have thwarted a major national security...

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Al Jazeera

Belén Fernández

Cynická obluda: Chvíle strachu a ohromnej úľavy

Tak asi hodinu a pol to mohlo byť na Súmračnej celkom napínavé.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Assessing the Role of Hope for Music Therapy in Kansas City

Assessing the Role of Hope for Music Therapy in Kansas City

A KC therapist combines music and psychology to improve outcomes.

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Psychology Today

Samuel H. Markind

Kohezisti bojujú v Bruseli

Ďalší konflikt vypukne o zdroje napĺňania európskej „kasy“.

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SME.sk

Peter Schutz

Unleashing Africa’s Women Agripreneurs

Unleashing Africa’s Women Agripreneurs

WASHINGTON, DC—If you picture a woman working in agriculture in Africa, what image comes to mind? Maybe it’s a young woman with an infant slung on...

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Project Syndicate

Ana Maria Loboguerrero

Nezávislý audit umelej inteligencie potrebujeme už teraz

Nemusíme začínať od nuly.

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SME.sk

Angela Huyue Zhang

India’s mass voter purge is hollowing out democracy

India’s mass voter purge is hollowing out democracy

Over the weekend, thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, faced mass detentions and...

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Al Jazeera

Tanweer Fazal

Malaysia’s welcome for Min Aung Hlaing undermines its stand on justice

Malaysia’s welcome for Min Aung Hlaing undermines its stand on justice

On October 8, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim received Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing in Putrajaya with a guard of honour and an...

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Al Jazeera

Aizat Shamsuddin

Efforts to End Suffering by Captive Animals Help Them and Us

Efforts to End Suffering by Captive Animals Help Them and Us

Declines in elephant rides and the development of sea sanctuaries are wins for all.

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Psychology Today

Marc Bekoff Ph.d

Defending a Partner: Air Defense as Diplomacy in Israel–UAE Relations

Defending a Partner: Air Defense as Diplomacy in Israel–UAE Relations

In late April 2026, Axios reported that Israel had deployed an Iron Dome air defense battery to the United Arab Emirates along with Israel Defense...

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E-International

Noiranjana Kashyap

Verejné investície a konsolidácia rozpočtu (Slovensko to robí vlastne dobre.)

Či nemocnica môže zamestnať zdravotné sestry, či škola môže opraviť strechu, alebo krajina môže vybudovať sieť čistej energie, často...

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Pravda.sk

Mariana Mazzucato

Cynická obluda: Hlinovič ukázal pravú tvár

Hovorím to už dlho, lebo dôkazov sa nazbieralo neúrekom. Ale ľudia chcú svojho rázneho hrdinu búchajúceho do stola.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Keď hackeri útočia aj na karaoke bary

To, čo sa deje v Japonsku, je prvou skúškou aj pre zvyšok sveta.

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SME.sk

Bloomberg

Stop Shaming and Blaming the Sick and Injured

Stop Shaming and Blaming the Sick and Injured

People generally do not choose to suffer pain or injury.

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Psychology Today

Daniel S. Lobel Ph.d

Envisioning Life Beyond Divorce

Envisioning Life Beyond Divorce

How envisioning your future can bring clarity and purpose to divorce.

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Psychology Today

Margaret Donohoe J.d

The Origins of Narcissism

The Origins of Narcissism

The origins of narcissism lie in a person's attachment style.

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Psychology Today

Erin Leonard Ph.d

Bad News Travels Fast—Except to the Boss

Bad News Travels Fast—Except to the Boss

Why employee silence turns manageable issues into exhausting leadership crises.

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Psychology Today

Jeff Frey

Albanijo pretresajo nasilni protesti, v Tirani v vladna poslopja letelo kamenje

Albanijo pretresajo nasilni protesti, v Tirani v vladna poslopja letelo kamenje

V Albaniji se študenti spopadajo s policijo. Zahtevajo odstop premierja Edija Rame, več finančne podpore, izboljšanje razmer na fakultetah in...

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Dnevnik

Mihael Šorl

Zaradi maratona številne zapore cest: letos boste v gneči stali tudi v soboto

Zaradi maratona številne zapore cest: letos boste v gneči stali tudi v soboto

Letošnji jubilejni Ljubljanski maraton prinaša nekaj pomembnih organizacijskih novosti, ena največjih je selitev desetkilometrskega teka z nedelje...

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Dnevnik

Vesna Levičnik

Diamantni maturanti še posebej za ministra?

Diamantni maturanti še posebej za ministra?

V tretjem letniku gimnazije sem ob koncu šolskega leta v poznih šestdesetih letih prejšnjega stoletja vstopil v ljubljanske Križanke. Pa ni šlo...

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Dnevnik

Ivan Lorenčič

Zelenski na poti do novega trka z Belo hišo

Zelenski na poti do novega trka z Belo hišo

Ukrajina je kljub opozorilom ZDA obnovila napade na ruske energetske objekte. Predsednik Zelenski je dejal, da se počuti izdanega ob izpadu...

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Dnevnik

Andrej Brstovšek

VOX POPULI: Photojournalist documents a life in isolation at leprosy facility

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Russia Strengthens Multipolarity with “Center 2026” and ‘Interaction 2026’ Military Exercises

Russia Strengthens Multipolarity with “Center 2026” and ‘Interaction 2026’ Military Exercises

Russia Strengthens Multipolarity with “Center 2026” and ‘Interaction 2026’ Military Exercises Russia has done a remarkable job by...

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New Eastern Outlook

Simon Westwood