imperialism
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The Bishkek Declaration and the Architecture of Imperial Continuity
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s unanimous condemnation of the American-Israeli attack on Iran signals more than diplomatic posturing; it exposes the deepening structural contradictions within a unipolar order that can no longer enforce its will without provoking collective resistance. Editorial Analysis | September 2026 The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Bishkek Declaration, adopted on 1 September 2026, represents… Continue reading
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Study Reports That Pfizer-Type Lipid Nanoparticles Increased Cancer Spread in Mice
Empty Lipid Nanoparticles Linked to Increased Cancer Spread in Mice A 2026 study published in Nano Today reported that certain lipid nanoparticles used to deliver mRNA increased the spread of cancer in mice. The researchers found that this happened even when the nanoparticles were empty and contained no mRNA. In one experiment, the amount of… Continue reading
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Iran Signals Expansion of Retaliation Beyond Military Targets
After Larak Island strike, Iranian academic and former adviser Mohammad Marandi warns of a “different” and “very painful” response that may include economic assets, with potential effects on energy General Article |September 2026 United States Central Command confirmed that American forces struck two launchers on Larak Island late on 30 August. Officials stated that Islamic… Continue reading
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American Strike on Larak Island and Iranian Retaliation Widen the Contested Theatre
Direct attacks near the Strait of Hormuz, reciprocal launches against United States bases in Jordan, and explicit threats against Israeli leadership mark a further expansion of the conflict’s geographic and political scope General Article | August 2026 United States Central Command confirmed that American forces struck two launchers on Larak Island late on 30 August.… Continue reading
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Trump Declares Victory in Hormuz, Claiming Iran’s Grip Broken as U.S. Prepares Extended Channel
Trump has declared victory in the Strait of Hormuz during a phone call with Axios U.S. President Donald Trump has declared victory in the Strait of Hormuz during a phone call with Axios, asserting that the strategic maritime chokepoint is open and describing Iran’s response as “very mild.” Trump claimed that Iranian forces “don’t want… Continue reading
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Hormuz Authority Shifts to Iranian Waters
Iran-Oman corridor closes the US-escorted southern route and ties oil transit to Tehran’s political conditions Iran’s leadership confronts two sharply different readings of the present phase of its confrontation with the United States. One interpretation holds that strategic patience alone can convert military success into lasting political victory. The other warns that the same patience… Continue reading
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Iran and Oman Close America’s Hormuz Corridor
Joint navigation route through Iranian waters replaces the UN-backed southern path that US warships have escorted for five months America’s five-month effort to secure an alternative shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz is being rewritten by the very ally that helped establish it. Iran and Oman have agreed to create a temporary joint navigation… Continue reading
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Britain Transfers Storm Shadow Technology as Moscow Withdraws Its Ambassador
Technology transfer, an empty Russian embassy in London and explicit threats of strikes on production sites mark a decisive hardening of the European-Russian confrontation over Ukraine British Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrived in Kyiv on 24 August 2026 for his first overseas engagement since taking office, coinciding with the thirty-fifth anniversary of Ukrainian independence. During… Continue reading
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The Price of a Closed Strait
Material interests, naval power and the political economy of energy transit through the Strait of Hormuz under conditions of prolonged disruption Editorial Analysis | August 2026 Geographic concentration of exportable hydrocarbons in the Persian Gulf has repeatedly drawn major powers into contests over the narrow waterway that connects those fields to oceanic shipping lanes. Approximately… Continue reading
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Bessent Summons Markets as the Thirty-Year Yield Tests a Generation High
Expanded Treasury buybacks and a rare public intervention by the Secretary underline the rising cost of financing a public debt that now exceeds forty trillion dollars General Article | August 2026 The yield on the thirty-year United States Treasury note climbed to 5.34 per cent in recent sessions, marking the highest reading since the period… Continue reading
