energy politics
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Kagan and Boot: The Guilty Are Writing the Verdict (Extended Version)
From Tehran to Taiwan: The Men Who Built America’s Empire Are Now Writing Its Autopsy The extraordinary significance of the Max Boot interview with former CIA analyst John Culver does not rest merely in the military assessments themselves, severe as they already appear. The deeper significance rests in who is speaking, where they are speaking,… Continue reading
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The Age of Liberal Gangster Capitalism
How political institutions shifted from public service to organised extraction and turned representation into controlled participation Gangster capitalism now describes the governing condition taking shape across much of the Western political order. Public institutions continue to speak the language of democracy, representation, and constitutional legitimacy, yet the practical operation of power increasingly serves concentrated wealth,… Continue reading
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The Invisible Architecture of Power Behind The Global Conflicts
How Transnational Oligarchs, Class Interests, and Strategic Narratives Guide Military, Financial, and Political Decisions Shaping the Modern World A transnational concentration of economic power, largely centred in the United States, is advancing a strategy aimed at consolidating global dominance by weakening sovereign rivals such as Iran, Russia, and China, while deepening Europe’s structural dependence. The… Continue reading
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Serbia at the Crossroads After Assassination Allegations
An alleged plot against President Aleksandar Vučić unfolds amid mass protests, strained EU relations, and mounting tensions over Ukraine, energy transit, and Serbia’s strategic alignment. The Serbian Interior Ministry has announced the arrest of two men suspected of plotting to assassinate President Aleksandar Vučić and members of his family, in what authorities describe as a… Continue reading
