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The Contract View of Sovereignty
Trump’s Venezuela move looks chaotic until you recognise the method behind it. This article examines asset-first intervention, where infrastructure, revenue, and control precede legitimacy, and why Venezuela has become a test case for a portable model of power.
The Ancient Enemy: How a 3,000-Year-Old Story Shapes Today's Middle East
There’s a moment that keeps coming back to me from October 2023. Netanyahu, standing before Israeli troops, invoking a three-thousand-year-old biblical commandment: “Remember what Amalek has done to you.” Most heard heated rhetoric. But for those listening carefully—it was something far more specific.
The Pope in the Mirror: Outrage, AI, and the Performance of Power
Trump’s AI images and media theatrics aren’t signs of dementia—they’re a deliberate strategy. What happens when outrage becomes the operating system of politics?
