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The Dragon and the Mirror Lake: Why America and China Must Compete Without Becoming Enemies

The US–China rivalry is fundamentally different from past great-power conflicts because both nations are deeply interconnected through technology, finance and trade. Rising tensions over semiconductors, AI and Taiwan risk turning... Read full article

Masaaki Yoshimori - June 10, 2026

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Asia-Pacific
The Internet Returned. Normalcy Did Not.
by Dr. Bahareh Sahebi
Africa
From Marginalized to Key Players: Ugandan Women Advance Gender Resolutions
by Sara Meyer
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Why Europe Will Pay the Price for a US–Iran Escalation
by Hossein Amjadi
Central & South Asia
Pakistan’s Hybrid Regime and the Cost of Militarized Governance
by Abdul Waheed Bhutto

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Mediaphobia — A Timeline of Panic

by Ellis Cashmore

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The Indian Subcontinent’s Hindu–Muslim Divide

by Pocket Dynamo, Atul Singh & Ishtiaq Ahmed

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Easter and Passover Explained: Two Stories, One Crossing

by Liam Roman, Casey Herrmann & Roberta Artemisia Campani

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Understanding the 1975 Autocratic “Emergency” in India

by Vikram K. Malkani, Atul Singh & Lee Thompson-Kolar

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The Story of World War II

by Atul Singh, Abul-Hasanat Siddique & Anton Schauble

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Whose Safety? The Hidden Hand Behind AI Content Filters

Gemini refused to answer my innocent question in French about a Russian journalist’s remarks on post-match unrest in Paris. It...

Has Leo XIV Already Lost to a Silicon Valley Godhead?

Pope Leo XIV’s concerns about AI’s societal impact remind us of St. Vincent de Paul’s 17th-century...

What Are Your Plans for Doomsday?

Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove once seemed like savage satire, but today its nightmare logic feels uncomfortably...

Latin America’s World Cup Moment

As the 2026 World Cup comes to North America, the...

by Steven E. Hendrix

Danielle Smith’s Voice of Reason and Other Fairy Tales

by Ranjani Iyer Mohanty

Putin–Xi Summit Was an Exercise in Diplomatic Discipline and Strategic Alignment

by David Mahon

Cairo’s Double Game: Egypt Arms a Sanctioned General While Playing Peacemaker

by Hollie McKay

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FO Podcasts: Why Narcoterrorism Still Matters

In this episode of FO Podcasts, Atul Singh and Jeffrey James Higgins examine how narcoterrorism combines organized crime, insurgency and geopolitical conflict. They discuss the rise of synthetic opioids and how cartels in Latin America increasingly resemble paramilitary organizations capable of challenging state authority. Should...

by Jeffrey James Higgins & Atul Singh

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