Philippa Kaur

[On November 12, US President Donald Trump signed a funding bill, officially ending the US government shutdown.] Fair Observer’s Video Producer Rohan Khattar Singh and political analyst Sam Raus discuss the historically long US government shutdown that began on October 1. Their conversation examines why Washington failed to keep the lights on, how the crisis… Continue reading FO° Talks: SNAP in Danger: What the US Government Shutdown Means for 40 Million Americans
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The lack of any genuine international political or diplomatic initiative to resolve the Yemen crisis has sadly created a strategic vacuum — one that Iran is rapidly exploiting. Nowhere is this more visible than in Northern Yemen, where Tehran has deepened its partnership with the Houthis. In the absence of decisive global engagement to bring… Continue reading Yemen’s Southern Front: The Strategic Fault Line the World Cannot Ignore
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On October 19, 2025, the Louvre, a legendary museum of human history and culture, was the site of a brazen theft. Within minutes, burglars had made off with invaluable treasures, resorting to simple methods: freight elevators, angle grinders and scooters. This stunning burglary has raised many questions, not only about the security flaws that enabled… Continue reading The Louvre Burglary: A Symbol of the French Government’s Slowness and Indecision
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The war in Sudan, which pits the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abel Fattah al-Burhan, against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by General Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo — best known as Hemedti — shows no signs of ending. This, despite intense international efforts to halt the fighting. The “Quad,” which has been trying… Continue reading The Sudan War: Why It Cannot Be Resolved
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Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and FOI Senior Partner Glenn Carle, a retired CIA officer who now advises companies, governments and organizations on geopolitical risk, discuss the US government shutdown that began on October 1. Washington, DC, currently sees discussion during all waking hours and a shutdown at night. The federal government has halted most operations. About… Continue reading FO° Exclusive: US Government Shutdown: Polarization, Project 2025 and Debt Crippling America?
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“It is here that we must acknowledge the immense value of liberalism, which since its inception during the Enlightenment has sought to instill in us a radical distinction between the religious and political order, as well as the necessity of constructing the art of governance independently of God’s law…” — Sir Roger Scruton, How to… Continue reading LGBTQ Solidarity or Law: An Important Choice for Western Civilization
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