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    Why is Gold Outperforming Bitcoin in 2025?

    After reaching an all-time high of $3,673.95 per ounce on September 9, 2025, the price of gold is once again ramping up, trading just below the record. Year-to-date, gold has outperformed Bitcoin (BTC) with an impressive 37.4% gain, while Bitcoin investors have seen only an 18.7% increase over the same period. This seemingly contradicts the… Continue reading Why is Gold Outperforming Bitcoin in 2025?
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    Jakarta and Doha Keep Talks Alive

    When tanks and missiles steal the headlines, the quieter tools of diplomacy — a phone call, a modest memorandum or a principled public statement — can feel faint by comparison. Yet those quieter tools are doing the world’s heaviest lifting right now. Indonesia’s recent outreach to Qatar is a vivid demonstration: a maritime, pluralist democracy… Continue reading Jakarta and Doha Keep Talks Alive
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    Washington’s Gamble on Ahmed al-Sharaa Could Push Syria Toward a New Authoritarian Era

    On September 22, 2025, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a man once hunted by the United States and its allies, walked onto the stage of the Concordia Annual Summit in New York City. Waiting to interview him was retired US General David Petraeus, the same commander once tasked with pursuing him as the head of the… Continue reading Washington’s Gamble on Ahmed al-Sharaa Could Push Syria Toward a New Authoritarian Era
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    FO° Talks: Chile’s Political Reset: Mandatory Voting, Economic Crisis and a Right-Wing Wave

    Fair Observer’s Video Producer Rohan Khattar Singh and consultant Erik Geurts provide a deep dive into Chile’s recent political transformations. They analyze the socioeconomic factors, the impact of the 2019 mass protests and the dynamics of the 2025 presidential election. Geurts argues that while the country boasts a stable economy, deep-seated income inequality and pervasive… Continue reading FO° Talks: Chile’s Political Reset: Mandatory Voting, Economic Crisis and a Right-Wing Wave
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    The Captured Republic: Pakistan’s Military and the Illusion of Islamic Destiny

    During my years in uniform, I learned that an army’s strength lies not in the weapons it carries, but in the restraint with which it wields them. Pakistan’s tragedy is that its army never learned this truth. From its inception, Pakistan’s army has been both sword and sultan, claiming the right to rule under the… Continue reading The Captured Republic: Pakistan’s Military and the Illusion of Islamic Destiny
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