Philippa Kaur

Okay, here’s what this old man remembers nearly a quarter of a century later: I was living in New York City when, on September 11, 2001, two hijacked planes full of passengers hit the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, killing almost 3,000 innocent people. Until that moment, such a thing would have been… Continue reading Once Upon a Time: My Tale of How the War on Terror Came Home in the Age of Donald J. Trump
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Last year, Sudan’s army was flying drones with a clear origin. Satellite images caught Mohajer-6 airframes parked on the runway at Wadi Sayyidna — an Iranian-designed platform the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had shot down over Omdurman for the third time. Tehran, seeking a foothold on the Red Sea, had quietly become the… Continue reading As Iran’s War Drains Its Arsenal, Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan Rearm Sudan’s Army
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Editor-at-Large Kent Jenkins Jr. speaks with Aron Rimanyi, an associate at Training The Street, about former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s defeat following 16 consecutive years in power. Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s Respect and Freedom Party (or TISZA) party has secured the parliamentary supermajority once enjoyed by Orbán’s Fidesz party. Jenkins and Rimanyi examine… Continue reading FO Talks: How Viktor Orbán Lost Control of Hungary
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I must admit that if, when I was 16 and John F. Kennedy won the presidency, you had tried to tell me about President Donald Trump (and that he got two terms!), I would have thought it the lamest joke and you the worst joker (or biggest idiot) on the face of this planet. Now,… Continue reading Donald Trump, the End Times President
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A very significant development took place in Turkey recently. A crucial law was passed as part of the process that began a year ago, aiming to dissolve the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), thereby ensuring a political resolution to the Kurdish issue in Turkey. The draft law followed months of work by a commission of lawmakers… Continue reading Turkey’s New Framework Law Targets Peaceful Resolution of the Kurdish Issue
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On February 28, American and Israeli forces began strikes on Tehran that eventually eliminated Iran’s Supreme Leader. Within days, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, and roughly 20 million barrels a day of crude and petroleum liquids, about one-fifth of global consumption, stopped moving through a channel 39 kilometers wide at its narrowest. Iran… Continue reading Closing Hormuz Cost Iran More Than It Bought
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Does anyone in this world remain unaware of the true nature of the Saudi political regime? Despite the astronomical sums of money and massive propaganda campaigns launched by the authorities abroad to “whitewash” their reputation and polish their international image, the bloody human rights realities remain a black hole that swallows all those lies.  Even… Continue reading From Al-Hamid’s Martyrdom to Al-Odah’s Cell: The Truth Saudi Propaganda Cannot Hide
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In mid-August 2021, the world’s eyes were glued to terrifying, frantic scenes at Kabul’s airport. Planes took off, crowds surged against fences and an entire era came to a tragic, sudden end. Taliban fighters occupied the Presidential Palace (Arg) in Kabul and sat at the president’s desk, while other Taliban members walked into government offices,… Continue reading The Unplugged State: How One Office in Kabul Was Built to Fail
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