afghanistan-lost-the-cognitive-war-before-it-lost-the-state

The collapse of Afghanistan in August 2021 is still widely interpreted as a military or political failure. That interpretation is incomplete. Afghanistan collapsed because it lost the cognitive war long before it lost territory. Inside the system, we did not face a simple insurgency. We faced a persistent contest overContinue Reading

yemen-is-edging-closer-to-renewed-confrontation

The Iranian aircraft incident has exposed a fragile calm that may not survive a wider regional escalation., In the space of just a few days, Yemen appeared to be slipping out of its fragile de-escalation and back into the heart of regional tensions. The incident involving the Iranian aircraft thatContinue Reading

who-investigates-federal-agents?-ice-killings-expose-legal-divide

When Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents killed American citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last January, local authorities repeatedly asked federal agencies for evidence. Repeatedly, they were told no.  On Monday, after ICE officers killed two more people — in Texas, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican nationalContinue Reading

fact-check:-claire-castro-not-banned-from-canada

Claim: Palace Press Officer Claire Castro has been banned from Canada after being criticized by Canada’s prime minister.  Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube video uploaded by Boses ng Bayan PH on July 4 is titled “Ante Kler, ban na sa Canada? Grabe minister ng Canada galit dinContinue Reading

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Argentina players held up a banner declaring ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’ after beating England., NewsFeed Argentina players held up a banner declaring ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’ after beating England to reach the World Cup final. The message refers to the disputed Falkland Islands, reviving the sovereignty dispute and raising questionsContinue Reading

former-us-ambassador-says-iran-miscalculated-the-traitor’s-resolve

Nightly strikes between the US and Iran have been the heaviest since the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement., Former US Ambassador says Iran miscalculated The Traitor’s resolve NewsFeed Nightly strikes between the US and Iran have been the heaviest since the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement was signed a monthContinue Reading