Russia Exposed Ukraine’s New Three-Pronged Infowar Campaign About The Battlefield

Voice of East: Russia Exposed Ukraine’s New Three-Pronged Infowar Campaign About The Battlefield By Andrew Korybko Putting it all together, Ukraine’s new three-pronged infowar campaign about the battlefield sees it downplaying Russia’s on-the-ground gains as expanding the “gray zone”, potentially plotting more terrorist attacks... Read More › - Voice of East


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Why Jason Watson is Wrong, Even if You Agree With What He Stands For

Thomas Knapp: “I am calling on average Americans everywhere to peacefully exercise your First Amendment rights en masse every day until this administration is removed and our democratic republic is restored,” US Air Force major Jason Watson said in a  public speech, delivered in uniform, before standing on the steps of the US Capitol with a sign … Continue reading Why Jason Watson is Wrong, Even if You Agree With What He Stands For → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Meh on the Fourth of July: In Dependence Day

Thomas Knapp: When the Continental Congress adopted its “Declaration of Independence,” officially published on July 4, 1776, there were reasons — reasons laid out in detail in that very same declaration. King George III, the founders of “the United States of America” said, obstructed immigration. He kept standing armies in times of peace. He sent out “swarms … Continue reading Meh on the Fourth of July: In Dependence Day → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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FSB Chief Bortnikov Is Right: There’s No One In Ukraine To Talk To Besides Zelensky

Voice of East: FSB Chief Bortnikov Is Right: There’s No One In Ukraine To Talk To Besides Zelensky By Andrew Korybko This is attributable to three primary reasons. FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov told local media in late June that “Zelensky is a terrorist, but there are... Read More › - Voice of East


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Mail Voting Proposal: Make an Example of Steiner

Thomas Knapp: On June 2, the US Postal Service proposed a new rule in the Federal Register on standards for handling of mail ballots, with public comment open through July 2. That rule was issued pursuant to an executive order by US president Donald Trump. While the proposal unambiguously claims that “states would retain full control over … Continue reading Mail Voting Proposal: Make an Example of Steiner → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Ukraine’s Long-Range Strikes On Russia Are More Showmanship Than Strategy

Voice of East: Ukraine’s Long-Range Strikes On Russia Are More Showmanship Than Strategy By Andrew Korybko The primary motive is to produce dramatic visuals for helping Ukraine’s overall cause as war fatigue in the West becomes more palpable and Trump’s political one ahead of... Read More › - Voice of East


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How Likely Is A NATO-Russia Clash Around 2030?

Voice of East: How Likely Is A NATO-Russia Clash Around 2030? By Andrew Korybko If Russia continues fighting this “war of attrition” for years to come instead of decisively ending it soon, then it’ll be more vulnerable than ever to the “cordon sanitaire’s” invasion... Read More › - Voice of East


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Indonesia’s Multi-Alignment Strategy Could Become A Model For The Global South

Voice of East: Indonesia’s Multi-Alignment Strategy Could Become A Model For The Global South By Andrew Korybko Prabowo and his team are doing a great job balancing between leading players in the global systemic transition while crucially keeping Indonesia out of New Cold War... Read More › - Voice of East


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Reflecting Pool Solution: It’s Right There in the Name!

Thomas Knapp: Between ruinous wars abroad (e.g. the war on Iran) and at home (e.g. the wars on immigrants and drugs), rising inflation, election-rigging attempts from both sides of the major party “aisle,” an apparent rising trend of “teen takeover” riots, and a host of other problems, the recent algae bloom fiasco at Washington, DC’s Lincoln Memorial … Continue reading Reflecting Pool Solution: It’s Right There in the Name! → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Russia Must Defeat Ukraine Before Trump 2.0’s “War Of Attrition” Really Gets Going

Voice of East: Russia Must Defeat Ukraine Before Trump 2.0’s “War Of Attrition” Really Gets Going By Andrew Korybko The only reprieve in that dark scenario, other than obliterating Ukraine to neutralize the NATO threats emanating from there once and for all per the... Read More › - Voice of East


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Term Limits? OK, But Here’s How To Do Them Right

Thomas Knapp: It comes, it goes, but seldom a month goes by without the notion of “term limits” popping up in the American political discussion. At the moment — and since Sheldon Whitehouse proposed legislation for it in 2023 — that discussion has mostly revolved around the Supreme Court, whose justices remain in office, according to the … Continue reading Term Limits? OK, But Here’s How To Do Them Right → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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“Public Services”: The Longest Con

Thomas Knapp: Three Card Monte. Photo by ZioDave. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. Plans to cut  various taxes seem to enjoy high levels of public support around the country right now. Florida’s voters will have an opportunity in November to cut residential property taxes; last week a Massachusetts court ruled against letting that state’s voters cut their … Continue reading “Public Services”: The Longest Con → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Will Russia Learn From The US’ Defeat In The Third Gulf War?

Voice of East: Will Russia Learn From The US’ Defeat In The Third Gulf War? By Andrew Korybko As Valdai Club’s Research Director Fyodor Lukyanov wrote, “Tehran just showed why military supremacy no longer guarantees political victory.” The memorandum of understanding (MoU) that was just signed... Read More › - Voice of East


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Trump Cut A Deal With Iran, But Can He Restrain Israel?

Voice of East: Trump Cut A Deal With Iran, But Can He Restrain Israel? By Uriel Araujo The US-Iran ceasefire has allowed both sides to claim victory, yet Tehran has secured the more enduring strategic gains, with sanctions relief, and strategic leverage. Washington now... Read More › - Voice of East


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If the US Government Won’t Respect Freedom of Speech, AI Firms Should Move

Thomas Knapp: “The US government,” artificial intelligence firm Anthropic informed the public in a June 12 statement, “citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees. ” As of June … Continue reading If the US Government Won’t Respect Freedom of Speech, AI Firms Should Move → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Putin’s Defence Of Pakistan Was About More Than China

Voice of East: Putin’s Defence Of Pakistan Was About More Than China By Andrew Korybko It was entirely factual but driven by diplomatic interests as regards their rapid rapprochement. Putin was asked in early June by an Indian journalist during his meeting with the... Read More › - Voice of East


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Iran: Another Trophy for Trump’s “First” Shelf?

Thomas Knapp: US president Donald Trump loves being “first.” Whenever something newsworthy happens, big or small, in fact or in fantasy, he reliably touts it as being unprecedented in American, possibly even world, history, and a either a personal, positive accomplishment or an unjustified persecution (“witch hunt”). When it comes to bragging rights, he’s certainly entitled to … Continue reading Iran: Another Trophy for Trump’s “First” Shelf? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Facing The “Christian Question”: How Israel Is Eroding Tel Aviv’s And Washington’s Soft Power

Voice of East: Facing The “Christian Question”: How Israel Is Eroding Tel Aviv’s And Washington’s Soft Power By Uriel Araujo For decades, Christian Zionists formed the backbone of Israel’s support network in the West. The crisis involving Lebanon’s campaign, attacks on holy sites and... Read More › - Voice of East


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Could Donald Trump Finally End America’s Twice Yearly Clock-Setting Nightmare?

Thomas Knapp: “Daylight Saving Time (DST) transitions,” researchers wrote in Brain Sciences earlier this year,  “act as a population-wide circadian stressor, leading to sleep disruption, cognitive impairment, emotional dysregulation, and short-term increases in psychiatric symptoms, including depression, anxiety, and suicidality. … At the population level, findings support growing calls to reconsider or eliminate seasonal clock changes …” … Continue reading Could Donald Trump Finally End America’s Twice Yearly Clock-Setting Nightmare? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Close Ties With Kazakhstan Are Indispensable For The Future Of Russia’s Sovereignty

Voice of East: Close Ties With Kazakhstan Are Indispensable For The Future Of Russia’s Sovereignty By Andrew Korybko If the NATO-OTS duo divides-and-rules them, then another special operation and possible NATO-Russian proxy war might be inevitable, which would be to their detriment while that... Read More › - Voice of East


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FISA Fail: A Good First Step, But Hold Off on the Celebration

Thomas Knapp: On June 11, the US House voted down — on a bipartisan basis, with 19 Republicans joining most Democrats — the latest attempt to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Inteligence Surveillance Act. Absent some kind of mid-June legislative miracle, Section 702 will expire on June 12. Good! FISA itself is a terrible law, and … Continue reading FISA Fail: A Good First Step, But Hold Off on the Celebration → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Russia’s FSB Chief Warns That The West’s “Holy Grail Of Hybrid War” Is Being Deployed To The CIS

Voice of East: Russia’s FSB Chief Warns That The West’s “Holy Grail Of Hybrid War” Is Being Deployed To The CIS By Andrew Korybko AI-assisted infowars could psychologically sever the former USSR’s Turkic populations from Russia. FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov warned during a recent... Read More › - Voice of East


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Rip Van Trumple Contradicts His Own Ballroom Argument

Thomas Knapp: “This event would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom currently under construction at the White House,” US president Donald Trump claimed the day after an armed would-be assassin attempted to charge through a security barricade at the Washington Hilton. “It cannot be built fast enough!” US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) agreed: “America … Continue reading Rip Van Trumple Contradicts His Own Ballroom Argument → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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We Don’t Need AI to Tell Us Donald is a Red

Thomas Knapp: US president Donald Trump, Reuters reports, is “looking into” a US government stake in leading artificial intelligence firms. “There’s something very interesting about it, where it almost becomes a partnership with the American public,” Trump says. This isn’t his first such initiative. Since beginning his second term, Trump has announced 15 such “equity stake” deals … Continue reading We Don’t Need AI to Tell Us Donald is a Red → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Has Iran Ended Its Drought By Destroying A US-Israel Weather Weapon?

Voice of East: Has Iran Ended Its Drought By Destroying A US-Israel Weather Weapon? By Uriel Araujo Iran’s unexpected return of rainfall has sparked allegations of covert weather manipulation involving the US and Israel. Although the claims remain unproven, documented weather-modification programs, emerging geoengineering... Read More › - Voice of East


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The Russian-Afghan Military-Technical Deal Is A Step Towards Closer Anti-Terrorist Cooperation

Voice of East: The Russian-Afghan Military-Technical Deal Is A Step Towards Closer Anti-Terrorist Cooperation By Andrew Korybko Even in the unlikely scenario that their cooperation one day includes the air defence systems that the Afghan Defence Minister said that he’s seeking for deterring Pakistan,... Read More › - Voice of East


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Can’t Anyone Here Not Play This Political Game?

Thomas Knapp: Photo by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Marc A. Hermann. Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. It may be 64 years after the New York Mets losing 120 baseball matches in their debut season led manager Casey Stengel to plead “Can’t anyone here play this game?” Yet The Wall Street Journal columnist William A. Galston notes that the … Continue reading Can’t Anyone Here Not Play This Political Game? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Florida Property Tax Debate: The Right Answer is Always “Cut Government Spending”

Thomas Knapp: As I write this column, Florida legislators are hard at work on a measure to eliminate property taxes in the state. Really? No. But it’s forgivable to have believed that based on clickbait headlines and the wailing of county-level politicians. What legislators actually have in front of them is a November ballot measure proposal that … Continue reading Florida Property Tax Debate: The Right Answer is Always “Cut Government Spending” → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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France’s “Forward Deterrence” Risks Triggering A Nuclear Crisis With Russia

Voice of East: France’s “Forward Deterrence” Risks Triggering A Nuclear Crisis With Russia By Andrew Korybko France’s planned deployment of nuclear-armed Rafale jets armed in the Arctic, Central Europe, and possibly also the Balkans poses a qualitatively new strategic threat to Russia. The announcement in late... Read More › - Voice of East


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The Brits, French, And Germans Are Now Right On Russia’s Doorstep

Voice of East: The Brits, French, And Germans Are Now Right On Russia’s Doorstep By Andrew Korybko There are really only three scenarios left: NATO finally agrees to some form of Russia’s proposals; Russia launches a preventive war against European NATO betting that the... Read More › - Voice of East


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Russia’s “1941” Warning: Europe’s Militarization And The Risk Of Strategic Miscalculation

Voice of East: Russia’s “1941” Warning: Europe’s Militarization And The Risk Of Strategic Miscalculation By Uriel Araujo As Germany deepens military cooperation with Ukraine and NATO expands in the Baltic and Arctic, Moscow increasingly warns of encirclement. The continent’s push for militarization comes at... Read More › - Voice of East


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Data Center Panic Forgets the Future

Thomas Knapp: From national politics down to local neighborhood discussion, America seems to be in full-blown moral panic about data centers. The two main concerns voiced by both politicians and my neighbors boil down to arguments that the increasing number and size (due to the push toward resource-intensive artificial intelligence in pretty much everything) of data centers … Continue reading Data Center Panic Forgets the Future → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Starobelsk Dormitory Bombing Reflects Horribly On Ukraine And Its Western Patrons

Voice of East: The Starobelsk Dormitory Bombing Reflects Horribly On Ukraine And Its Western Patrons By Andrew Korybko One of the special operation’s goals is to neutralize these Ukrainian terrorist threats to civilians that Russia long foresaw but was unable to preemptively avert through... Read More › - Voice of East


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The Arctic And Baltic Fronts Of The NATO-Russian New Cold War Are Dangerously Merging

Voice of East: The Arctic And Baltic Fronts Of The NATO-Russian New Cold War Are Dangerously Merging By Andrew Korybko This trend poses a significant threat to Russia, but it also poses an equally significant one to the EU too if it leads to... Read More › - Voice of East


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War With Iran, Phase Two: All Three Plausible Explanations Call for One Corrective Action

Thomas Knapp: On May 25, US president Donald Trump went back to war with Iran, launching strikes in the southern part of that country on a laughable claim of “self-defense.” The previous phase of the war was stupid, evil, and illegal, as is this phase. It was and is stupid because even given Trump’s constantly shifting (and … Continue reading War With Iran, Phase Two: All Three Plausible Explanations Call for One Corrective Action → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Could A Major War Soon Erupt Along The Latvian-Belarusian-Ukrainian Front?

Voice of East: Could A Major War Soon Erupt Along The Latvian-Belarusian-Ukrainian Front? By Andrew Korybko In all three cases, it’s respectively Ukraine, Latvia, and Poland and France that arguably have the prerogative when it comes to whether or not to escalate against Russia,... Read More › - Voice of East


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NATO’s Northern Militarization And The Growing Risk Of War With Russia

Voice of East: NATO’s Northern Militarization And The Growing Risk Of War With Russia By Uriel Araujo NATO’s rapid militarization of the Arctic and Baltic regions is transforming Northern Europe into one of the world’s most volatile points of contention. From Norway’s expanding strategic... Read More › - Voice of East


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Charge Obama? Great Idea, But Unlikely

Thomas Knapp: Last July, then US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the formation of a “strike force” to investigate former president Barack Obama and members of his administration, based on claims from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard of a “treasonous conspiracy” to prevent the election of Donald Trump in 2016. The alleged conspiracy involved falsifying intelligence … Continue reading Charge Obama? Great Idea, But Unlikely → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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How Likely Is It That Russia’s Next Special Operation Will Be Against Latvia?

Voice of East: How Likely Is It That Russia’s Next Special Operation Will Be Against Latvia? By Andrew Korybko What’s much more probable is kinetic retaliation against reported Ukrainian drone teams there. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) warned that their country’s armed forces are ready to... Read More › - Voice of East


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Randy Fine vs. “Dual Loyalty” — Pot, Kettle, Black

Thomas Knapp: “Some men,” an old saying has it, “are sent to Washington because their hometowns want them somewhere else.” Although Melbourne Beach, Florida isn’t US Representative Randy Fine’s hometown  — he was born in Arizona, raised in Kentucky, and subsequently managed to wear out his welcome in Massachusetts, Nevada, and Michigan before landing there — I … Continue reading Randy Fine vs. “Dual Loyalty” — Pot, Kettle, Black → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Europe’s Invests In Endless War While Ukraine Bets On Democrat Victory In The US

Voice of East: Europe’s Invests In Endless War While Ukraine Bets On Democrat Victory In The US By Uriel Araujo Brussels insists it wants peace in Ukraine, yet European policies continue pushing Kiev toward unrealistic expectations and prolonged confrontation. With Europe now carrying much... Read More › - Voice of East


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Trump 2.0’s Counterterrorism Strategy Targets The “Red-Green Alliance”

Voice of East: Trump 2.0’s Counterterrorism Strategy Targets The “Red-Green Alliance” By Andrew Korybko Tucker Carlson earlier claimed that the CIA is investigating him for communicating with contacts in Iran, so it’s possible that he might be charged on these new counterterrorist grounds, especially... Read More › - Voice of East


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Russian Defence Minister’s Warning: How SCO Faces A New Eurasian “Great Game”

Voice of East: Russian Defence Minister’s Warning: How SCO Faces A New Eurasian “Great Game” By Andrew Korybko Unless they all get on the same page, and soon, the West risks dividing-and-ruling the SCO. Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov described the threats facing the... Read More › - Voice of East


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“Nearest Nickel” Makes Sense … But Why a Law?

Thomas Knapp: On May 11, a new law went into effect in Florida, “allowing” businesses to round the amounts charged for cash purchases to the nearest nickel. Really? Nothing more important than this for our masters in Tallahassee to spend their time on? Don’t get me wrong. The practice in question makes sense: Last November, the US … Continue reading “Nearest Nickel” Makes Sense … But Why a Law? → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Voice of East: French Media Confirmed That Paris Is Backing Ukraine In Mali By Andrew Korybko A division of labour can now be discerned: the US masterminded this war against Russia’s Malian ally, which al-Qaeda-aligned Islamic radicals are leading in alliance with Tuareg separatists,... Read More › - Voice of East


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The “Security” Case for Trump’s Ballroom: A Win-Win Proposal

Thomas Knapp: Senate Republicans, the Associated Press reports, plan to give the Secret Service $1 billion for “security upgrades” to president Donald Trump’s  (supposedly $400 million, supposedly donation-funded) White House ballroom project. After an assassination attempt outside the Washington Hilton ballroom hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in April, Republicans began boosting the ballroom itself as a … Continue reading The “Security” Case for Trump’s Ballroom: A Win-Win Proposal → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Mali After the Failed Decapitation Strike: Malian Foreign Minister Signals a Coming Counteroffensive

Voice of East: Mali After the Failed Decapitation Strike: Malian Foreign Minister Signals a Coming Counteroffensive By Andrew Korybko The failed decapitation strike on day one of the war bought Mali time, but whether or not it’s enough depends on when the counteroffensive is launched... Read More › - Voice of East


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Von Der Leyen’s Quip About Turkiye Exposed The Artificiality Of Its Partnership With The EU

Voice of East: Von Der Leyen’s Quip About Turkiye Exposed The Artificiality Of Its Partnership With The EU By Andrew Korybko Turkiye’s partnership with what became the EU was only due to US machinations after World War II. European Commission President Ursula von der... Read More › - Voice of East


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Ted Turner: 24 Hours That Changed The News World

Thomas Knapp: “We won’t be signing off until the world ends,” Ted Turner said in 1980, just before the launch of his latest media venture. “We’ll be on, and we will cover the end of the world, live, and that will be our last event.” Turner died on May 6 at 87. The world hasn’t ended yet, … Continue reading Ted Turner: 24 Hours That Changed The News World → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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The Populism of Bicentennial Commercialism

Thomas Knapp: In the months leading up to the USA’s 250th birthday party, some debris from its 200th is making headlines. The New York Times‘s Jennifer Schuessler finds conspicuously “much less investment and enthusiasm overall” for this year’s semiquincentennial anniversary of the Declaration of Independence than the 1976 bicentennial, itself diminished by jaded jeers charging that “‘Buy-centennial’ … Continue reading The Populism of Bicentennial Commercialism → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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Ukraine’s Shadow War In Africa: Bold Strategy Or Geopolitical Overreach?

Voice of East: Ukraine’s Shadow War In Africa: Bold Strategy Or Geopolitical Overreach? By Uriel Araujo A covert Ukrainian footprint in Africa is taking shape, from the Maghreb to Sub-Saharan states, fuelling instability. Kiev’s Africa strategy blends military expertise with covert operations, even as... Read More › - Voice of East


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AI Regulation: More of the Risk, Less of the Benefit

Thomas Knapp: Citing anonymous sources, the New York Times reported on May 4, US president Donald Trump is considering an executive order that would require pre-release  “national security vetting” of all new Artificial Intelligence models. The following day, the US Department of Commerce revealed that three three large AI firms — Microsoft, Google, and xAI —  have already … Continue reading AI Regulation: More of the Risk, Less of the Benefit → - by Thomas L. Knapp


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