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Venezuela: The Tortuous Road After the June Earthquakes

The two earthquakes that ravaged Venezuela in June did more than kill and injure thousands 鈥� they may jeopardize the country鈥檚 chance of economic reform. The Trump administration could abandon... Read full article

Leonardo Vivas - July 3, 2026

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Economics and Finance
AI Wealth Of Nations: A Blueprint for Adaptation in the Age of AI
by Mark Cummings
Africa
Real-Time Verification Is the Only Way to Stop Viral Lies
by Iain Levine & Avi Tuschman
Economics and Finance
The New Five Forces, Part 5: Economy and Building for a Volatile World
by Noa Gafni
American News
Book Banning, Alberta Style: Censorship in the Classroom
by Margaret Smale

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FIFA World Cup: The Greatest Show on Earth

by Atul Singh, Abul-Hasanat Siddique, Samantha Mendiguren

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The Rise of the Ottoman Empire

by Atul Singh & Lee Thompson-Kolar

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Football and Politics: An Old Love Affair

by Ellis Cashmore

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Mediaphobia 鈥� A Timeline of Panic

by Ellis Cashmore

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The Indian Subcontinent鈥檚 Hindu鈥揗uslim Divide

by Pocket Dynamo, Atul Singh & Ishtiaq Ahmed

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The Story of World War II

by Atul Singh, Abul-Hasanat Siddique & Anton Schauble

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250 Years of American Scripture

On America鈥檚 250th anniversary, it may be time to think about how the Founders were mythologized into secular saints, embodying...

A Trillion Reasons Democracy Is Doomed

Two new 鈥渢rillionaires鈥� 鈥� the US military and Elon Musk 鈥� now occupy the headlines. Both...

On the Meaning (and Danger) of 鈥淪hould鈥�

The word 鈥渟hould鈥� pervades public discourse 鈥� from politicians to celebrities to AI chatbots 鈥� yet...

The Iran Deal: A Bad End to an Unnecessary War

On June 17, the US and Iran signed a Memorandum...

by Gary Grappo

Paid in Mars: How the SpaceX IPO Engineers Away Accountability

by Usama Malik

India鈥檚 Exam System Under Fire as NEET and CBSE Controversies Grow

by Vasavi Seethepalli

The Dialectic: Japan 鈥� The Aging Land of the Rising Sun

by Glenn Carle & Atul Singh

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FO Podcasts: Why Narcoterrorism Still Matters

In this episode of FO Podcasts, Atul Singh and Jeffrey James Higgins examine how narcoterrorism combines organized crime, insurgency and geopolitical conflict. They discuss the rise of synthetic opioids and how cartels in Latin America increasingly resemble paramilitary organizations capable of challenging state authority. Should...

by Jeffrey James Higgins & Atul Singh

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