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This month, national identity, authoritarian governance and the fragility of democracy take center stage. In Syria, former UN Security Council expert Fernando Carvajal details mass executions of Alawite civilians by Hay鈥檃t Tahrir al-Sham and the international community鈥檚 muted response, raising urgent questions about sectarian revenge and transitional justice. Political scientist Leonard Weinberg probes the split within the US veteran community over Donald Trump, highlighting how military allegiance and democratic values are increasingly at odds. Meanwhile, investigative journalist Steve Shaw uncovers China鈥檚 suppression of information following a deadly Tibetan earthquake, revealing how natural disasters intersect with state control and ethnic repression.

Elsewhere, economic policy and historical grievances shape international relations. Japanese financial analyst Masaaki Yoshimori traces the fraught history of the Japan鈥揝outh Korea currency swap line, revealing how pragmatic cooperation is repeatedly derailed by nationalist memory. German investment professional Alexander Gloy critiques Trump鈥檚 tariffs on Canada and Mexico as self-inflicted economic wounds, while CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin and independent foreign policy researcher Nicolas J.S. Davies question whether NATO鈥檚 eastward expansion signals the birth 鈥� or death 鈥� of a new Cold War. Finally, academic editor and cultural commentator Ranjani Iyer Mohanty reflects on the shifting global image of Americans through the lens of film, offering a cultural counterpart to these geopolitical currents.

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Content of Publication

Trump鈥檚 Canada and Mexico Tariffs Are a Magnificent Own Goal – Alex Gloy

Kill Capitalism 鈥� Before It Kills Everything Else – Davor D啪alto

Authorial Intent and Psychosis: How Authors Make Meaning From Chaos – Dustin Pickering

Trump鈥檚 Meeting With Zelenskyy Revealed His Plot to Kill Ukraine – Douglas Hauer

Winners and Losers 鈥� Deciphering Germany鈥檚 Election Results – Alex Gloy

International Community Bears Responsibility for Red Sea Crisis and Houthi Crimes – Fernando Carvajal

The History and Political Context of the Japan鈥揝outh Korea Currency Swap Line – Masaaki Yoshimori

Is This the Beginning or the End of a New Cold War? – Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies

Tu vu貌 f脿 l’americano? – Ranjani Iyer Mohanty

Syria鈥檚 De Facto Leader Faces Home Truths: Alawite Executions –Fernando Carvajal

Where Do Defenders of Democracy Really Stand? – Leonard Weinberg

Can Aging Better Prepare Us For Death? – Gabriel Andrade

Tibet and the Earthquake China Doesn鈥檛 Want You to See – Steve Shaw

The Signal Leak: US Incompetence Meets Europe鈥檚 Inconsequence – Peter Isackson

Outside the Box: ChatGPT, Intellectual Humility and a Collective 鈥淐rucible of Collaboration鈥� – Peter Isackson