Israelâs October 27 election could reshape the countryâs political landscape, but neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs allies nor the opposition has a clear path to a governing majority. The outcome of the vote could determine not only who leads Israel, but how the country contends with various domestic and foreign policy concerns.
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Weighing 2028 White House Run, AOC Says Stakes of Race Would Be âAll or Nothingâ
As Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez weighs whether to run for president in 2028, there are numerous factors that complicate her decision: her identity as a Latina woman, her role as a leader in a progressive movement on the verge of unprecedented power, and her considerations about raising a family in the future.
Whatever decision the 36-year-old Democratic congresswoman makes, however, it will be âall or nothing,â she said in an interview published Tuesday by The New York Times, in which she spoke candidly about the stakes of what would be a historic and potentially transformative bid for the nationâs highest office.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on 2028: âLife Doesnât Wait for You to Be Readyâ
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has said she will weigh the decision of whether to run for president after the midterm elections. The decision is clearly already weighing on her.
In an interview with The New York Times, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez revealed the electoral equations she is crunching and the mental âmathâ she is calculating as she approaches the biggest crossroads of her political career.
Why Tech Oligarchs Are Willing to Risk Apocalypse
(September 12, 2026)
Their fantasies of transcendence take different forms. Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, once said, âI assume my brain will be uploaded to the cloud.â Elon Musk plans to escape to Mars. âWe want to be on a path toward making true the things that we read in science fiction books and see in the movies,â he says in footage featured in Alex Gibneyâs searing new documentary, âMusk.â âA future where weâre forever confined to Earth until some eventual extinction event is less inspiring.â Jeff Bezos, who stepped down in 2021 as chief executive of Amazon to spend more time on his space company, wrote, âWe donât want to face a civilization of stasis, and that is the real issue if we just stay on this planet.â
Some imagine themselves as digitally enabled Ăbermenschen. In 2023, the billionaire tech investor Marc Andreessen published âThe Techno-Optimist Manifesto,â with a section titled, âBecoming Technological Supermen.â In it, he borrowed language from the Italian futurist â and fascist â Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, writing, âTechnology must be a violent assault on the forces of the unknown, to force them to bow before man.â He quoted Friedrich Nietzsche to argue that absent such an assault, life becomes meaningless and small. In a section titled âThe Enemy,â Andreessen listed ideas that would restrain technologyâs momentum, including âtech ethicsâ and the concept of âexistential risk.â
Parallels of horror: 9/11 and October 7 attacks examined
(September 11, 2024)
Opinion: In aftermath of 9/11 and October 7, US and Israel faced jihadist terror attacks, highlighting differing global responses; while America pursued military action against al-Qaeda, Israel‘s war with Hamas revealed contrasting international perceptions and diplomatic engagements
POSC 235: The Endless War on Terror
Quincy Institute: War on Terror
The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft aims to lead this reconceptualization, and to do so in a way that serves both vital American interests and the broader shared interest in creating a more just and peaceful world.
RAND Corporation: National Security & Terrorism
RAND conducts a broad array of national security research for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied ministries of defense. Our federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) explore threat assessment, military acquisition, technology, recruitment and personnel management, counterinsurgency, intelligence, and readiness. RAND is a world leader in terrorism research.
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Libya, Syria, Somalia and Yemen: Calculating the Millions-High Death Toll of Americaâs Post-9/11 Wars
(26.4.2018)
As Barbara Lee presciently warned her colleagues before she cast her lone dissenting vote in 2001, we have âbecome the evil we deplore.â But these wars have not been accompanied by fearsome military parades (not yet) or speeches about conquering the world. Instead they have been politically justified by âinformation warfareâ to demonize enemies and fabricate crises, and then waged in a âdisguised, quiet, media freeâ way, to hide their cost in human blood from the American public and the world.
After 16 years of war, about 6 million violent deaths, 6 countries utterly destroyed and many more destabilized, it is urgent that the American public come to terms with the true human cost of our countryâs wars and how we have been manipulated and misled into turning a blind eye to them â before they go on even longer, destroy more countries, further undermine the rule of international law and kill millions more of our fellow human beings.
‚Everything changed‘: The human cost of 25 years of US wars
Less than a month after 9/11, the US invaded Afghanistan, launching what President George W Bush called the âWar on Terrorâ – a series of seemingly endless wars and military campaigns spanning Afghanistan, Iraq and countries across the Middle East, South Asia and Africa.
According to the Cost of War project at Brown Universityâs Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs estimates that US-led wars since 2001 have directly or indirectly killed an estimated 4.5 to 4.7 million people – including approximately 940,000 direct deaths and 3.6 to 3.8 million indirect deaths from disease, malnutrition and health complications.
25 Years After 9/11, the War on Terror Has Left a More Dangerous World
On that ill-fated day, 25 years ago, the world stood united. The attack on the US was seen as a brutal assault on the very idea of a modern, open society. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1368, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) invoking Article 5 for the first and only time, and the global outpouring of support: Washington enjoyed empathy and credibility in spades.
The Global War on Terror (GWOT) was not seen as a US-led war but as one against a medieval ideology that used jihadi terror as an instrument…
9/11 Changed the World in Many Ways. It Also Spawned the Digital Media Era
The whole world, literally, was watching. Never before had more people seen the same news event at the same moment. An estimated two billion people or moreâa third of the speciesâsaw the attacks in real time or watched coverage in that dayâs news reports. âIf you think about the rise of terrorism since 9/11,â explained David Hazinski, the former head of the University of Georgiaâs broadcast news initiative, five years after the attacks, âitâs almost proof that terrorist[s] recognize this is a global village. Now you have the potential to reach a two and a half billion audience for your act.â
25 years after 9/11, how did the âwar on terrorâ change the US?
Today marks the 25th year of the attacks on the United States by the transnational terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda. In the past quarter of a century, the attacks and subsequent events have brought profound changes in the global arena and transformed the state and society in the United States.
MAGA Trump critics Greene, Massie, Carlson meet, tout new ‚movement‘
(today)
Carlson said in a recent interview that „Iâm going to help build a third party.“ Democrats and Republicans are in „lockstep“ on war in the Middle East and other issues, Carlson said, adding the government should focus on „the welfare of its own people.“
Greene previously said she is „in talks“ to launch a new party.
„I think thereâs a group of us that if we decide to align, we could launch a true America-focused party that doesnât fall into the traps of Democrats or Republicans,“ Greene said on „Piers Morgan Uncensored,“ while also acknowledging the difficulties of creating a third party.
We said no more foreign wars and we meant it and supported, Donald Trump because he made that promise. But heâs betrayed us all. Our commitment is America First for all Americans, right, left, and center. The movement has begun.
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Former Georgia Rep. MTG, Tucker Carlson Signal Third-Party Ambitions Following GOP Split
Former Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and former cable news host Tucker Carlson have signaled plans to form a new political party, citing growing dissatisfaction with the Republican Party and current U.S. foreign policy.
In a social media post on Saturday, Greene shared a photograph of a meeting featuring herself, her husband Brian Glenn, Carlson, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), Massieâs wife, and Joe Kent.
Marjorie Taylor Greene teams up with Tucker Carlson as Trump rift fuels political party push: âBetrayed us allâ
Former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has shared a new photo with Tucker Carlson, Rep. Thomas Massie and Joe Kent, adding fresh momentum to discussions about launching a new political party.
Greene posted the picture on X and said the group had come together because they believe President Donald Trump has broken one of his biggest campaign promises. Her post comes weeks after Carlson publicly said he was helping build a third party.
The latest meeting has again raised questions about whether the group plans to turn those talks into a formal political movement.
Rep. Massie Joins Democrats in Attempt To Sue White House Over Iran War
(July 27, 2026)
The War Powers Resolution was passed by both the House and Senate in June, marking the first time Congress approved a concurrent resolution under the 1973 War Powers Act directing the termination of an unauthorized war.
Section 5(c) of the 1973 War Powers Act states that âat any time that United States Armed Forces are engaged in hostilities outside the territory of the United States, its possessions and territories without a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization, such forces shall be removed by the President if the Congress so directs by concurrent resolution.â
Trump critic Massie joins Democrats in unprecedented bid to sue White House over Iran war
(July 27, 2026)
Massie accused Trump and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth of being „in blatant violation of two sections of the War Powers Resolution of 1973.“
„For the first time since the law was enacted, a concurrent resolution has passed in accordance with 5(c) of the law, but the White House has ignored it. It seems theyâve assumed the law is unconstitutional, but no court has ever found that to be the case, so the law remains on the books while the White House flouts it. In the 1983 case INS v. Chadha, the Supreme Court did not opine on the 1973 War Powers Resolution. Itâs time for the courts to settle this, and thatâs what our legislation directs,“ Massie said.
Three Oil Tankers targeted in successive attacks Off Omani Coast
Muscat: The Maritime Security Centre has reported that three oil tankers were targeted in separate attacks off the Omani coast, with one crew member confirmed killed and three others still missing, as authorities continue to monitor the situation and coordinate response efforts.
Indian sailor killed in Iranian strike on oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz
One Indian crew member was killed, and eight others were wounded in an Iranian missile strike targeting two Emirati oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Arab Emiratesâ Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Companyâs (Adnoc) shipping arm confirmed that two of its very large crude carriers were struck and sustained âsignificant damageâ while passing through the strait.
The Bill to Dissolve the Knesset Passed Its Preliminary Reading; MK Odeh: âThe Evil Govt is Ending its Pathâ
Earlier, a similar bill to dissolve the Knesset, introduced by the Hadash faction, was debated but failed, with 52 opposition lawmakers voting in favor and 61 against. âThe worst government ever, responsible for bloodshed on a horrific scale, is coming to an end,â MK Ayman Odeh stated in the Knesset plenum while presenting his factionâs bill. âWe are at a historic crossroads,â he emphasized
Decades of Congressional Inaction Contributed to Illegal US-Israeli War on Iran
(May 11, 2026)
Members of Congress must now decide whether they will honor their oaths to uphold the Constitution, or hand all power without accountability to the executive branch, effectively sanctioning an imperial presidency. The stakes are as high as ever, and not only limited to the current war with Iran, but also the future of democratic governance in the United States.
Trump-Xi meet as petroyuan rises on Iran warâs tide
As US credibility crumbles across the Gulf, Chinaâs petroyuan fast emerging as the currency of Asiaâs post-war energy order
Viktor OrbĂĄn gesteht Wahlniederlage gegen Rivalen PĂ©ter Magyar ein
Péter Magyar, Vorsitzender der TISZA-Partei, teilte in einem Beitrag auf seiner Social-Media-Seite mit, dass der amtierende MinisterprÀsident Viktor Orbån ihn angerufen habe, um ihm zu seinem Sieg bei den ungarischen Parlamentswahlen 2026 zu gratulieren.
Den ersten Ergebnissen zufolge hat die TISZA-Partei landesweit mit einem Erdrutschsieg gewonnen. Nach vier aufeinanderfolgenden Amtszeiten in der Regierung und nach 16 Jahren werden Fidesz und ihr Koalitionspartner, die KDNP, in die Opposition gehen.
So You Lost A War To Iran
(March 31, 2026)
Iran, despite the decapitation of its leadership, has dealt the United States a strategic defeat in the classical sense. It will end the war in a stronger position than when it came under attack. The United States will end the war in a weaker position than before it launched its war. The rest is details.
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Welcome to strategic defeatâor, I should say, welcome back, considering the whole War on Terror and all, and the Vietnam War. Only this time the consequences of defeat for the Americans are set to be far more severe.
What Iran means for the dollar: a perfect storm for the petrodollar
(March 24, 2026)
The world saves in dollars in large part because it pays in dollars. The dollar‘s dominance in cross-border trade is arguably built on the petrodollar: globally traded oil is priced and invoiced in USD. This arrangement can be traced to a deal struck in 1974 where Saudi Arabia agreed to price oil in USD and invest surpluses in USD assets, in exchange for US security guarantees. Because oil is a core input to global manufacturing and transport, there is a natural incentive for global value chains to dollarize, and global surpluses to accumulate in USD.
The foundations of the petrodollar regime have been under pressure even before this conflict. Most Middle East oil is now sold to Asia not the US; sanctioned oil from Russia and Iran has already been trading off dollar rails; Saudi Arabia has been localizing defence, and experimenting with forms of non-dollar payment infrastructure such as Project mBridge.
The current conflict may expose further fault lines, by challenging the US security umbrella for Gulf infrastructure and the maritime security for global trade in oil. Damage to Gulf economies could encourage an unwind in their foreign asset savings held largely in dollars. In this context, reports that the passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz may be granted in exchange for oil payments in yuan should be closely followed. The conflict could be remembered as a key catalyst for erosion in petrodollar dominance, and the beginnings of the petroyuan.
War on Iran could be ‚catalyst‘ for erosion of US petrodollar, Deutsche Bank says
The petrodollar helps keep borrowing costs down for US consumers and Washington, giving them big advantages over peers