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Donald Trump is a leading example of strong-man rulers who have arisen in recent years. One reason for their rise is the apparent inability of many liberal democracies to get things done, like building infrastructure or dealing with crime. Liberal societies tend to proliferate law and procedures, expanding the number of political actors who can veto a collective decision–something labeled “vetocracy”–which then provides an excuse for strong man rule that breaks the law. Liberals societies need to steer a path between vetocracy and would-be authoritarians like Trump, and demonstrate that…

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Alex Stamos was formerly head of security at Facebook/Meta and is a leading expert on computer security. He discusses the threats to computer security posed by the most recent advances in AI, and explains why those are much more urgent than the “existential” threats feared by many. https://youtu.be/ihWU-ets1f0?si=WEQ4P89FGtpT49Dp

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Core takeaway  As this list begins to demonstrate, what started as a pragmatic framework of international organizations for peace and cooperation has morphed into a sprawling architecture of global governance, often dominated by progressive ideology and detached from national interests.  From DEI mandates to “gender equity” campaigns to climate orthodoxy, many international organizations now serve a globalist project rooted in the discredited fantasy of the “End of History.”  These organizations actively seek to constrain American sovereignty.  Their work is advanced by the same elite networks—the multilateral “NGO-plex”— that we have begun…

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Core takeaway  The rules-based international order does not consist of any specific rules, is not accepted internationally, and does not deliver order. The rules-based international order should be considered a failed experiment from the unipolar world order, which must be dismantled to restore international law as a requirement for stability and peace. International law in accordance with the UN Charter is based on mutual constraints and sovereign equality. However, states do not constrain themselves, and international law can therefore only exist under a balance of power.  Under the hegemonic era…

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1. Seyed M. Marandi: Netanyahu in Washington – Pushing War with Iran Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran’s Nuclear Negotiation Team. Prof. Marandi discusses Netanyahu arriving in Washington to push for increasing the pressure on Gaza and Hezbollah, and to sell another war on Iran. https://youtu.be/UzPETR2uEGs?si=iW94Vol63allO_y2

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