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The Economic Battle Between the US and China: Declining American Hegemony and Rising Chinese Dragon

The Economic Battle Between the US and China: Declining American Hegemony and Rising Chinese Dragon

Since China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001, the United States has conceived this integration as an extension of its own hegemony. Under the guise of liberalization, Washington hoped to mold the Chinese system according to the canons of Western capitalism. History has thwarted this ambition. Beijing has assimilated the mechanisms of global trade without absorbing its ideological dogmas. Years and years of trade have fostered a mutual dependence that has evolved into a lever of power for both China and the United States. However, the United States, once the architect of the international economic system, now…
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Against All Odds: How Iran Emerged Victorious in the 12-Day U.S.-Israeli War

Against All Odds: How Iran Emerged Victorious in the 12-Day U.S.-Israeli War

In this analysis, I strive to proffer a realistic examination of the two wars waged upon Iran—the eight-year war between Iraq and Iran back in the 1980s and then the twelve-day conflict in June 2025—from a US strategic perspective. I will endeavor to demonstrate why, despite the preponderant material power of the adversaries, Iran emerged triumphant in both cases; I shall explore the catalysts and real determinants of asymmetric warfare, its economic and psychological repercussions, and the systemic factors behind the inability of the great powers to adjust to this dynamic. The Geopolitical Context and External Support During the Iran-Iraq…
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Gaza and the Anglo-Saxon Colonial Nightmare: Tony Blair, the GITA, and Imperialism’s Humanitarian Charade

Gaza and the Anglo-Saxon Colonial Nightmare: Tony Blair, the GITA, and Imperialism’s Humanitarian Charade

By Ron Jacobs One of the most powerful conversations I've had this century took place in Washington Square in New York City on September 11, 2001—as the sky bore the acrid scent of a world that had just turned upside down. My friend and I were there, stunned, in the midst of the collective shock. A few blocks away, smoking concrete, flames, rubble: the material embodiment of a global trauma. Within earshot, a group of young people were discussing. One of them asked, "What should we do with the perpetrators?" I replied, "Find them, arrest them, try them." Another retorted…
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