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Scenes from a Disaster Movie

Reading Time: 2 minutes In disaster movies, we often find scenes of chaos at national borders. Amid the pending disaster of an incoming asteroid or zombie apocalypse, the systems along national borders become overwhelmed as immigrants and refugees seek to escape the crisis. Today, it is not asteroids or zombies that the world is running from, but we are…

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Hurricane Otis

Reading Time: < 1 minute As the tumult across the earth intensifies, the world at large finds itself conflicted in a battle for attention. Ukraine, Sudan, Gaza, Lewiston, Maine; our eye is not drawn toward the greatest crisis but to the most recent outrage. Due to the reality of our visually-oriented media age, significant events often fail to garner the…

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This Week in Gaza – October 30

Reading Time: 2 minutes Gaza’s Health Ministry confirmed the death toll in Gaza surpassed 8,000 people. US President Biden cast doubt on these numbers last week, to which the health ministry responded by publishing a list of the names of the dead. The UN notes the reported death totals from Gaza’s Health Ministry are credible. The World Health Organization…

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Genocide Language

Reading Time: 3 minutes A few years ago, my friend Brian Butler and I released a podcast series on the history of genocide called “Never Again, Again.” One of the key takeaways of that series was how, although we wring our hands and cry never again after these tragedies, history keeps repeating itself. Genocide and ethnic cleansing don’t arise…

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Israel At War (Intelligence Brief)

Reading Time: < 1 minute This Intelligence Brief provides a unique overview and insight regarding this week’s Hamas invasion of Israel and subsequent Israeli siege of Gaza. The Israel at War video intelligence brief is available exclusively to our Patreon supporters. Links referenced within this video: The Political Context in Israel History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict PODCAST Series

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The Chinese Economy Is Shaking

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Chinese economy is shaking. China’s largest property developer, Country Market, warned it is on the verge of default this week. The company reported a loss of $7 billion so far this year, and it is part of a broader real estate crisis in China, which in turn is merely one facet of a major…

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Hindu Nationalism and Growing Violence in India

Reading Time: 4 minutes Religious violence in India continued to swell this month. In a matter of four days, members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who rule Haryana state bulldozed more than 300 properties belonging to Muslims. At least 150 Muslims who protested the demolition of their homes and livelihood were arrested, handcuffed, and often forced to watch…

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Growing Tensions Between the US and Iran

Reading Time: < 1 minute The US has moved more than 3,000 troops to the Red Sea, escalating tensions with Iran. The move comes after Iran seized several civilian vessels in the same waters in recent years. According to the US, Iran has seized or attempted to take control of at least 20 internationally flagged vessels in these waters over…

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Is Ethiopia About to Have Another Civil War

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nine months ago, Ethiopia concluded its two-year civil war in the Tigrayan region. The country may be on the verge of yet another internal conflict, this time in the northern Amhara region. For several months, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has pushed his plan to disband regional forces in the country’s different provinces and integrate such…