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Selected Articles: Dumpling Wars
By , June 14, 2023
The Ukrainian blonde had the smell of trouble. She had perched herself, along with her mute friend, in a restaurant across from the famed South Melbourne Market. On arriving at the modish, glorious bit of real estate known as Tipsy Village, a Polish establishment famed for accented French cuisine, she shrieked: “Why do you have Ruskie dumplings on your menu?”
“We Want Peace. The World Cries Out”. Henry Wallace
By , June 15, 2023
Although I do not fully agree with Henry Wallace’s arguments, I find his speeches inspiring and think they offer us great potential at this dangerous moment in history. There is also an argument to be made that another world was possible that did not include the Cold War of the 1950s, or the Cold War of 2023 (the second “cold war” works on the basic principle that “Cold Wars repeat: first as tragedy and again as farce”).
“The Ultimate Constraint on Freedom”: Ted Kaczynski, Technology and Trauma
By , June 15, 2023
Henry A. Murray has much to answer for. Between 1959 and 1961, the Harvard psychology academic, as the leader of a team of equally unprincipled academics, was responsible for conducting an CIA-funded experiment most unethical on 22 undergraduates. The individuals in question were pseudonymised. One particularly youthful figure, named “Lawful”, was the mathematically gifted Theodore John Kaczynski.
By , June 15, 2023
Turkey has become the target point of a mass migration, which is rarely seen in the world. This essentially started with the Syrian war in 2011 and continues with Libya, Iraq, African countries, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Russians and Ukrainians.
Only a Manipulated Human Inflicts Suffering on Members of the Same Species
By , June 15, 2023
As a psychologist and long-time psychotherapist, I am convinced that man is good, social and capable of living together without weapons and war. However, he is psychologically irritated due to his manipulation in family upbringing and by social institutions.
By , June 14, 2023
She constitutes a powerful voice in the understanding and analysis of US hegemony and the global political economy. Her first book published in 1970 entitled, Silent Surrender: The Multinational Corporation in Canada, predicted with foresight more than half a century ago, what is happening today.
Crown Prince of Saudi MbS Is Working Towards a “Political Solution for Syria”
By , June 14, 2023
Dr. Faisal Mekdad, Syria’s Foreign Minister, is in Saudi Arabia for meetings held on June 11 and 12, which marks his third visit to the Kingdom in the last three months. In April, he made his initial visit and accompanied President Assad to Jeddah to attend the Council of the League of Arab States summit on May 19.
US Planning to Overhaul UN Security Council
By , June 14, 2023
The White House is developing plans to expand the number of permanent members to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the Washington Post reported on Monday. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield is spearheading the effort to enlarge the body by adding six new members.
The US Military Is Struggling to Account for Equipment Sent to Ukraine
By , June 14, 2023
The U.S. military did not properly maintain accountability for thousands of pieces of equipment transferred to the government of Ukraine as part of the former’s security assistance program in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion, according to a new government watchdog report.
States Invest in Nuclear Arsenals as Geopolitical Relations Deteriorate
By , June 14, 2023
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) today launches its annual assessment of the state of armaments, disarmament and international security. A key finding of SIPRI Yearbook 2023 is that the number of operational nuclear weapons started to rise as countries’ long-term force modernization and expansion plans progressed.
