2 May AD 2024

TVESDAY EDITION

Western Civ Defender

Geopolitical News and Punditry:
South Africa: Safe-haven for Hamas, Islamic State and al-Qaeda Terrorists – L.A. Franklin, Ph.D.
NATO Is Not a Hegemonic Burden – Carla Norrlof at Project Syndicate
Africa Rising – ‘Jaw-Dropping’ Population Changes on the Horizon – Louis T. March at Mercator
Analyst: Stalemate in Ukraine May be Best-Case Scenario – Holly Ellyatt at CNBC
Germany’s Weakness Is Bad for Europe – Ana Palacio at Project Syndicate
Geopolitics and the Moon – George Friedman, Ph.D., at Geopolitical Futures
The Iranians Pay a Price in Syria – Wall Street Journal
Fr. Charles Murr: the War on Western Civilization! – Joe McClane
That 1938 Feeling – Glenn Reynolds and Ed Morrissey
Beijing’s Increasing Gray Zone Operations Around Taiwan – John Dotson at China Brief

Anglosphere Political News and Punditry:
The Unbearable Sanctimony of the ‘Pro-Palestine’ Set – Brendan O’Neill at Spiked
The West Needs Christianity, Says . . . Richard Dawkins – Mary Rooke and Ed Morrissey

International Political News and Punditry:
Is the Erdogan Era Ending in Turkey? – Wall Street Journal

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