FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Geopolitical Punditry and Analysis:
World War War III May Already Have Started—in the Shadows – J.D. Tuccille at Reason Magazine
Russian Gains in Ukraine Don’t Point to a Breakthrough, Top U.S. Generals Say – The WSJ
Buried Facts About the Gaza War – Melanie Phillips
Why the Palestinian Authority Should Not Return to Gaza – Bassam Tawil at Gatestone Institute
France Rushes Reinforcements to Riot-Stricken New Caledonia – N. Bisserbe at Rh. Hoyle at WSJ
Kurds Protest in Turkey as Court Sends Presidential Hopeful to 42 Years in Prison – Jn. Hayward
North Macedonia, a Broken Agreement? – Professor James Ker-Lindsay
Ukraine May Be Lost – Don Surber
The Coming Population Crash – Rudyard W. Lynch at What If Alt Hist
India’s Ruling Party Sharpens Campaign Rhetoric Against Muslims – T. Lahiri, et al., at WSJ

Geopolitical Science:
Most Countries Are Empty Of People, Here’s Why – General Knowledge

Geopolitical History:
Early Muslim Expansion – Arab Conquest of North Africa and Spain 660-751 – History Roar

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

Navigational Links:
Catholic News, Punditry, and Analysis – Big Pulpit
Mysticism, Spirituality, Vocations, Religious Life, Evangelization, Eschatology. . . – Mystic Update
Political News, Punditry, and Analysis, Curated for Catholics – Prime Time Politics
Geopolitics, Maps, Culture, and History, Curated for Catholics – Western Civ Defender

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WEEKEND EDITION

MORNING ISSUE:

Biden’s Censorship Regime – Tim Hains at RealClear Politics
What’s the Matter with Germany? – Gregor Baszak at Am Conservative
Visualizing Copper Supply vs Demand – Bruno Venditti at Visual Capitalist
Ireland’s Whiteboy Summer – Ed West at Substack
Unanchored in El Salvador – G Patrick Lynch at Law & Liberty
EU Parliament Turning to the Right? – Thomas Fazi at UnHerd
Cue the Bird Flu – Kit Knightly at Off-Guardian
New World Order is Crumbling – C Godfrey, D Ramsey at The Economist
Russia’s Economy is Booming – A Kolyandr at The Spectator
American’s Shift From Local News – Pew Research
Descartes and Trans Ideology – Harrison Pitt at Euro Conservative
A Dutch Christian Confronts The Left – J V Maren at Euro Conservative

TVESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Geopolitical Punditry and Analysis:
A Palestinian State Will Lead To More Massacres – Bassam Tawil at The Gatestone Institute
What a Russian ‘victory’ Would Actually Look Like – Mark Episkopos at Responsible Statecraft
An American Victory Strategy Against China – Aaron Maclean at School of War
Secure at Home, Putin Builds on Alliances He Needs to Prevail in Ukraine – A. Simmons at WSJ
Can Putin Survive a Chechen Civil War? – Ian Garner at UnHerd
Will the Renewed US Support for Ukraine Be Enough? – Ian Bremmer at Project Syndicate
The “Ethnic-Cleansing” Mainstream Media Refuses To Talk About – A Day In History
How NATO & Russia are Preparing to Fight Total War – Real Life Lore

Geopolitical History:
Saladin vs Baldwin IV: Third Crusade Siege of Damietta 1169 – History Roar
China’s Rivalry Against the West: Century of Humiliation – The Armchair Historian

Civilization:
Why Did Iranians Adopt the Arabic Alphabet? – No Friday Night Plans
How Did the Russian Empire Actually Work? – Look Back History

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Ranked: The Top 5 U.S. Navy Warships Right Now – Maya Carlin at The National Interest
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

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WEEKEND EDITION

SATURDAY MORNING ROUNDUP:

Watershed Moment for Euro Right -W Nattrass at UnHerd
Why the Left Failed on Oct 7 – Hadley Freeman at UnHerd
I’m Talking to You – Mitch Daniels at Law & Liberty
Congo: A New Form of Smallpox – Voice of Europe
S. Africa: A Swamp of Violence – A Paredes at Voice of Europe
We’re all White Supremacists Now – Jason James at B N Normal
7 Predictions for the Next Pandemic – Kit Knightly at Off-Guardian
Global CBDC Rollout Continues – Kit Knightly at Off-Guardian
Summary of the Evidence Against the Covid Vax – S Kirsch Substack
Ukraine Losing Ground – Blaise Malley at Resp Statecraft
South America’s Pro-Life Movement – J V Maren at European Cons
(Podcast) How Sadiq Khan Destroyed London – Sp!ked

THVRSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Geopolitical Punditry and Analysis:
Macron: We Need To Send Troops to Ukraine if Frontline Collapses – Tamás Orbán at The EC
Iran, US Mutual Delusions Pave a Path to War – John Limbert at Responsible Statecraft
As Ukraine Loses Ground, Baltic Countries Ask: Are We Next? – Yaroslav Trofimov at WSJ
Trump Casts Doubt on Palestinian State, Given ‘Hatred’ Against Jews – Joel B. Pollak at Breitbart
China Harvests User Data from Global Apps to Boost Propaganda Efforts – The Strategist
Poland’s Honeymoon with Ukraine is Over – Michael Kranz at UnHerd
The ‘Palestinian State’: Hamas Plays Westerners for Fools – Again – Gatestone Institute
Biden, Blinken Push Israel to Lose War — for a Fraction of the Hostages – Joel B. Pollak
Tracking Global India’s Growing Influence – Frederick Kempe at Atlantic Council
Why No Country Dares to Invade the United States? – History Roar
Is an Anti-Iran Alliance Emerging in the Middle East? – D.D. Kaye and S. Vakil at Foreign Affairs
Haiti Is Collapsing: Here’s Why – Cogito

Geopolitical Science:
What are “Language Flags?” (And Should They Exist?) – History With Hilbert

Geopolitical History:
Catholic Imperialism! – Jimmy Akin at Catholic Answers Magazine
How did Mongolia Survive Between Stalin’s USSR and Mao’s China? – The Cold War

Civilization:
Here Are the Countries That Rank Worst in the World in Religious Freedom – Peter Pinedo

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

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VVEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Geopolitical Punditry and Analysis:
Gaza Student Protestors Have Emboldened America’s Enemies – J.M. Brodsky at The Spectator
Ukraine and a Fractured World – A. Bick, H. Brands, A. Kendall-Taylor, et al., at War on The Rocks
Will The West Get Ever Serious about Sanctions on Iran? – Con Coughlin at Gatestone Institute
Putin’s Defector Obsession – Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan at Foreign Affairs
It is Only a Matter of Time before Radical Separatism Rises in the Basque Country – Á. Peñas
What Went Down in Brussels? – The American Postliberal
America and China Fight for Mineral Monopoly – Caspian Report

Civilization:
Are Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Related? – Name Explain

Maps:
The West, also Known as L’Occident – MP

Indiscriminate News and Punditry:
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

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TVESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Geopolitical News:
Tom Van Grieken: Flemish Independence Will Be Put On The Agenda – Zoltán Kottász at The EC
Where is the US Military’s $320M Pier Project? – Kelley Beaucar Vlahos at Responsible Statecraft
AfD’s Alternative to the Coming EU “Superstate” – Tamás Orbán at The European Conservative

Geopolitical Punditry:
A Putin Collapse? The Dangers of Wishful Thinking – Peter Rutland at Responsible Statecraft
Scotland: SNP Meltdown Damages Wider Independence Cause – Michael Curzon at The EC
The West Must Not Let Putin Win – Chris Patten at Project Syndicate
Why Europe Can’t Allow Russia to Win – The Military Show

Geopolitical Science:
How United States Plans to Contain China? – History Roar
A Bird? Your Complete Guide to Turkey’s 2021-2022 Name Change – Political Geography Now

Geopolitical History:
The Six Day War Every Hour Using Google Earth – Pigeon In A Nutshell
Corruption Scandal That Shook the USSR – The Cold War
The Deadliest Battle of WWI: The Somme – The Armchair Historian

Civilization:
Culture Warriors Are Losing the Battle for Civilisation – Bruce Clark at UnHerd

Indiscriminate News and Punditry:
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

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MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Highlighted Geopolitical News and Punditry:
The Five Futures of Russia – Stephen Kotkin at Foreign Affairs

Geopolitical News:
Radical Islamists Rally in Hamburg Calling for Caliphate in Germany – Kurt Zindulka

Geopolitical Punditry:
US Sacrifices India’s Persecuted Christians on Altar of Hindu Nationalism – Jason Jones, et al.
“The Assyrian Nation Lives”: An Interview with Juliana Taimoorazy – Uzay Bulut
Coddling Iran Brings War to the Middle East – Francis P. Sempa at The American Spectator
30 Years After Apartheid, South Africa is a Racist Hellhole – Daniel Greenfield
How is Italy Silently Becoming a Military Superpower – The Military Show
Europe—but Not NATO—Should Send Troops to Ukraine – Alex Crowther, et al., at Foreign Affairs
The CIA’s Man in Constantinople – Michael Warren Davis at The American Conservative

Geopolitical Science:
How the U.S. Will Destroy Russia After Putin Uses Nuclear Weapons – The Military Show

Geopolitical History:
World War True – Lou Aguilar at The American Spectator

Civilization:
Conflict Between History and the Modern World – Then vs. Now – Mary Ann Kreitzer
A Warning to the Growing Muslim Population in Europe – UAE Foreign Minister
Ethiopia: One of the Oldest Christian Nations in the World – Daniel Esparza at Aleteia
America Isn’t The First Empire Doomed By Open Borders – Jeremy Carl at The Federalist

Maps:
Percentage of Europeans Who Approve Their Monarchies! – MP
Why Do So Many American States Have Panhandles? – General Knowledge
Nigerian Subdivisions by Human Development Index (HDI) 2021 – MP

Indiscriminate News and Punditry:
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

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WEEKEND EDITION

SATURDAY MORNING ISSUE

View From The Parapet

Abrams Tanks Pulled in Ukraine – Rick Moran at PJ Media
EU’s Severe Limits on Cash Transactions – Bridget Rider at European Conservative
Spain’s PM Slyly Angles for EU Council Prez – J A Soto at Euro Conservative
US Secretly Supplies Cruise Missiles to Ukraine – T Orban at Euro Conservative
Soros Paying Student Radicals – Isabel Vincent at NYPost
Sweden Joins NATO – Political Geography Now
How Ukraine Will Use US Aid – Michael Evans at The Spectator
Milei Delivers First Surplus in over a Decade – Jon Miltimore at FEE
Australia Versus Musk – Kurt Mahlburg at Mercator
The Death of Gutenberg – Geoff Shullenberger at City Journal
Canadian City Mandates QR Codes – Amy Mek at RAIR
ISIS Threatens Sports Venues Across Europe – Amy Mek at RAIR

TVESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Geopolitical News:
Argentina Files Request to Join NATO as a ‘Global Partner’ – Buenos Aires Herald

Geopolitical Punditry:
Israel Wants Hamas Out of Gaza but Even Rooting It From the North Hasn’t Worked – WSJ
Iran is Weaker Than We Think – Edward Luttwak at UnHerd
Could the Philippines Be the Spark for the Next Global Conflict? – James Woudhuysen at Spiked
What Became of Communism in Vietnam? – Greg Young at American Thinker
The War in Ukraine Proves Tanks are Here to Stay and Fight – Dan Goure at The National Interest
Finland Long Believed It Could Tame Russia, Now Moscow Is Enemy No. 1 – Wall Street Journal
What Will Happen to Russia After Putin? – Francis P. Sempa at The American Spectator
Northern Africa’s Political Shake-Up – Roger Kaplan at Wall Street Journal

Civilization:
Did Greek Theologians Read Latin Theologians in Late Antiquity? – A. Koperski at Ad Fontes

International Politics:
We Don’t Need Everyone to Fight Decline of Civilisation; Just Enough People – Álvaro Peñas
Why I’m Proud to Be English – Rakib Ehsan at Spiked
Europe’s Missing Children – Daniel Frampton at The European Conservative
The Mindless Snobbery of the ‘St. George Was Turkish’ Brigade – Alex Dale at Spiked
Javier Milei Announces First GDP Surplus for Argentina Since 2008 – Christian K. Caruzo
Privacy Under Siege: Europol and UK Crime Agency Target Encryption, Call for Backdoors – RTN
Shutting Down the Political Right – Wall Street Journal

Indiscriminate News and Punditry:
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

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WEEKEND EDITION

SATURDAY MORNING ISSUE:

Study: More Young People Choosing Sterilisation – Katherine Hamilton at Breitbart
NATO Leaders Establish Trump Ties – Joel Gehrke at Wash Examiner
ISIS Reemerges in European Threats – Amy Mek at Rair
“Staggering” Flight of Capital From the EU – Diego Fuentes at Voice of Europe
Iran Vows “Maximum Response” – Jason Walsh at Daily Fetched
Are Iran’s 9 Lives Nearing an End? – V D Hanson at Daily Signal
Iran Facing Existential Crisis – Siavesh Safavi at National Post
US, Israeli Officials Deny Hitting Iraq Militia Base – Nick Arama at RedState
Trans Kids “Begging” for Surgical Reversals – Jason Walsh at Daily Fetched
Bishop Stabbing: Aussie Media Memory-Holes Motives – Robert Semonsen at Euro Conservative
Russkiy Mir and the Ukraine War – Todd Huizinga at European Conservative
Croatia Moving to the Right – Zoltan Kottasz at European Conservative

TVESDAY EVENING EDITION

Geopolitical Punditry:
Europe’s War Jitters – Shlomo Ben-Ami at The Strategist
Why Japan’s Military Power Terrifies China – The Military Show
How Iran Uses Proxies to Checkmate Israel and America – Caspian Report

Geopolitical Science:
Why Are There So Many Hungarians In Slovakia & Romania? – General Knowledge
Why isn’t Belarus a Part of Russia? – Knowledgia Mar

Geopolitical History:
The Balkan Wars Explained – History Roar
Why didn’t Alexander the Great Conquer Rome? – History Matters
Why didn’t the Russians Conquer Persia? – Knowledgia

Maps:
1902 Map of Religions by August R. Ohman – MP

Indiscriminate News and Punditry:
Muslim Immigrant Stabs Flatmate for Converting to Christianity – Jarryd Jaeger
The Sinister Censorship of NatCon Brussels – Tim Black at Spiked
The Campaign against National Conservatism is a Disgrace – Ben Sixsmith at The Critic
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

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