WEEKEND EDITION

Geopolitical News and Punditry:
Stuck on Failure at WHO – Kevin Roberts, Ph.D., and Robert Redfield, Ph.D., at The Daily Signal
Why is America Stopping Israeli Victory? – Ben Shapiro, J.D., at The Daily Signal
Russia Destroys Major Ukraine Power Plant – Oliver J.J. Lane at Breitbart News
2024 Turkish Elections a Warning for the Global Right – Gökhan Çınkara, Ph.D.
Cass Report is Devastating for N.H.S. Gender Cult – Kathleen Stock at Unherd
Rethinking Thinking – Luis Pablo de la Horra, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty
The Secret Side of Facebook (book review) – Ralph L. DeFalco, III, Ph.D., at Law & Liberty
The Musk-Milei “Bromance” – Voice of Europe
Ukraine Parliament Passes Conscription Law – Voice of Europe
The Tyranny of Scotland’s ‘Hate Crime’ Law – Jarrett Stepman at The Daily Signal
E.U. Farmers Beat Back Enviro Cult – Anchal Vohra at New Lines Magazine
Will U.S. Troops be Sucked into Israel-Iran War? – Matthew Patti at Reason

FRIDAY EDITION

Geopolitical News:
Most Populous Muslim-Majority Country to Normalize Diplomatic Relations with Israel – WS

Geopolitical Punditry:
How to Stop the Iran Threat: Four Critical Steps America Must Take – The National Interest
Imagining Deterrence Without Nuclear Weapons – Ngo Di Lan at The Strategist
Israel is Relentless in Its Fight Against Hamas – Limor Simhony Philpott at The Spectator World
“Ordinary Fascism,” or The Russian World of Patriarch Kirill – Serhii Shumylo at The Wheel
Iran-Taliban Ties: Pragmatism Over Ideology – Vinay Kaura at Middle East Institute

Geopolitical Science:
Enver Hoxha Tried to Make Albania the World’s Only Officially Atheist State. . . – Mercator
The Viking Blood Eagle: Horrific Ritual or Horrific Metaphor? – Medeivalists.net
What Happened to French Soldiers During WW2? – The Armchair Historian
The History of The Philippines Before Magellan – Knowledgia

Maps:
Countries With a Religious Symbol in Their Flag – MP
US Plan to Create an Alternative to the Suez Canal (1963) – MP
Most Visited Museums in Europe in 2023 – MP
Population Density in China – MP

Indiscriminate News and Punditry:
Hitler’s Meeting With Grand Mufti Shows War in Middle East Is About Hatred of Jews – Am Spect
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

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THVRSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Geopolitical News:
France Sees Increased Violence During Islamic Ramadan Celebration – Hélène de Lauzun
Hamas May Not Have Enough Living Hostages for Cease-Fire Deal – Wall Street Journal
Japan Debuts as a Weapons Exporter – Kiyoshi Sugawa at Responsible Statecraft
Northern Europe Warns Its Citizens, Prepare for War With Putin – The Military Show

Geopolitical Punditry:
Defining Jihadism – Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi at Gatestone Institute
How to Prevent a War Over Taiwan – Joseph S. Nye at The Strategist
Russian Self-Destruction Helps America – Richard K. Vedder at The American Spectator
Will This Stop or Start a War? US Troops Deployed to Taiwan – The Military Show
Explaining Russian Civilization – Rudyard Lynch at What if Alt Hist

Geopolitical History:
Saladin vs Crusaders: Third Crusade Invasion of Egypt 1163 – History Roar
Expulsion of Jews from Muslim Countries – MP
Why The Congress Opposed the Purchase of Alaska – History Roar

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

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VVEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

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Geopolitical News and Punditry:
US Believes Iran Missile Strikes Against Israel Imminent: Report – Jessica Barshis
We Need to Learn How Russia Fights Wars – Michael Rosen at The Federalist
Leading Armenia Down the Primrose Path – James W. Carden at The American Conservative
Kasparov: Dictators Tell the Truth About Their Plans – Mitzi Perdue at Real Clear World
How Modi Is Changing India and the World – Danish Manzoor Bhat at Newsweek

Anglosphere Political News and Punditry:
Western Civilization’s Immunodeficiency Disease – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D., at Postliberal Order
Know a Civilization by Whom It Honours – Jonathan Van Maren at The European Conservative
10 Rules for Saving Our Society – Fr. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., at Magis Center

International Political News and Punditry:
Europe Faces Death by Decadence – Malcom Kyeyune at UnHerd
The Populist Revolt: Europe’s Had Enough! – Mick Hume at The European Conservative

Geopolitical Science:
Alaska Was Almost Purchased By This Tiny Nation – History Roar
How Europe Colonized Asia – Kings and Generals

Indiscriminate News & Punditry:
Is Art Worth Dying For? The Story of the Monuments Men – Madeleine Dobrowski
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

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MONDAY EDITION

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Geopolitical News and Punditry:
How to Prevent a War Over Taiwan – Joseph S. Nye, Jr., at Responsible Statecraft
Great Power Competition Will Drive Irregular Conflicts – Jacob Shapiro and Liam Collins
Hamas’s Feud With Palestinian Rivals Adds to Doubts Over Gaza’s Postwar Future – WSJ
The European Village Colonised by China – Matt Broomfield at UnHerd
India’s Turbulent History Newly Revealed – Ved Shinde at The Interpreter
Democrats Play Into Hamas’s Hands – Wall Street Journal
Internationalizing a Confident Right – A.M. Fantini at The European Conservative
Israel Prepared for Multi-Front War with Iran – Ronny Reyes at New York Post
The Moldavian Gambit – Baron Bodissey at Gates of Vienna
Is Iran Going to Attack Israel? – Arash Azizi at The Spectator World
Western Weakness in Ukraine Could Provoke a Far Bigger War With Russia – Atlantic Council
After U.S. Pressure, IDF Leaves Southern Gaza; Hamas Declares Victory – Joel B. Pollak
Malthus Reversed: The Birth Dearth and Our Future – R.K. Vedder at The American Spectator
How Biden Brought Israel to the Brink of Failure – Joel B. Pollak at Breitbart
Can Poland’s Army Stop Russian Invasion? – The Military Show
Is This the End of Israel? – Howard Jacobson at UnHerd
Hungarian FM: NATO Ukraine Funding Proposal Would Draw Alliance Closer to War – Z. Kottász

International Political News and Punditry:
Spanish PM Plans To Expel Monks from Valley of the Fallen – Bridget Ryder at The European . . .

Geopolitical Science:
How the Soviet Union Opened to the World – The Cold War

Maps:
The Piri Reis Map (1513) – MP

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

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FRIDAY EDITION

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Geopolitical News and Punditry:
Israel is Braced for a Second War – Nicole Lambert at UnHerd
Diplomacy Watch: Ukrainian Officers Confront Grim Realities – Responsible Statecraft
Israel is Being Subjected to Obscene Double Standards – Jake Wallis Simons at Spiked
War Is Coming to Sweden – The Military Show
Hamas’s Casualty Numbers Games – David Adesnik at Wall Street Journal
Communist China Had a Good Run — but the Party is Over – Steven W. Mosher, Ph.D.
Biden Loses the Plot on Israel – Matthew Continetti at The Washington Free Beacon

International Political News and Punditry:
China’s EV Battery Sector Has an Achilles’ Heel – Grant Wilson at The Strategist

Geopolitical Science:
North Korea’s Modern Military | Animated History – The Armchair Historian
Could US Military Take on China – The Military Show
WW2 From Finland’s Perspective | Animated History – The Armchair Historian
What Happened to the Greek Settlers in Ancient India and Pakistan? – Masaman

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

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THVRSDAY EDITION

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Geopolitical News and Punditry:
The Israeli-Palestinian ‘Two State Solution’ – Michael Calvo at Gatestone Institute
The Crisis in East Asia: Korea or Taiwan? – Sungmin Cho at War on the Rocks
The Coming Civil War on Europe’s Right – Thomas Fazi at UnHerd
The Narrative of Lies – Charles Coulombe at The European Conservative
How Western Weapons Superiority in Ukraine Terrifies China – The Military Show

Anglosphere Political News and Punditry:
Out with Christianity and In with??? – Matthew Archbold at Creative Minority Report
Scotland: No Country for Young Men – Roger Watson at The European Conservative

International Political News and Punditry:
The Population Bomb Was Wrong: World Now Struggling to Make Babies – G.H. Reynolds

World History:
Following the War – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Strange Rock Uncovered During Sea Search Turns Out to be Ancient Battle Gear – A. Vacchiano
Israel-Hamas War 2023 Summarized – The Armchair Historian
Hannibal and the Roman Historian – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Jan Sobieski – Savior of Christendom – Catholics for Catholics
How Yugoslavia Practically Liberated Itself in WW2 – The Armchair Historian

Maps:
Current and Former EU Members and Special Territories – MP

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

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VVEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

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Geopolitical News and Punditry:
The Case for the Eisenhower Doctrine for East Asia – F.P. Sempa at The American Spectator
Jordan Was Already Walking a Tightrope, Then the Gaza War Happened – Atlantic Council
Ukraine Is at Great Risk of Its Front Lines Collapsing – Jamie Dettmer at Politico EU
Poland and Belarus Ramp up the War Rhetoric – William Nattrass at UnHerd
What Is China Doing in the Philippines? – James Woudhuysen at Spiked
Could US Military Take on China, Who Would Win – The Military Show
The Cold War Has Ended, a Multi-Polar War Is Replacing It – R.E. Caroll at Modern Diplomacy
A New Strategic Concept in the Defense of Taiwan – Mike Pompeo and Bryan Clark at The Hill
Israel’s Attack on Rafah Must Proceed – Arsen Ostrovsky and Richard Kemp at Newsweek
India in the Quad: Insider or Outlier? – Urmika Deb at ASPI Strategist

Encyclopedia Cultus:
The Metaphysical Rationalism of Classical Thinkers: Thales, Geometry, Sacrifice – R.L. Kmita

Maps:
Moldova for Beginners – MP
Irreligion Among Young Adults in Europe Map – MP

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

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TVESDAY EDITION

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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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MONDAY EDITION

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Geopolitical News and Punditry:
With ‘Friends’ Like Mexico’s Obrador, Who Needs Enemies Like Putin . . . – Victor Davis Hanson
Is Hamas in Gaza Collapsing? Signs Point to Yes – Ward Clark at Red State
Hong Kong Affords a Glimpse of the Future for Taiwan – F.P. Sempa at The American Spectator
Israeli Victory in the Israel-Hamas War Is the Only Path to Lasting Peace, Security – Am Thinker

Anglosphere Political News and Punditry:
Britain’s Future is Pagan – Tom Rowsell at UnHerd

International Political News and Punditry:
Turkish Television Discusses Hitting Greece – Uzay Bulut at Gatestone Institute
Xi Jinping’s Persecution of Chinese Christians – Doug Bandow at The American Spectator
The Legacy of Islamic Antisemitism: An Interview with Andrew G. Bostom – Uzay Bulut
‘You Are an Infidel’: The Persecution of Christians – Raymond Ibrahim
ISIS-Linked Egyptian Arrested over Terror Plot on Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris – Kurt Zindulka

World History:
What Began the Spanish Civil War, How Extremism Scarred Spain – Look Back History
Invasion of Poland Using Google Earth – Pigeon In A Nutshell

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FRIDAY EVENING EDITION

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Geopolitical News and Punditry:
Moldova: Time to Retake Transnistria? – Prof. James Ker-Lindsay
Is France Ready to Fight Russia? – Ted Snider at The American Conservative
If the West Abandons Israel, We All Lose – Mick Hume at Spiked

Anglosphere Political News and Punditry:
Britain Will Not Be a “Christian Country” Without Christians – Ben Sixsmith at The Critic
U.S. Taxpayers Funding Anti-American Mosque in Michigan – Middle East Forum

International Political News and Punditry:
The Problem with the Palestinian Church – Giles Fraser at UnHerd
History Goes to War in the Holy Land – Elliot Kaufman at Wall Street Journal
Is Netanyahu’s Coalition on the Verge of Collapse? – Dov S. Zakheim at The Hill

Encyclopedia Cultus:
What Are the 7 Megaregions of Europe? – General Knowledge

World History:
Easter Is The World’s Most Historically Verified Holiday – Scott S. Powell at The Federalist
What Happened to the Old South African Flag? – History With Hilbert
Ten More Phrases that Originated in the Middle Ages – Medievalists.net

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THVRSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

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Geopolitical News and Punditry:
Gaza: Truths Behind All the Lies – Victor Davis Hanson at The Blade of Perseus
America Botched Its Potential Alliance with India – Brandon J. Weichert at The National Interest
In China: The 100-Year Storm on the Horizon – Ray Dalio

Anglosphere Political News and Punditry:
America Has a Massive Baby Bust, What Can be Done to Fix It? – Katrina Trinko at Life News
‘White Supremacy’ Trigger Warnings Slapped on Peter Pan by UK University – Human Events
Parents Outraged After Women’s Soccer Team with 5 Trans Players Wins Tourney – Paul Bois

International Political News and Punditry:
Dutch Dart Champions Quit Over ‘Shame’ of Playing with Trans Teammate – W.T. Huston

Encyclopedia Cultus:
Understanding Literary Tradition – Shawn Phillip Cooper at The European . . .
Terrorists, Squatters, and Other Unintelligible Intelligence – Victor Davis Hanson at The Blade . . .

World History:
World War II: Eastern Front using Google Earth – Pigeon In A Nutshell

Maps:
Detailed Map of the West Bank Showing Israeli and Palestinian Populations – MP
Buddhism Percentage in South Asia – MP

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