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NST Leader: Hitting social media titans where it hurts
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NST Leader: Hitting social media titans where it hurts
November 13, 2024

Decades after the world was introduced to the Internet and after its offspring social media grew into metaverses of its own, a stark red line has been drawn to differentiate between good, bad and evil.

Could Palestine be the catalyst for an Islamic Renaissance?
October 11, 2024

It’s impossible to count on corrupt Arab regimes – the weak link – to stop the Gaza genocide, Pepe Escobar writes.

Could Palestine be the catalyst for an Islamic Renaissance?
World
Asian Economies May Gain Most From ‘Bolton Effect’
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Asian Economies May Gain Most From ‘Bolton Effect’
September 14, 2019

Even on Trump’s island of misfit toys, Bolton was a particular standout for the way he made the world a riskier place. His departure is the best news Asia’s economies have received in quite some time.

A Tale of Two Probes: Khashoggi Murder and MH17 Downing
June 24, 2019

The stark, brutal reality is the Trump administration has no interest in sanctioning the Saudi rulers – even though its own intelligence agency and the UN report this week have laid responsibility for Khashoggi’s murder on the state at the highest level.

A Tale of Two Probes: Khashoggi Murder and MH17 Downing
World
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The Global Plague of Nepotism: Political Monarchy Creation in Action
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The Global Plague of Nepotism: Political Monarchy Creation in Action
January 30, 2019

French Canadian author Danielle Tremblay summed up best the scourge of nepotism: “Despotism favors the despot, nepotism favors the despot's genes.”

Malaysia’s Najib sought CIA support before election defeat
July 21, 2018

Malaysia’s previous Najib Razak-led government appealed to the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) seeking American support to form his country’s next government ahead of a closely fought election on May 9, according to a recent expose published by local news portal Malaysiakini.

Malaysia’s Najib sought CIA support before election defeat
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Three Muslim Crown Princes Stake Their Claims
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Three Muslim Crown Princes Stake Their Claims
April 14, 2018

The Crown Princes of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and the Malaysian Sultanate of Johor are all staking their respective claims to authority that have far-reaching consequences beyond their own potentates.

Southeast Asia Turning into Battlefield: Regional Security Outlook Marked by Uncertainty
June 16, 2017

Indonesia and Malaysia, and other countries with sizeable Muslim minorities, like the Philippines, realize just how vulnerable they are. They have been on high alert for fighters returning home from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) front lines in Syria and Iraq. The group has made known its ambition to create Southeast Asian provinces of the ISIS caliphate. According to a report published by the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC), a Jakarta think-tank, Southeast Asia faces a growing risk of extremist violence to encompass the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia…

Southeast Asia Turning into Battlefield: Regional Security Outlook Marked by Uncertainty
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