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Veils of Distortion
Veils of Distortion

John Zada’s most recent book looks at how the news skews our perceptions and disorients society.

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Book Reviews, News Media, Technological IssuesMarch 8, 2021New Bias
The Tragedy of Lebanon
The Tragedy of Lebanon

John Bell reflects on how ignoring innate needs has crippled his homeland, and on how it could recover.

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History, Humanity and Politics, The Middle EastDecember 14, 2020
Q&A: Pierre Vimont on Geopolitics in the Post-Pandemic World
Q&A: Pierre Vimont on Geopolitics in the Post-Pandemic World

Pierre Vimont, a Senior Fellow at The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, tells us what global geopolitics might look like in a post-pandemic world?

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Diplomacy, InterviewsSeptember 21, 2020Vimont Geopolitics
Q&A: Pierre Vimont on the Impact of COVID-19 on International Diplomacy
Q&A: Pierre Vimont on the Impact of COVID-19 on International Diplomacy

The Covid-19 pandemic and the virtual technologies that we have come to reply upon have had a tangible impact on the work of diplomats—and on diplomacy itself.

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Diplomacy, InterviewsSeptember 16, 2020Vimont Diplomacy
Politics As Blood Sport (and the Search for Big Daddy)
Politics As Blood Sport (and the Search for Big Daddy)

Having a strong political opinion and cheering for a leader may both feel virtuous, but they may also represent error and misjudgement, if unexamined.

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Cult Thinking, PolarizationAugust 3, 2020
Partisanship in Politics: The Triumph of Drama Over Results
Partisanship in Politics: The Triumph of Drama Over Results

The rigid polarization we see today in politics is a reflection of a win/lose style of thinking that has to change if societies are to thrive.

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Cult Thinking, PolarizationJuly 30, 2020Partisanship
'Neither Left nor Right': The Problem With Political Parties
'Neither Left nor Right': The Problem With Political Parties

Political parties are formulas to bind groups together towards an objective, but they are also exercises in static and fixed thinking.

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Cult Thinking, PolarizationJuly 16, 2020Problem Political Parties
Psychological Dimensions of Peacemaking
Psychological Dimensions of Peacemaking

Mutual needs satisfaction, based on a fundamental understanding of our innate needs and resources, is the means of achieving sustainable peace in politics

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Cult Thinking, Psychology and Politics, DiplomacyJune 23, 2020Peacemaking Psychology
The Life and Work of Ibn Khaldun
The Life and Work of Ibn Khaldun

Ibn Khaldun, a 14th century Arab historian, wrote that most understanding of politics and history is a result of bias, whereas more permanent and accurate laws lie beyond that.

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Book Reviews, History, Political WisdomJune 8, 2020Ibn Khaldun
Interview: Nabil Fahmy on the Future of the Arab World
Interview: Nabil Fahmy on the Future of the Arab World

Former Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Fahmy shares his views on the state of the Arab World and what is needed for its societies to thrive.

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Diplomacy, Interviews, The Middle EastMarch 28, 2020
Interview: Nabil Fahmy on the Craft of Diplomacy
Interview: Nabil Fahmy on the Craft of Diplomacy

Former Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy talks about the craft of diplomacy and how it has been impacted by the complexities of the digital age.

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Diplomacy, Interviews, The Middle EastMarch 28, 2020
Robert Ardrey's 'The Territorial Imperative'
Robert Ardrey's 'The Territorial Imperative'

Many are wondering whether the global COVID-19 crisis is the harbinger of greater global cooperation or a confirmation of our more 'selfish selves.'

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Book Reviews, Diplomacy, HistoryMarch 17, 2020
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