The Only Way Out Is Together – Spectre Journal
From Spain to Rojava to Myanmar, James Stout argues that the fiercest struggles against oppression don't just resist power—they build new ways of living together.
'It's Hard to Know if We'll Endure': Israel's Leading Philosopher on …
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The Only Way Out Is Together – Spectre Journal
From Spain to Rojava to Myanmar, James Stout argues that the fiercest struggles against oppression don't just resist power—they build new ways of living together.
Militaries are drone-happy but populations are living in terror
What governments are hailing as the future, ordinary civilians from Ukraine to Congo call harbingers of death and destruction
The Longest Suicide Note in American History
The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy targets liberal democracy itself.
Blind spots.
A satellite company popular among journalists issued an indefinite blackout in the Middle East. Open-source investigators got to work—and challenged official narratives.
Iran’s Drone Advantage
The Pentagon copied Tehran's technology but is still struggling to keep up.
A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them
Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans to invade, and why most of Europe – including the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy – dismissed them
Who Gets War Right? Michael Kofman Responds
a debate about military forecasting, broken clocks, and magic wands
The Expert Trap and the Next War
what forecasting failure tells us about the future
Who reposts which media sources? And why this matters for understanding populist politics
In social media, while documenting what gets said is important, understanding who posts which sources to raise their visibility is also key. Katharina Tittel, William Allen, and Pedro Ramaciotti use immigration in France to show how far-right users of X cite sources strategically to achieve their goals
The resurgence of fortified landscapes in West Africa
West African states respond to insurgencies by building city walls and fortifying borders, balancing protection with rural vulnerabilities.
Hegseth Brags of a Deadlier War Machine as U.S. Unleashes “Devastating Civilian Harm Globally”
While testifying to Congress on Wednesday, War Secretary Pete Hegseth lobbed threats and brushed off queries about civilian harm.
War in the Smartphone Age | Hurst Publishers
An essential guide to understanding war and information on today’s data-saturated battlefields—from Ukraine to Gaza and beyond.
Revisiting Iran's Missile and Drone Campaign
An early reflection on my writing and thinking during the war
Fed study ties 1918 flu pandemic to Nazi Party gains
The paper examined municipal spending levels and voter extremism in Germany from the time of the initial influenza outbreak until 1933.
‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out
An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump’s purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’
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