Russia’s Next Annexation: South Ossetia

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As Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on, Moscow is moving to solidify its hold over another neighbor’s territory—this time not with tanks but by the stroke of a pen. The Kremlin last week installed new leadership in Georgia’s Russian-occupied region of South Ossetia, possibly as a precursor to absorbing the breakaway province. At the same time, Georgia’s increasingly authoritarian ruling party remains more concerned with preserving domestic control than rallying international opposition to Russia.

Do the Math: Why Europe May Not Pull Through

In 2024, 15% of live births in the EU were to a mother who was not a citizen of an EU country. This figure exceeds 20% in Germany, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg and others.

Assimilation of immigrants has not taken place…. When one imports the Third World, one becomes the Third World.

Turkey Arrests Islamic State Member Active in Syria

Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization, known as MIT, said on Monday, July 13, that it had carried out an operation resulting in the arrest of Talib Guler, also known as “Abd al-Salam al-Turki.” Guler had been active within the Islamic State’s so-called Turkey Province.

Turkish broadcaster TRT reported that Guler entered Syrian territory illegally in January 2014. He continued his activities within the organization in coordination with several of its leaders, most notably his brother, Qasim Guler.

TRT said Turkish intelligence continuously monitored his movements until it arrested him in a carefully planned operation outside Turkey and transferred him to the country.

The Turkish broadcaster said Guler admitted during questioning to details about the stages of his radicalization in Turkey, his move to Syria, and his decision to join the Islamic State. He also described activities he carried out within the organization in cooperation with his brother.

TRT said Turkish intelligence had previously arrested Qasim Guler, who served as the Islamic State official responsible for its Turkey Province and oversaw financial affairs in the so-called al-Farouk Office. He was arrested in a similar operation in 2021 and transferred to Turkey.
Joint Syrian and Turkish Operation

Turkish state media announced on May 23 that ten Turkish nationals suspected of belonging to the Islamic State had been detained inside Syrian territory. The arrests took place during a joint operation by Turkish and Syrian intelligence agencies, which Ankara said followed close monitoring of the suspects’ movements and activities.

According to Turkey’s semi-official Anadolu Agency, the detainees were listed under Interpol Red Notices. They were suspected of involvement in military, security, and media activities linked to the Islamic State, while some were also allegedly connected to attacks carried out in Turkey in previous years.

Turkish security sources said the operation was coordinated by the Turkish and Syrian intelligence agencies after a period of surveillance and monitoring. The suspects were then arrested and transferred to Turkey for further questioning.

Information reported by Turkish media at the time indicated that all the detainees were Turkish nationals who had joined the Islamic State in Syria between 2014 and 2017. They participated in various activities within the organization, including combat, intelligence work, media propaganda, and logistical support.

According to the Turkish account, some of the detainees continued operating in small cells linked to the Islamic State after the organization lost the territories it had controlled in Syria. Others worked in logistics, administration, and media propaganda.

The Turkish operations are part of continuing security and intelligence campaigns conducted by Ankara against the Islamic State. These campaigns have resulted in the arrest or detention of hundreds of suspects and the dismantling of networks involved in financing and propaganda for the organization.

An Ambedkarite Critique of Dera Culture in Punjab and Its Role in the Emancipation of Dalits

Introduction

The phenomenon of Dera culture occupies a distinctive place in the socio-religious and political landscape of Punjab. Deras—religious sects or institutions led by charismatic spiritual leaders—have attracted millions of followers across caste, class, and religious boundaries. However, their most significant social base has been among Dalits, who constitute approximately one-third of Punjab’s population, the highest proportion among all Indian states. The widespread support enjoyed by Deras among Dalit communities raises an important question: have these institutions contributed to the emancipation of Dalits, or have they merely provided spiritual consolation while leaving the structures of caste oppression intact?

États-Unis : un tigre de papier à la vue de tous — au volant d’un cercueil « hot rod ».

J’ai le sentiment que ses jours de compétition sont révolus.

Nous nous berçons d’illusions si nous pensons pouvoir vaincre l’Iran. Et surtout, cette illusion est visible aux yeux du monde entier.

Nous venons de perdre une guerre contre l’Iran. Notre marine est incapable de remplir ses fonctions, nos navires sont coulés ou endommagés, notre infrastructure logistique ne peut soutenir un véritable combat et notre système économique est au bord du gouffre. Nous avons utilisé ce système pour dominer le monde pendant si longtemps que nous sommes désormais l’inverse du garçon qui criait au loup : nous avons été si méchants, si agressifs et si belliqueux que plus personne ne veut avoir affaire à nous. Le monde entier voit les États-Unis comme un tigre de papier brisé – économiquement et militairement – ​​un pays à fuir, à s’éloigner le plus possible. Et puisque tout notre système est conçu pour obtenir des retours du monde, pour obtenir son argent, pour qu’il nous soutienne par ses investissements dans notre dollar et dans cette « monnaie mondiale » qui ne l’est plus, nous sommes absolument, irrémédiablement et totalement foutus.

Pourquoi les responsables des banques centrales ont-ils cessé de communiquer sur le programme relatif à la monnaie numérique ?

Au cours de l’hystérie pandémique de 2020, les institutions globalistes telles que le Forum économique mondial (WEF), le FMI, la BRI et de nombreuses banques centrales nationales se sont précipitées pour imposer à toute vitesse le concept des «CBDC» (monnaies numériques de banque centrale) dans la conscience collective. L’idée de monnaies numériques ancrées dans un registre blockchain a été présentée comme une solution à la pandémie. Un certain nombre de globalistes ont affirmé que les échanges numériques seraient nécessaires car «le papier-monnaie est porteur du virus du Covid».

Follow the money

Hassan Akkad’s arrest and Syria’s new red lines

The arrest of prominent British-Syrian journalist Hassan Akkad sparked public outcry and a broader debate about the limits of free speech in Syria’s emerging political order. His subsequent release shows that public pressure still carries weight in today’s Syria. But the broader debate over the limits of free expression – that Western democracies, too, continue to wrestle with – has only just begun.

A Hundred Years of Humiliation of China: The Opium Wars

How could one of the world’s oldest and most sophisticated civilizations, shaped for centuries by Confucian philosophy, suffer a humiliating defeat at the hands of Britain, a relatively small island nation, during the Opium Wars? How did this defeat usher in what the Chinese now remember as the “Century of Humiliation”? Why was China—then the world’s largest economy, possessing the most advanced bureaucracy and the greatest productive capacity—unable to recognize the transformative impact of the Industrial Revolution? More importantly, what lessons has modern China drawn from this painful chapter of its history?

The Arab World in Two Hundred Years: A Search for Identity

Part One: Napoleon’s Cannons and the Awakening of the Arab World

When Napoleon’s cannons began bombarding Alexandria in 1798, Europe the region geographically closest to the Arab world had already undergone profound transformations. The great voyages of discovery had redrawn the map of the world, steam power was beginning to replace the sails of ships, and remarkable advances had been made in artillery and firearms. At the same time, Europe had entered an intellectual renaissance that propelled it toward rationalism, scientific inquiry, and modern political thought.