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The Multi Million Dollar Looting of Cambodia and the Fight to Bring its Gods Home
Cambodia is finally winning its gods back. After decades of seeing its cultural soul stripped away and sold to the highest bidder in New York or London, a massive wave of repatriations is changing
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The Asylum Illusion and the Myth of the Russian Ukrainian Exception
The mainstream media loves a tragedy with a predictable script. When administrative shifts in Washington tighten the screws on border policy, the narrative is always the same: a heart-wrenching tale
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The End of the Long Pretense on the Durand Line
The pretense of a "brotherly Islamic relationship" between Pakistan and Afghanistan has finally collapsed under the weight of ballistic reality. When Pakistani jets crossed the border to strike
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The Brutal Truth Behind Iran’s Killing Fields
The Islamic Republic of Iran is currently engaged in the most systematic liquidation of domestic dissent in its forty-seven-year history. While global headlines fixate on the exchange of threats
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Resilience Is a Trap Why We Should Stop Romanticizing Wartime Cheerleading
The media has a fetish for "resilience." It’s the ultimate comfort food for a Western audience watching a distant tragedy. We see a group of midlife women in Ukraine—mothers, grandmothers,
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The Border Line That Became a Front Line
The pretense of "brotherly relations" between Islamabad and Kabul has finally evaporated. When Pakistan’s defense leadership recently used the term open war to describe the deteriorating situation
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Strategic Brinkmanship and the Iran Nuclear Framework
The collapse of structured diplomacy between Washington and Tehran is not a failure of communication, but a rational outcome of misaligned risk-reward functions. While conventional analysis views the
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The Dust of Al-Hol and the High Cost of a Closed Door
The wind in northeastern Syria doesn't just blow. It scours. It carries a fine, chalky silt that finds its way into the seams of plastic tents, the lungs of coughing toddlers, and the very conscience
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The Brink of Total War and the End of the Iranian Nuclear Gambit
The diplomatic clock for Tehran has finally run out of batteries. After a week of high-stakes maneuvering in Geneva, President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that he is not happy with the progress
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Why Trump's Combat Operations in Iran Are a Geopolitical Magic Trick
The headline-grabbing announcement of "major combat operations" against Iran is not a declaration of World War III. It is a liquidation sale of the old world order. If you are reading mainstream
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The Hollow Heart of Jasper and the Price of Small Town Grief
The tragedy in Jasper is not just a story of lost youth; it is a brutal examination of how a tight-knit community anchors its entire identity to the frozen sheets of a local rink. When two "bright
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The Long Game in a High Stakes Room
The air in a diplomatic lounge is different from the air in a local constituency office. In an office in Edmonton, the air smells like wet coats, stale coffee, and the urgent, small-scale anxieties
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The Ghost in the Order Paper
The paper is crisp, white, and carries the weight of a thousand bureaucratic hours. On it, a question is printed—simple in its syntax, but jagged in its implication. Cheryl Gallant, a long-standing
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Why Foreign Influence Registries Are a Gift to Professional Spies
The political establishment is currently patting itself on the back. They’ve found a new shiny toy: the foreign influence registry. The logic is as thin as a campaign promise. They claim that by
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The Geopolitical Calculus of the Poilievre European Mission
Pierre Poilievre’s first international mission as Leader of the Official Opposition to the United Kingdom and Germany represents more than a conventional diplomatic introductory tour; it is a
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Why the Terrebonne Election Do-Over is a Masterclass in Democratic Dysfunction
The Supreme Court just hit the reset button on Terrebonne, and the media is treating it like a triumph of judicial oversight. It isn't. It is a loud, expensive admission that our electoral machinery
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The Poilievre Trade Gambit and the Looming Brinkmanship with Trump
Pierre Poilievre is walking a razor-thin tightrope between two populist worlds. On one side, he must defend Canadian sovereignty against a renewed "America First" onslaught from Donald Trump. On the
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Why Canadians are reaching for credit cards more than ever
The plastic in your wallet is getting a workout. If you feel like you're tapping your card more often just to keep the lights on, you aren't alone. A new report from the Credit Counselling Society
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The Night the Lights Stayed On in Ottawa
The air inside the House of Commons doesn’t circulate as much as you’d think. It carries a heavy, recycled scent of old wood, floor wax, and the quiet, vibrating anxiety of three hundred people
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The Broken Clock Why Daylight Saving Time Still Rules Our Lives
On Sunday, March 8, 2026, at exactly 2:00 a.m., the vast majority of Americans will lose an hour of sleep. Clocks will spring forward, effectively stealing sixty minutes from the weekend and shifting
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The Breath of a Thousand Pounds
The air in Saskatchewan doesn't just get cold; it turns brittle. It becomes a substance that cracks under your boots and bites at the inside of your lungs. On a morning that felt like any other in
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The Betrayal of the Judas Wolf
The snow in the high country of British Columbia doesn’t just fall; it entombs. In the deep winter, the silence is so heavy it feels like a physical weight against your eardrums. For the caribou,
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Stop Fixing the Bearspaw: Why Calgary’s Repair Obsession is a Billion Dollar Trap
Calgary is about to play a very expensive game of Whac-A-Mole, and you are footing the bill with your morning shower. On March 9, 2026, the City of Calgary will once again throttle your water supply
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Why Nova Scotia is Betting on Fast Acting Gas Plants to Save its Greening Grid
Nova Scotia is in a tight spot. The province has a legal mandate to get off coal by 2030, but the wind doesn't always blow and the sun doesn't always shine. To keep the lights on while chasing these
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The Red Fleet and the Thin Line Between Ash and Air
The smell of a forest fire is not the cozy, nostalgic scent of a backyard cedar pit. It is metallic. It is heavy. It carries the molecular ghosts of decades-old pines and, occasionally, the melted
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The Calgary Avalanche Safety Gap Exposed by the Kananaskis Backcountry Incident
Winter in the Canadian Rockies isn't just a postcard. It's a high-stakes environment where the line between a perfect day on the slopes and a recovery operation is thinner than most people care to
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The Brutal Truth About the Northeast Blizzard Gridlock
The blizzard currently hammering the northeastern United States is more than a seasonal inconvenience. It is a systemic failure of infrastructure and policy. While cable news fixates on snowfall
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The White Silence and the Steel Grip of the Alberta Highway
The sky over the Rockies doesn’t turn grey when a storm of this magnitude arrives. It turns a bruised, heavy shade of purple, a color that suggests the atmosphere is physically leaning against the
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Why 35 Court Dates Without a Trial is Actually the System Working Exactly as Designed
The headlines are predictable. They scream about "justice delayed" and "broken systems." They point to 35 court appearances for a double homicide in British Columbia and call it a failure. The
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The Brutal Truth About Alberta’s Property Tax Shell Game
The Alberta provincial budget has effectively turned municipal governments into unwilling collection agencies for a massive wealth transfer that most homeowners will only notice when their bank
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The Silence in the Premier’s Hall
The rain in Victoria has a way of softening the edges of political ambition. When Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas walked through the corridors of the British Columbia Legislature this week, he wasn’t carrying
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The Thaw in the Shadows
The air in the arrivals hall at Pearson International is always thick with a specific kind of kinetic energy. It is the scent of jet fuel, overpriced coffee, and the desperate, crushing hope of
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Why the Florida Straits remain a deadly corridor for human smuggling
The Caribbean night isn't always quiet. On a Friday in late October, the silence near Bahia Honda broke under the roar of engines and the flash of gunfire. Cuban border guards intercepted a fast boat
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The Davos Reckoning And The Collapse Of The Brende Era
The resignation of Børge Brende as president and chief executive of the World Economic Forum is not merely a personnel change. It represents a fundamental fracture in the facade of global
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Geopolitical Arbitrage and the Mechanics of a Caribbean State Acquisition
The recent suggestion of a "friendly takeover" of Cuba shifts the discourse from traditional regime change toward a model of corporate-political acquisition. This conceptual framework treats a
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The Geopolitical Theater of Canadian Incompetence Why Blaming India is a Policy Failure
Ottawa is addicted to the narrative of the external boogeyman. The latest outcry from Liberal MPs regarding "continuing" Indian foreign interference isn't a masterclass in national security; it is a
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The Telegram That Never Arrives
The air in the Situation Room doesn't circulate like it does in a normal office. It is heavy, scrubbed of dust, and perpetually cool, designed to keep tempers low while the world outside burns.
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Kinetic Failure and Infrastructure Vulnerability The Milan Tram Derailment Analysis
The collision of a Milanese tram into a residential building, resulting in a confirmed fatality, represents more than an isolated transit accident; it is a catastrophic failure of the kinetic
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Canada Struggles to Extract Citizens from the Middle East as Regional War Looms
The Canadian government has issued its most urgent warning yet for citizens to flee Lebanon and volatile regions of the Middle East. Transport Minister Anita Anand and Foreign Affairs Minister
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The Jalisco Blood Feud and the Fragile Future of Mexicos Most Dangerous Cartel
The reported passing of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes marks more than just the end of a kingpin. It signals the potential fracturing of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), a
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The Price of a Sister’s Voice in the City of God
The air in Rio de Janeiro often feels thick with a specific kind of humidity—one that carries the scent of sea salt, diesel, and the lingering tension of a city divided by invisible lines. On March
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The Rain of Paper and the Silence of the Amazon
The sky over the Bolivian Amazon doesn't usually scream. It whispers with the sound of humidity hitting broad leaves, or it roars with the sudden, percussive weight of a tropical deluge. But on a
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The Speedboat Massacre Myth and the Business of Border Bloodshed
The standard reporting on the Florida-to-Cuba maritime corridor is a masterclass in lazy stenography. You’ve seen the headlines. A Florida-registered speedboat enters Cuban waters. A firefight breaks
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The Gilded Room and the Quiet Crackling of a Changing Tide
The air inside the House Chamber during a State of the Union address doesn’t feel like normal oxygen. It is thick, pressurized, and carries the faint, metallic scent of expensive wool and anxiety.
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The Ledger of Broken Promises and the High Cost of a Tall Tale
The air inside the House Chamber was thick with the scent of floor wax and the heavy, electric hum of anticipation that precedes a State of the Union address. From the gallery, the view is a sea of
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The Florida Boat Massacre is a Symptom of Your Failed Border Logic
The media is currently hyperventilating over a bloodbath in the Florida Straits. A Florida-registered boat, four dead, and the Cuban Coast Guard holding the smoking gun. The standard narrative is
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The Donroe Doctrine and the Caribbean Split
In the sweltering heat of Basseterre, St. Kitts, the usual pleasantries of Caribbean diplomacy have been replaced by a cold, hard reality: the United States is no longer asking for permission in its
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The Epstein Paper Trail and the High Stakes of Selective Disclosure
The intersection of Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling criminal enterprise and the upper echelons of American power remains the most radioactive subject in modern politics. For years, the public has been
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Rio de Janeiro the Brutal Truth Behind the Marielle Franco Convictions
The question that haunted Brazil for eight years—"Who ordered the killing of Marielle Franco?"—has finally received a definitive, judicial answer. On February 25, 2026, the Supreme Federal Court
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The Vault of Whispers and the Ghost of Jeffrey Epstein
The paper smells of dust and neglect, but the weight of it in a courier’s bag could sink a ship. In the marble hallways of Washington, silence is rarely an accident. It is a product. It is a