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Yuri Chekalin20.07.2026

Great powers devote enormous attention to military strength, economic leverage, and geopolitical competition. Yet history suggests that trust between nations is rarely built through official communiqués. More often, it begins with something remarkably ordinary: a concert, a university exchange, a sporting event—or even a game of Go. “The Bureaucrat’s Song” “To move a sheet of […]

Yuri Chekalin19.07.2026

The preceding articles have developed a conceptual framework for examining the relationship between myth, symbolic politics, and political authority in the modern age. From Concepts to History: Applying the Analytical Framework The purpose of this framework is not to provide a universal theory capable of explaining every political system. Historical realities are invariably more complex […]

Serg Levine16.07.2026

The news genre delivers timely and factual information about current events, developments, and issues of public interest. The primary purpose of our news content is to inform the audience about what’s happening in the world around them, providing them with essential facts, analysis, and context. Okay, so we’re writing all this… But why do people […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky16.07.2026

New York becomes the first US State to freeze Data Center construction. The state has imposed a moratorium on new “hyperscale” data centers while it develops new rules and policies governing electricity allocation and grid capacity. The issue comes down to power generation New York already has one of the highest levels of electricity consumption […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky15.07.2026

The order was reportedly issued following yet another fatal encounter involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). During an immigration operation in the town of Biddeford, Maine, ICE officers opened fire while attempting to stop a vehicle driven by 26-year-old Colombian national Sebastián Durán Guerrero. Guerrero was killed The shooting sparked protests, with local residents […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky12.07.2026

Advocates of a hardline policy toward Iran have now identified what they see as a new Iranian threat—this time in Cuba. Speaking at a conference organized by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), the organization’s chairman and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush claimed that Iranian combat drones are now present on the island. Bush said in […]

Yuri Chekalin12.07.2026

The concepts employed throughout this article are not presented as fixed or universally accepted definitions. Concepts and Terminology: A Framework for Analysis Terms such as myth, mass, power, charisma, and political religion have acquired different meanings across history, sociology, anthropology, political science, and philosophy. Rather than attempting to resolve these longstanding conceptual debates, this article […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky11.07.2026

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was established in 2025 under the Trump administration, with Elon Musk appointed to lead the initiative. The DOGE initiative In practice, however, the agency once led by Elon Musk had effectively become defunct a year earlier, having fallen well short of its stated objectives. After journalists and lawmakers repeatedly […]

Yuri Chekalin04.07.2026

On this Independence Day, we honor the courage, vision, and enduring principles that gave birth to the United States and continue to inspire generations. It is also a day to celebrate the freedoms that allow ideas to be shared, history to be explored, and meaningful conversations to flourish. Thank you to every author for your […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky28.06.2026

John Bolton pleads guilty to charges of mishandling classified documents. John Bolton—one of Washington’s most prominent hawks, a staunch Russia critic, and a frequent political firebrand—served for a time as National Security Advisor during Trump’s first administration. Shortly after leaving office, he became one of the president’s fiercest critics. He later published a memoir about […]

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