Analysis & Forecast

Kamil Askerkhanov02.09.2026

Perhaps the most interesting question about artificial intelligence today is not what it can do, but how those in power intend to govern a system that is gradually beginning to make decisions in place of the people they appointed to make them. That last point deserves closer attention. For the problem of AI ultimately has […]

Kamil Askerkhanov23.08.2026

The farther the story of Israel’s strikes in Syria unfolds, the less it looks like a conventional contest for influence. Israel has, in effect, drawn a line for Turkey: This is as far as Ankara can go. The latest strike on the Abu Duhur air base in northern Syria, coming hours after a Turkish delegation […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky11.08.2026

The more interesting question Is what happens to the Democrats. A Republican Party Leader Bets on November It is hardly unusual for the chairman of the Republican National Committee to argue with a Democratic strategist about who will win the November midterm elections. The more interesting question is this: Can the Democratic Party take power […]

Aleksey Bobrowski11.08.2026

This weekend, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent did something increasingly rare in Washington: He said what the administration appears to be trying to accomplish. Bessent, like Vice President J.D. Vance, has a talent for getting to the point. President Trump can be exhausting to listen to. Bessent is worth listening to. Consider the Strait of Hormuz […]

Yuri Chekalin31.07.2026

Everything has converged in this Midwestern state: socialists vs. the establishment, the debate over tariffs, and the battle for the political machinery that has shaped elections from 2020 to 2028. Michigan has long been considered a so-called “swing state” or “battleground state” on the American political map. The way voters cast their ballots here often […]

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 […]

Yuri Chekalin11.07.2026

“The good historian resembles the ogre of the fairy tale. Wherever he smells human flesh, he knows there is his prey.” — Marc Bloch. Author’s Note This article examines political myth as an object of historical inquiry rather than as an instrument of political advocacy. Its purpose is neither to defend nor to condemn particular […]

Robert Reich02.07.2026

The putative presidential candidate is even more skilled at demagoguery. JD Vance said on Friday that the U.S. wins “either way” in negotiations with Iran. “If we make the final deal, then great,” Vance told HBO’s Bill Maher. “If we don’t make the final deal, their nuclear program is still destroyed. They’re still much weaker […]

Robert Reich11.06.2026

I’ve been watching JD Vance as carefully as anyone can track a snake in the grass, which is to say, with some difficulty. He has seemed uncomfortable with Trump’s grandiose foreign ambitions, especially Trump’s failed war in Iran, but I’ve seen no evidence that JD has spoken out against any of it even inside Trump’s […]

Vladimir Morozov15.03.2026

The UN adopted a resolution condemning Iran’s attacks on its neighbors — and rejected a Russian draft (the US and Latvia voted against it). The UN Security Council adopted a resolution calling on Iran to stop attacks on Arab countries. The document states that the UN “strongly condemns the blatant attacks by the Islamic Republic […]

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AI and Power

Turkey and Israel: Is a Collision Becoming Inevitable?

The Collapse of the American Two-Party System

No Spin — Just Power

The Battlefield is Michigan

Political Myths: Authority and Legitimacy (Part.2)

Political Myths: Authority and Legitimacy

Is JD Vance More Dangerous Than Trump?

JD’s Strategy Behind His Bloopers, Bungles, and Bonkers Claims

UN condemned Iran for attacks on Arab countries

AI and Power

The Cat

Rasputin’s Daughter: The Extraordinary Life of Maria Rasputin

Priestesses of Love