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Kamil Askerkhanov18.07.2026

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad stated that the main parameters of an agreement with Russia have already been finalized. The project envisages the supply of up to 55 billion cubic meters of Russian gas annually through Azerbaijani territory. In my view, these statements deserve far more attention than they have received. Taken separately, they appear […]

Alexey Savvateev17.07.2026

At one point, Lenin wrote that the state could not be run “right away” by cooks or unskilled laborers — they had to be taught how to do it. At the same time, he argued against the idea that governing the state could be the exclusive preserve of a narrow circle of the chosen few. […]

Yuri Chekalin17.07.2026

Why do certain political leaders acquire an authority that exceeds the formal powers of the offices they occupy? This question lies at the heart of Max Weber’s concept of charisma and remains central to the historical study of political leadership. Charisma Although charisma is frequently understood as an extraordinary personal quality, Weber’s analysis is considerably […]

Yuri Chekalin16.07.2026

Can political authority acquire qualities commonly associated with religion? This question has occupied historians, political theorists, and sociologists throughout the twentieth century, particularly in response to the emergence of mass ideological movements. Political Religion Yet the concept of political religion remains one of the most contested terms in the study of modern politics. Its value […]

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 […]

Yuri Chekalin15.07.2026

Why do people obey political authority? Few questions have occupied political thought more persistently. Power and Legitimacy From Plato and Aristotle to Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Max Weber, political philosophers have sought to explain why governments are recognized as legitimate and why individuals accept obligations imposed by political institutions. The question is […]

Yaroslav Listov14.07.2026

80 Years Ago the United States Radioactively Contaminated Vast Areas of the Pacific Ocean. After the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the United States did not stop. The next step was to test nuclear weapons at sea. Vice Admiral William H.P.Blandy selected Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands as the site. In July 1946, […]

Robert Reich13.07.2026

As we lose jobs and the middle class contracts, where will consumer demand come from? Through the end of June, about $3.2 trillion in AI deals have occurred this year. That’s a 45 percent jump from a year earlier, according to Dealogic, a data provider. It’s the most spent on deal-making over a half-year period […]

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 […]

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Eurasian Energy Corridor

The USE Has Played Out Its Role

Political Myths: Authority and Legitimacy (Part.5)

Political Myths: Authority and Legitimacy (Part.4)

New York to Freeze AI Data Center Construction

ICE Officers Temporarily Barred from Conducting Traffic Stops

Political Myths: Authority and Legitimacy (Part.3)

Paradise Blown Apart

Who’s Gonna Buy All the AI Stuff?

A Scaled-Down Second Cuban Missile Crisis

How Japan Marked the Anniversary

Eurasian Energy Corridor

The USE Has Played Out Its Role

Political Myths: Authority and Legitimacy (Part.5)