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Robert Reich22.09.2026

The central issue isn’t which nation will dominate AI. It’s whether we will both maintain human control over it. China and the United States are now competing for AI dominance. But what’s needed is a new mind-set about the meaning of “security” in the emerging world of AI — where the central question should not […]

Kamil Askerkhanov26.08.2026

How Britain Lost the Seas — and Why History May Be Repeating Itself? There is one aspect of the history of the British Empire that is often viewed somewhat incorrectly. The conventional story is that Britain lost its status as the world’s leading empire after the Second World War because the war had exhausted the […]

Robert Reich25.08.2026

The most important deal could happen today. Trump buddy Larry Ellison (one of the richest people in the U.S.) and his son David are a hair’s breadth away from being able to decide what many Americans learn about what Trump is doing to America. The only thing stopping them is California attorney general Rob Bonta’s […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky24.08.2026

The United States and Canada—Donald Trump and Mark Carney—have failed to agree on new terms for their trade and tariff arrangements. Both sides are now blaming the other. Mr Trump says Canada is demanding “privileges like those of a US state without actually being one”. Mr Carney, Canada’s prime minister, argues that the new terms […]

Kamil Askerkhanov15.08.2026

The EIA released some very interesting data yesterday. U.S. commercial crude inventories surged by 17.4 million barrels, reaching 424.4 million. The American Petroleum Institute had reported a 9.1 million-barrel increase the day before—already an unusually large move. But the real story emerges when you look beyond a single inventory number and follow the physical barrels. […]

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, […]

Alexander Palladin09.07.2026

A hundred years ago Armand Hammer, an American businessman, won the trust of Soviet leaders and, for decades, exploited it to his own advantage, skillfully cultivating the image of a loyal and selfless friend of our country. Lots of my fellow citizens, for instance, tend to believe that in 1980 Hammer financed the construction of […]

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 […]

Robert Reich04.07.2026

The source of the new energy taking over the Democratic Party isn’t Democratic Socialism. It’s something far more exciting! In one of the most notable upsets of the Democratic primaries so far, Democratic Socialist Melat Kiros, 29, yesterday won the nomination over incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette to represent Colorado’s hotly-contested First Congressional District. I expect […]

Dmitri Drobnitsky03.07.2026

The very USMCA that Trump praised in 2020 is now no longer satisfactory to him. The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) replaced NAFTA in 2020. At the time, Trump hailed the new deal as a major achievement. However, in 2026, when the agreement came up for its scheduled 16-year review and possible extension, the second Trump […]

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Xi and the Dilemma of AI

Shipyards Matter More Than Aircraft Carriers

How Trump Plans To Silence CNN, Jon Stewart, and John Oliver

Trump, Carney and the Limits of Tariff Power

Where Is All That American Oil Really Going?

Paradise Blown Apart

The Wheeler-Dealer: Kremlin Leaders’ Favorite Armand Hammer

Happy Fourth of July to the Authors and Readers of the CommentaTHOR!

It’s the Next America

The U.S. Will Not Automatically Renew its Trade Agreement With Mexico and Canada

Xi and the Dilemma of AI

The Rise of AI Populism

The Documentary Film Naza and Its Revelations

It’s Cold There