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Dwight D. Eisenhower

I Like Ike

If there is any “consensus” for America in the world, it is that the differences between “authoritarian” societies (Kings, Emperors, dictators, Fascists, Communists, etc.) and “democracies” (U.S., UK, France, etc.) are so vast and apparent that to “convert” the first into the second has always been, and remains today, as the chief purpose of America…

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NATO summit revealed the US-German partnership of weakness

At the NATO summit in Vilnius, the United States allied itself with Germany, the greatest appeaser of the Western alliance. As a result, there were no breakthroughs in the decisions of the summit despite promising pronouncements going on for months. The overwhelming goal of the summit seemed to be the prevention of any possibility of escalation with Russia.…

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Why Putin, and Ordinary Russians, Should Thank the United States

One of the most important things that Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the private military company Wagner, did during his mini-insurrection against members of Vladimir Putin’s inner circle was to admit openly that Russia’s war in Ukraine has nothing to do with any “threat” of a NATO expansion or Moscow’s need to “de-Nazify” its neighbor. Instead,…

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Does Erdoğan’s New Cabinet Signal Good News for Washington?

It was clear going into Turkey’s recent presidential elections that many in Washington were anticipating a victory for the Turkish opposition candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the Republican People’s Party (CHP). Those rooting for Kilicdaroglu were let down when President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan prevailed, despite a struggling economy and the devastation caused by the February earthquake in southeast Turkey,…

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Cryptocurrencies: From Roaring Lion To Gentle House Cat

This article was written by Piotr Trabinski, IWP Class of 2018. A few years ago, before the pandemic struck the world, the cryptocurrency sector conceived a grand vision—a world of cheap, more efficient, and accessible financial transactions. Alongside this vision came additional, compelling arguments of enhanced privacy, the democratization of money, financial inclusion for the…

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