Sam Vaknin
Perfidious USA: Make Autocracy Great Again
Perfidy is the essence of both empire and realpolitik. Perfidious Albion is now usurped by its former colony,…
The Post-Ukraine world of Trump’s realpolitik
We are heading to a new military conflict, but not in Europe. It is inevitable that the USA…
USA: Pacific, Not Atlantic Power (Pace Ukraine and Biden)
The USA has pivoted from Europe to the Pacific immediately in the aftermath of the Cold War. The…
USA: Democracy’s Endgame
College students are unleashed on smug intellectuals and a bloated bureaucracy. Elon Musk’s DOGE? Yes – but also…
Trump faces backlash over proposal to empty Gaza and redesign its future
Trump has just proposed to take over Gaza, transfer its denizens to Arab states, and convert it into…
Elon Musk’s X: Power grab for federal payment control?
When an individual or a collective is hellbent on self-destruction, there is nothing you can do but stand…
Africa’s future is in its past
Africa has been failing to get its act together since the late 1950s. This enormous continent with its…
Israel-Hezbollah: Ceasefire, Never Peace
In the protracted skirmishes between Israel and Hezbollah, both parties have been damaged severely during the past 13…
Opting out of Democracy
In a scene reminiscent of the 1930s, all over the world, both the ultra rich and the masses…
Authoritarianism Scale
Like cancer, authoritarianism is a spectrum with clear and often ineluctable progression of egregiousness from one stage to…
Postmodern Monopolies and Oligopolies Good for Consumers, Economy
Anti-monopoly legislation and regulations around the world are antiquated, based as they are on 19th century realities of…
USA’s Hobson’s Choice: Personality Cult vs. Ideological Tyranny
In the forthcoming elections in the USA, the electorate faces a choice between a personality cult and an…
Shadow Libraries: The Future?
In this digital age, the custodians of published works are at the center of a global copyright controversy…
The Signaling of War: Ukraine, Israel
War is not merely or even mainly about slaughtering and conquering. It is more often a form of…
Iran, the Next North Korea: Proxies Out, Nuclear In
Hamas’s incursion into Israel and its massacre of hundreds of civilians came as a surprise to everyone, first…