Sam Vaknin
Yes Means Yes – Unless It Means No
On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, the European Parliament called on the European Union to adopt a consent-based definition…
Board Of Peace or State of War?
The Board of Peace (initially: Gaza Board of Peace) should not be conflated or confused with the Gaza…
Imperial SCOTUS and Its Narcissistic Vision for Itself
I am not a legal analyst like the inimitable and profound Stephen Vladeck. But the Supreme Court of…
How Wikipedia is Poisoning AI
The anonymous user and top-tier “editor” Slp1 is representative of the culture of narcissism (grandiosity, entitlement), bullying, and…
GITA and Two-state Solution: Netanyahu’s Nightmare
Both Gaza International Transitional Authority (GITA) and the New York UN plan are clear precursors and pathbreakers to…
Macron’s France Stirs The Palestinian Pot
The French recognition of Palestine is a storm in a teapot. It is inevitable that a Palestinian state…
Attack on Iran – What’s Next?
Israel has finally attacked Iran. But why now? There has been a qualitative shift in Iranian policy in…
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…