Desperation, not invasion. Refugees swimming ashore, Ceuta.
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Populist Hybrid Warfare

The Ceuta migrant crisis became a Rorschach test for conspiracy: fantasies of a Muslim invasion on one side, theories of Israeli and American subterfuge on the other. (...)
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Burnham’s Big Test

Andy Burnham has hit the ground running as the UK’s new prime minister, but whether his government will deliver lasting change or break with the neoliberal status quo remains an open question.(...)
Out of missiles. Depleted US Patriot battery, Middle East.
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The New Forever War

The War on Terror has a new name. If the pundits are to be believed, it’s the New Forever War.(...)
Gay, Jewish, and pro-Palestinian: Zack Polanski.
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The Mamdani-Polanski Experience

In this week's Globalists, Josh White and Mitchell Plitnick unpack the rise of Zohran Mamdani in New York and Zack Polanski in Britain.(...)

In 2015, Bibi blamed the Nazi genocide on the Palestinians.Neukölln, Berlin.
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Germany’s Israel Problem

Blame it on the Holocaust. No EU member state has a more troubled relationship with the Jewish people than Germany.(...)
Putin's jihad. Russian strike, Ukraine.
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Peace With Dishonour

Josh White and Mitchell Plitnick explore the state of play in the Russo-Ukrainian war and whether a peace deal could be reached this year.(...)