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Isolationism and the Strategic Dilemma

Strategic and selective engagement, where the US chooses battles that protect its sovereignty, economic prosperity, and geographic security without being entangled in endless ideological wars.

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    Israel Will Continue To “Escalate” The War In Lebanon

    Max Blumenthal, the editor-in-chief of The Grayzone, has said that Israel is going to continue to escalate the war in Lebanon after a major failure in Iran. Both the US and Israel have been unsuccessful in their stated goals in Iran, making the interim peace agreement nothing more than a surrender document.

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    The US and Iran Exchange Strikes

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    Intellectual Property Versus The Unrealized

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    UNICEF Warns Children Are At Highest Risk of Ebola

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    Trump Says Billions of Dollars More Are Needed For Iran War

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    The Public Choice Problem of AI Rights

    People are falling in love with their chatbots, mourning deleted AI companions, and treating artificial systems as romantic partners or family members. As AI becomes more sophisticated, these relationships will become more common. And, as a result, so will political conflict over whether artificial systems deserve moral consideration.