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Aug 22, 2026, 5:35 PM

The war of four nations

Before hostilities openly erupt between countries we can often observe the looming warning signs. The ancients from the Egyptians to the Assyrians claimed to actually see haunting visions in the skies of approaching armies of mighty chariots and hordes...

Aparajita Acharya

Aug 22, 2026, 5:18 PM

Iran Gets More Room in BRICS. Should Israel Worry?

The BRICS meeting in Jaipur on August 12 saw Iranian Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati push for Iran's entry into the New Development Bank, greater use of national currencies and closer payment-system links among members. The NDB is nowhere...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 22, 2026, 11:38 AM

Could an Israel-Turkey War Trigger NATO’s Article 5?

Illustration: Israel and Turkey face growing military tensions as questions emerge over NATO’s Article 5 and Turkey’s new defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Image created by the author for editorial purposes.

For years, a direct Israel-Turkey war seemed too dangerous to become real. The two countries could trade accusations, downgrade relations and compete for regional influence, but an actual military confrontation between Israel and a NATO member remained a worst-case...

Aug 22, 2026, 11:37 AM

Turkey’s Next War Could Undo 1974

Achilles’ Shield, Cyprus’s rearmament, Israel’s naval doctrine and the widening F-35 gap now form one deterrent architecture. If deterrence fails, Poseidon’s Wrath will place Turkey’s occupation of northern Cyprus on the battlefield. On 7 July, at the Haifa naval base,...

Andy Blumenthal

Aug 22, 2026, 11:37 AM

The Work of Living After October 7

ALS scares me. So does terrorism. Both force us to confront how suddenly life can change. I did not come to Tuesdays with Morrie as someone revisiting an old favorite. I came to it after October 7, carrying questions I...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Aug 22, 2026, 11:36 AM

A Loaf of Bread in the Shadow of War.

What the Torah, the Qur’an and the neuroscience of hope teach us about kindness when hatred becomes easy Sometimes societal change begins with a loaf of bread. A ration card passed secretly across a table. A false identity written onto a...

Aug 22, 2026, 11:17 AM

Inches to Metric: Merkaz Lavi – PTSD/PTG (Post Traumatic Growth) #2

Merkaz Lavi-PTSD center.

The Magic in Reality I wrote a prior blog Merkaz Lavi (click), explaining why/how we got involved in creating our center, and issues regarding PTSD. This dives deeper into how we went about creating/manifesting Merkaz Lavi. Manifesting! What does it take...

Aug 21, 2026, 7:10 PM

The Mecca Agreement and Europe’s New Southern Front

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Europe has spent the last four years almost entirely focused on its eastern frontier. Russia's invasion of Ukraine brought NATO back to its original purpose, increased defence expenditure across the continent and forced European governments to think seriously about...

Peter Himmelman

Aug 21, 2026, 6:56 PM

Peace Talks With My Mom

Collage by the author

I was with my mom outside her house in suburban Minnetonka on a porch overlooking a water feature, a small formation of rocks that made up a miniature waterfall. We sat there on metal lawn chairs, listened to the...

Aug 21, 2026, 5:42 PM

Why Iran’s Threat Keeps Coming Back

Detail of the Israeli national flag highlighting the Star of David, emphasizing its cultural significance as from the Pexels website (https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-of-the-flag-of-israel-4033852/).

What if the Middle East’s recurring confrontation with Iran is not simply a story about a hostile regime, missiles, nuclear facilities or proxy forces, but about a political system capable of repeatedly rebuilding its power—and what would it take...

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