The Cosmopolitan Republican

Political ploy? Czech Republic outlaws communist propaganda – DW – 08/03/2025 The Czech criminal code now bans the promotion of communist ideology, making it equivalent to Nazi propaganda. At the same time, the Czech communist party is one of the most successful in Europe. What...

Czech Republic outlaws communist propaganda

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How American Power Should Be Deployed America’s retreat and its threat to democracy

How American Power Should Be Deployed: Garry Kasparov interviews John Bolton

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How the West Wins from Globalization | National Review The America-led movement for freer trade has been good for the world and for Americans most of all.

How the West Wins from Globalization

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How to Achieve Victory Ukraine and America can win together if they combine their assets and strength. The alternative can only be to watch the hard-earned US deterrence capability evaporate.

@zubrin.bsky.social on how Ukraine, with help from the United States, can achieve victory over Russia.

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Opinion | Does Trump understand what ‘the West’ is? Does the West itself know? Understanding what ‘the West’ is would, for one thing, mean preventing Ukraine’s dismemberment.

Does Trump understand what ‘the West’ is? Does the West itself know?

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Barnier kicks off battle for fiefdom at the foot of the Eiffel Tower Two French conservative heavyweights may face off to represent a plush Paris district in parliament.

Former French prime minister Francois Bayreau is running for a seat in France's parliament against Rachida Dati, who was culture minister in Barnier's government, in a battle of two prominent members of the center-right Les Republicains

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Inside the secret military dialogue between Britain and Argentina A deal would counter China and please America. It requires deft diplomacy on the Falklands

Inside the secret military dialogue between Britain and Argentina
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From The Economist

Putin’s next target Estonia is girding itself for an invasion as its Russian minority grows restless

Putin’s next target
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From The Economist

Nato members confirm defence and security spend to hit 5% of GDP by 2035 In a statement, called the Hague Declaration, members also say:

NATO members agree to spend 5% of GDP on defense at the NATO summit

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Germany backs major NATO defense spending boost — but not to please Trump Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government will boost defense spending to €153 billion in 2029, up from €86 billion this year.

Germany will dramatically increase defense spending to counter the threat from Russia and not to appease Donald Trump, says German chancellor Friedrich Merz in a speech to the Bundestag ahead of the NATO leaders' summit in The Hague

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The Son of the Last Shah Wants to Be the Next Leader of Iran Reza Pahlavi has a famous name but whether he has enough support inside the country to rise to power is unclear.

Reza Pahlevi, the son of the last shah of Iran, is looking to become Iran's next leader in the event of the collapse of the Islamic regime

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The Consistency of Donald Trump’s Inconsistency Some leaders the president loves, some he detests.

How Donald Trump defends authoritarian leaders like Putin, Erdogan, Bukele and Kim Jong Un, but condemns Zelensky

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The Unconstitutional Conservatives Not too long ago, Republicans believed in the rule of law, limiting the power of government, and protecting individual liberty. Then came Donald Trump.

The Unconstitutional Conservatives

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Opinion | The Trump administration is pure progressivism in action Here are the nine core components of progressivism. Trump nails every one, like presidents before.

The Trump administration is pure progressivism in action

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Caught Between Russia and the U.S., Germany Aims to Be a Stronger Force in NATO

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The @economist.com celebrating the economic and political success of Poland...hope it's not premature

The ‘Neoliberalism’ Shibboleth A stupid term is still stupid even if someone else uses it stupidly.

How both the far left and the MAGA right condemn neoliberalism

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In Europe, the Center-Right Is Losing Its Battle Against Populism In Germany and the U.K., parties that have held sway for decades are being overtaken by the far right.

The center-right is losing ground to the populist right in Europe

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It just struck me that Donald Trump just lost three elections in a row: Canada, Australia, and the Conclave.

Good riddance to Ed Martin, Trump's failed pick for U.S. Attorney for D.C. President Donald Trump told reporters today that he is dropping the nomination of Ed Martin to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia because of

Ed Martin is a bully and a menace to free speech.

Unfortunately for him, his own free speech caught up with him.

Romanian presidential candidate fights her own party to stay in election race Elena Lasconi wants her rivals to know she’s not quitting, despite having been knifed by her former political allies.

Romanian center-right presidential candidate Elena Lasconi fights her own party to stay in the election

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The Real Foreign Policy Battle in the GOP The debate between interventionists and restrainers within the GOP masks the much bigger problem of how to design a foreign policy that appeals to swing voters.

The Real Foreign Policy Battle in the GOP

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Former New Hampshire Gov. Sununu won’t run for Senate in 2026 President Donald Trump said he hoped the former New Hampshire governor would run Sunday.

Former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu announces he won't run for Senate in 2026.

Could this mean Sununu for President in 2028?

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Team Trump defends tariffs as bipartisan opposition grows, markets slide Members of Trump’s Cabinet urged Americans not to panic as questions and criticism of tariffs from conservatives and liberals alike picked up steam.

Team Trump defends tariffs as bipartisan opposition grows, markets slide

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Opinion | Even without the tariffs, Trump’s economic agenda is a disaster Disregard rosy scenarios and “aspirational” goals. Trump’s economic policies are delusional.

Even without the tariffs, Trump’s economic agenda is a disaster

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The Marco Rubio Guide to Survival Is Not Working Well The secretary of State is taking positions that were once anathema and sounding very Trumpy online.

The Marco Rubio Guide to Survival Is Not Working Well

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Opinion | While Musk dismantles a pro-democracy group, America’s enemies cheer DOGE targets the National Endowment for Democracy, a longtime Republican-supported organization.

While Musk dismantles a pro-democracy group, America’s enemies cheer

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Thank you. It's important to keep looking at the world beyond. I truly believe that if Americans had paid more attention to the authoritarian trends in the world beyond, they wouldn't have been so naïve about Trump.

Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It. Remarks by Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are fueling concerns that the U.S. will move away from Europe and align with Moscow.

Right on target analysis in the NY Times.
Trump has betrayed the Free World.
Read this and wake up! Trump is clearly a Kremlin operative.
RT!
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