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  • Increased strategic cooperation presents mutual military, diplomatic, and economic advantages to India and the U.S. As an aspiring great power, India will never have and does not desire the type of alliance that exists between the U.S. and treaty allies such as Japan or NATO countries. But to continue its climb towards becoming a great power, India requires American assistance, which is in the U.S. interest to provide. While American concerns regarding China may not be entirely the same as Indian concerns, the two overlap considerably. Through a simultaneous pursuit of a greater military and economic partnership, the U.S. and India can each achieve their strategic goals. Read now.

  • The local and the international are coming together in Argentina, threatening to create a perfect storm. It is in everyone’s interest to follow this election closely, learning from it to avoid the worldwide rise of a new, uglier tide of populist politics that festers on the votes of the dispossessed, the discontent and the left-behind, tearing down any semblance of order or logic in favour of pure, distilled anger. Read more.

  • Fikayo Akeredolu

    Almost eight years after the Paris Climate Agreement was signed, the global community is not on track to meet its target of limiting global warming. Getting the Global Stocktake right is pivotal for COP28 and sets the stage for future stocktakes and climate action over the next decade. Read now.

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Fascism w/ Professor Roger Griffin

This episode, we tackle one big idea: Fascism, with one of the foremost experts on the phenomenon, Professor Roger Griffin. Over the next hour and a half, you’ll hear Professor Griffin discuss with STAIR Managing Editor Armin Safavi the origins and modern applications of his theories of fascism. They’ll touch on political events in Russia, the United States, Britain, Germany, and beyond. They’ll also talk about rave culture and football hooligans.

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