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Tarik Cyril Amar

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Tarik Cyril Amar, is an historian from Germany at Koç University in Istanbul working on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory.

X, drugs, politics: What’s behind the latest attack on Elon Musk?

The outspoken tech billionaire is the embodiment of both America’s main problem and its main founding principle. Billionaire tech entrepreneur, space visionary, and the richest...

Zelensky’s former top adviser now wants Kiev to join up with Russia against the West – what exactly is going on?

Aleksey Arestovich’s latest idea is that the two warring countries should sue the US-led bloc together. Ukraine needs to come to an agreement with Russian...

Endgame: How will Ukraine look after its defeat?

Toward the end of World War II (in Europe), Germans often shared a dark joke, reflecting their well-deserved dread at the prospect of defeat:...

The Jews and Boris Johnson: Zelensky’s top political ally looks for scapegoats as Ukrainian elites begin to accept the war is lost

David Arakhamia, the head of Vladimir Zelensky’s parliamentary faction, admits his nation’s dependency on the West and the lack of a coherent strategy. A few...

Joe Biden’s Washington Post op-ed shows the US never learns its lessons

The obvious policy proclamation masquerading as a personal take has all the hypocritical tropes of American neocon elites. The president of the United States, Joe...

How the Israel-Hamas war poisons US politics

The censure of congresswoman Rashida Tlaib over her statement on the conflict in the Middle East exposes a dangerous and dishonest rhetoric. On November 7,...

Weaponizing the enemy’s children: Dehumanization of Palestinians has gone mainstream

A cynical explanation for why so many minors are dying in Israeli strikes on Gaza has been offered by a respected American outlet. The Economist...

Why is the EU backing Navalny, but ignoring Assange?

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been handed the prestigious Sakharov Prize, billed as a top “human rights” award, by the European Parliament ostensibly...

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