The Middle East Has a New Saudi-Led Axis
The UAE believes normalization and peace are the way forward with Israel, while Riyadh has banded together a more Israel-critical bunch.
| @anchalvohra opines via @ForeignPolicy
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The Iran war exposed the limits of US military dominance: tactical victories drained resources, strategic goals remained unmet, & regional partners lost confidence. The US must rebuild trust with Gulf allies.
| @dstroul writes via @ForeignAffairs
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In "Who Will Cry When You Die: Life Lessons from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari," @RobinSharma suggests:
- Always Carry a Book with You
He quotes the Roman philosopher Seneca:
- So long as you live, keep learning how to live
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Become a Dad.
Despite declining marriage and birth rates, embracing the vulnerability and responsibility of fatherhood is actually one of the best things a man can do for his long-term mental & physical fitness.
| Professor @darbysaxbe writes via @nytimes
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Richard Templar, originally a collaborative pseudonym but primarily associated with Richard Craze (1950–2006), had suggested:
- Never give advice
You have no idea what will work for someone else
https://t.co/9TBRPVgc0M
-Read in your field for at least 30-60 minutes each day.
-Listen to audio programs in your car as you drive.
-Attend every course and seminar you can find that can help you to be better in your field.
| @BrianTracy's advice via The 21 Success Secrets
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Future India–Pakistan wars are likely to escalate faster, spread wider, and be harder to contain—making even a limited clash significantly more dangerous than in the past.
|@ethrelkeld writes via @ForeignAffairs
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Pakistan is drifting out of South Asia and into the Middle Eastern economic orbit, driven less by strategy and more by economic dependence and geopolitical constraints.
| Bobby Ghosh writes via @ForeignPolicy
https://t.co/mAbQJfahMI
AI Podcast
A Thought Exercise in Financial History, from Future
If AI succeeds too well, it could undermine the income-demand system that capitalism depends on, creating growth without consumption—and eventually a crisis.
| @citrini and @alapshah1 write.
https://t.co/w01Gg9BmAf
"Please remember: the popular saying "information is power" can only be true when the
information you are working with is of the highest quality possible!" | @RobertJTiess wrote via https://t.co/wuBobgfO25
The income from wealth is growing faster than labour income, but access to it remains highly restricted—making ownership of assets a central driver of global inequality. | @BrankoMilan and @MarcoRanaldi_ write via LSE Blogs
https://t.co/Ajv2QRMeK7
Success in economic warfare depends less on brute force and more on precision, alliances, and control over strategic economic chokepoints—while managing the risks of backlash and global fragmentation.| @edwardfishman writes via @ForeignAffairs
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Deep reading is our species’ bridge to insight and novel thought. Perhaps consuming a few dozen book pages a day should become the new 10,000 daily steps — a basic foundation of activity to maintain cognitive fitness.|Cal Newport's OpEd via @nytimes
https://t.co/fLNaN4822X
Israel Alone
.@TheEconomist argues that a major political reckoning is coming in Israel. Its outcome will shape not only the future of Palestinians, but also whether Israel remains stable, democratic, and globally connected in the decades ahead.
https://t.co/YLs77blKmu
While the US likely can truly obliterate Iran’s nuclear programme, such an operation would be extraordinarily risky, massive in scale, and comparable to one of the largest and most complex military raids in history. |@TheEconomist argues
https://t.co/QKg7eOHaJU
"The religious society is oriented toward the search for truth and operates rationally, whereas Western civilization is oriented toward the pursuit of pleasure and driven by emotion," says @alilarijani_ir | @levy_haaretz writes via @haaretzcom
https://t.co/X7V3c6oOV6
.@michaelpollan provides no final answer to the mystery of consciousness. It presents many theories and questions, highlighting how difficult the problem is because subjective experience cannot be directly measured or compared. | @TheEconomist reviews
https://t.co/JNSrkNgP9g
The Most Disruptive Company in the World
Harry Booth and @billyperrigo highlight growing tensions between technological innovation, government power, military use of AI, and the challenge of ensuring AI remains safe and under human control. | via @TIME
https://t.co/IM1tAgIUpT