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CSS Participates at New Resistance Brazil First Congress

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 04/22/2019 - 12:50

ew Resistance Brazil, or locally known as Nova Resistência (NR), held their first historic congress over the Easter weekend, April 19-21.

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2019/04/22/css-participates-at-new-resistance-brazil-first-congress/

The Humanitarian Aid Industry: Corruption, Neoliberalism and Fraud

Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 04/20/2019 - 12:22

Translated by Paul Antonopoulos – CSS Project Director; MENA and Latin America Research Fellow Furthering the Critical Deconstruction of the Non-Profit Industrial Complex   This piece should be read in tandem with CSS’s “What is the

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2019/04/20/the-humanitarian-aid-industry-corruption-neoliberalism-and-fraud/

In Search of the Christ – The Vatican as a Mithraeum, Sol Invictus the Savior

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 04/16/2019 - 14:23

By Flavio Barbiero – retired admiral in the Italian Navy who last served with NATO.

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2019/04/16/in-search-of-the-christ-the-vatican-as-a-mithraeum-sol-invictus-the-savior/

The Fourth Position – Series Part II

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 04/09/2019 - 05:48

By Tim Kirby – Ideological Director, Eurasia Research Fellow, & Multimedia Project Director The Fourth Position – The Victims of New Ideas (The Anti-Subject) &

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2019/04/09/the-fourth-position-series-part-ii/

The Crisis in Brazil’s Left: Future Radicalism to be Syncretic in Scope

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 04/08/2019 - 18:28

By Paul Antonopoulos – CSS Project Director; MENA and Latin America Research Fellow   The End of the Brazilian Left?

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2019/04/09/the-crisis-in-brazils-left-future-radicalism-to-be-syncretic-in-scope/

The Rise of Christian Zionism – The Christian Evangelical Assault on Palestine

Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 03/16/2019 - 07:21

By Paul Antonopoulos – CSS Project Director; MENA and Latin America Research Fellow The Christian Evangelical Assault on Palestine Based in a Claimed Literal Interpretation of the Bible, Absent Genuine Religious Content   resident of the United States, Donald Trump &

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2019/03/16/the-rise-of-christian-zionism-the-christian-evangelical-assault-on-palestine/

The Fourth Position – Series

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 02/25/2019 - 08:15

By: Tim Kirby The Fourth Position and “Father’s Will” Part I and Episode I – &

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2019/02/25/the-fourth-position-series/

Perspectives on Modernity in Crisis

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 10/15/2018 - 15:44

By: Ronald Thomas West The Decline of the West & its Shaping by Long-Standing European Misconceptions on the Essence of Society and Being t should be said first that the following observations offer a view that does not originate with …

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2018/10/15/perspectives-on-modernity-in-crisis/

The Multipolar Revolution: Syncretic Perspectives – Part III

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 08/08/2018 - 15:59

By: Jafe Arnold Marx and the Indo-European Mode of Production f the three main socio-political ideologies of modernity – Liberalism, Marxism, and Fascism (and their offshoots) – Marxism is arguably the most complex, scientific, and paradoxical.

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2018/08/08/the-multipolar-revolution-syncretic-perspectives-part-iii/

Shaping the Discourse: CSS Activity Report to the Public

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 08/01/2018 - 14:47

A Review of the Center for Syncretic Studies’ Recent and Upcoming Work s enumerated in our mission statement and “Our Goals” section, the Center for Syncretic Studies is committed to shaping intellectual and political discourse in

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2018/08/01/shaping-the-discourse-css-activity-report-to-the-public/

From Socialist Revivalism to Socialist Futurism

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 07/26/2018 - 12:22

By: John Stachelski A Review of Caleb Maupin’s Getting Rich Without Capitalism Caleb Maupin’s provocatively titled Getting Rich Without Capitalism: America’s Way Out (2018) is a collection of essays which cover a range burning political questions in geopolitics, economics, and cultural theory.

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2018/07/26/from-socialist-revivalism-to-socialist-futurism/

The Multipolar Revolution: Syncretic Perspectives – Part II

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 06/24/2018 - 06:24

By: Jafe Arnold Initiatic Geopolitics “Geopolitics”, coined in 1902 by Rudolf Kjellén and informed by Friedrich Ratzel’s 1897 “political geography”, is an esoteric term.

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2018/06/24/the-multipolar-revolution-syncretic-perspectives-part-ii/

The Multipolar Revolution: Syncretic Perspectives – Part I

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 06/17/2018 - 15:23

By: Jafe Arnold From the Indo-Europeans to the ‘New World’ he world’s diversity of cultures has successfully defied the “globalization” of the Atlanticist, Liberal, unipolar “End of History” scenario proclaimed in the 1990’s.

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2018/06/17/the-multipolar-revolution-syncretic-perspectives-part-i/

CSS defends Syria, builds multipolarity at international security conference

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 05/16/2018 - 07:40

By: Jafe Arnold (Special Projects Director) and Paul Antonopoulos (Research Fellow) CSS Research Fellow Paul Antonopoulos speaks at “Threats to Security in the 21st Century: Finding a Global Way Forward” in Lahore, Pakistan he international conference, “Threats to Security in &

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2018/05/16/css-defends-syria-builds-multipolarity-at-international-security-conference/

Western ‘Anti-Imperialist’ Contradictions in Syria

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 02/01/2018 - 13:27

A Sober View on the US-YPG Affair By: Paul Antonopoulos – CSS research fellow The following is a sample preview of a much larger article that will appear in the first issue of the Journal for Syncretic Studies (JSS).

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2018/02/01/western-anti-imperialist-contradictions-in-syria/

The Eternal Return: Mircea Eliade’s Homo Religiosus and the Cognitive Science of Religion

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 01/24/2018 - 09:42

CSS research fellow Jafe Arnold speaks at Amsterdam religious studies conference By: Jafe Arnold n January 23rd, 2018 CSS research fellow Jafe Arnold delivered a presentation entitled “The Eternal Return: Mircea Eliade’s Homo Religiosus and the Cognitive Science of Religion&

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2018/01/24/the-eternal-return-mircea-eliades-homo-religiosus-and-the-cognitive-science-of-r...

Populism from the Left and the Militarization of Europe

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 01/16/2018 - 11:06

An Interview with Czech Communist Ideologist Josef Skala By: Dr.

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2018/01/16/populism-from-the-left-and-the-militarization-of-europe/

The Syrian War and the Strategic Logic of US Imperialism’s Drive to Dominate the Middle East

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 11/13/2017 - 05:09

By: Paul Antonopoulos and Drew Cottle Originally published as a Centre for Counter Hegemonic Studies Research Paper (CCHS RP 4/17)   he war by proxy waged by the United States (US) against Syria cannot be understood in isolation and must be analysed …

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2017/11/13/the-syrian-war-and-the-strategic-logic-of-us-imperialisms-drive-to-dominate-the-...

The Economic and Geo-Strategic Function of the Ideological Abuses of Science in the Contemporary Occident

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 11/02/2017 - 13:12

  By: Padraig McGrath Introduction: To understand why ‘scientism’, (the contemporary vulgarization of ‘the&a

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2017/11/02/the-economic-and-geo-strategic-function-of-the-ideological-abuses-of-science-in-...

CSS presents discussion on Liberalism vs. Communitarianism

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 08/02/2017 - 13:35

By: Frederick Assar – Nuova Resistenza – Italia Italian anti-globalization activists from La Terra dei Padri bring together Nuova Resistenza – Italia and their own cadre for a presentation from CSS Director J.

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2017/08/02/css-presents-discussion-on-liberalism-vs-communitarianism/

Polish-Russian Relations: Russian Guilt and Polish Exceptionalism

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 07/31/2017 - 20:46

By: Andrew Korybko     he Center for Syncretic Studies is pleased to present another original academic piece, in full, from our Russian collaborator, Mr. Andrew Korybko.

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2017/08/01/polish-russian-relations-russian-guilt-and-polish-exceptionalism/

People’s Republics: Summating the Donbass Socio-Political and Economic Experience

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 04/28/2017 - 02:06

By: Eduard Popov – translated by Jafe Arnold The Center for Syncretic Studies is honored to present our Russian colleague, Dr.

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2017/04/28/peoples-republics-summating-the-donbass-socio-political-and-economic-experience/

CSS participates in conference: “History and Perspectives of Cooperation between Slavic Countries”

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 12/15/2016 - 07:38

By: Jafe Arnold – CSS liaison to Poland CSS participates in conference: “History and Perspectives of Cooperation between Slavic Countries” n December 10th in Wroclaw, Poland, the Association for Poland-East Cooperation hosted an in

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2016/12/15/css-participates-in-conference-history-and-perspectives-of-cooperation-between-s...

The Russian Spring in Donbass

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 09/02/2016 - 15:25

War and Statecraft in the Donetsk People’s Republic By: Dmitry Muza – translated by Jafe Arnold Dmitry Evgenyevich Muza is a doctor of philosophical sciences, a correspondent-member of the Crimean Academy of Sciences, a professor at the Department of Sociology &

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2016/09/02/the-russian-spring-in-donbass/

An overview of Syncretism in Russia: Orthodoxy and Sovietism

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 08/18/2016 - 16:24

By: Padraig McGrath The Synthetic Public Ideology of Putin’s Russia The reconstruction of the Cathedral of Saint Alexander Nevsky is a microcosm of a broad social reality   ituated adjacent to the Crimean Parliament building in Simferopol, the newly rebuilt Cathedral …

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2016/08/18/an-overview-of-syncretism-in-russia-orthodoxy-and-sovietism/

Contact Lines: An Interview with Manuel Ochsenreiter

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 08/07/2016 - 01:36

By: James Porrazzo – US Political Advisor to CSS, Founder of New Resistance pen Revolt is always pleased to feature the work of revolutionary journalist Manuel Ochsenreiter. Recently, our own James Porrazzo had the chance to talk about recent world …

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2016/08/07/contact-lines-an-interview-with-manuel-ochsenreiter/

The New-Old Left vs. the “Theater of the Absurd”

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 08/03/2016 - 15:26

An Interview with Czech Communist Ideologist Josef Skala – Part 2 By: Alexander Gegalchiy – translated by Jafe Arnold Based out of Prague, Czech Republic, Alexander Gegalchiy is President of the International Russian Award Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting and …

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2016/08/03/the-new-old-left-vs-the-theater-of-the-absurd/

Czech Communists for Donbass and Multipolarity

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 08/01/2016 - 20:49

An Interview with Czech Communist Ideologist Josef Skala – Part 1 By: Dr. Eduard Popov – translated by Jafe Arnold Eduard Popov is a Rostov State University graduate with a PhD in history and philosophy.

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https://syncreticstudies.com/2016/08/02/czech-communists-for-donbass-and-multipolarity/

Kaminski on Pavel Gubarev’s “The Torch of Novorossiya”

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 04/01/2016 - 09:23

A Review of Gubarev’s book on the Donbass Revolution and Orthodox-Communist Syncretism By: Jacek C. Kaminski – translated by Jafe Arnold Jacek C. Kaminski is a Polish journalist and leftist activist.

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2016/04/01/kaminski-on-pavel-gubarevs-the-torch-of-novorossiya/

CSS participates in conference “Balkans and Middle East: Interconnections and Intersections”

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 03/30/2016 - 08:24

By: Jafe Arnold CSS participates in conference “Balkans and Middle East: Interconnections and Intersections” n Wednesday morning, March 24th in Belgrade, Serbia, several dozen students, scholars, analysts, and distinguished guests including diplomatic representatives from Tunisia, Libya, Iran, Syria, Iraq, and Republika Srpska gathered at the Univers

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2016/03/30/css-participates-in-conference-balkans-and-middle-east-interconnections-and-inter...

Pacifism for Whom? An Ode to the God of War

Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 01/16/2016 - 13:37

By: Gustavo Aguiar Translated by: Jafe Arnold Pacifism for Whom?

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2016/01/16/pacifism-for-whom-an-ode-to-the-god-of-war/

Tragedy & Farce: Reconsidering Marxian Superstructural Analysis of Heterodox Social Movements

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 01/07/2016 - 16:01

By: Jafe Arnold Tragedy & Farce: Reconsidering Marxian Superstructural Analysis of Heterodox Social Movements Part II: A Heuristic Reconsideration of Marxism and Modernity in Eurasia n the introduction to this series, we presented and provided some cursory remarks on the general topic of our investigation.

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2016/01/07/tragedy-farce-reconsidering-marxian-superstructural-analysis-of-heterodox-social-...

The “Polish Question” at a Crossroads

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 01/05/2016 - 15:47

By: Jafe Arnold The “Polish Question” at a Crossroads ver the past several months, the geopolitical role of Poland in relation to the war in Ukraine and Eurasian and European integration projects has once again become an increasingly frequently visited topic.

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2016/01/05/the-polish-question-at-a-crossroads/

Changing Turkish-Russian Relations

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 01/03/2016 - 23:56

By: Paul Antonopolous Changing Turkish-Russian Relations Turkey appears unable to grasp Russia’s resolve and long-term planning ovember 24 2015 will forever mark the turning in Turkish and Russian relations. The Russian Sukhoi Su-24M tactical bomber jet was shot down by two Turkish F-16 Fighting Falcon jets.

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2016/01/04/changing-turkish-russian-relations

The Rise and Transformation of American Militarism and Imperialism after World War Two

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 10/28/2015 - 11:48

By: Andrés Barrera González, edited by Joaquin Flores – PhD in Political Science and Sociology, Profesor Titular at the University Complutense of Madrid.

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2015/10/28/the-rise-and-transformation-of-american-militarism-and-imperialism-after-world-wa...

Analysis of US and Israel Foreign Policy in IR Theory Perspective

Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 10/03/2015 - 18:30

By: Joaquin Flores Analysis of US and Israel Foreign Policy in IR Theory Perspective The ”Yinon” Plan for Greater Israel he general public is thought to be often exposed to various printed opinion pieces and editorials weighing the pros and cons of the present international system, and the role of the US within it.

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2015/10/04/analysis-of-us-and-israel-foreign-policy-in-ir-theory-perspective

Tragedy & Farce: Marxian Superstructural Analysis of Heterodox Social Movements

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 08/28/2015 - 14:20

By: J.

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2015/08/28/tragedy-farce-marxian-superstructural-analysis-of-heterodox-social-movements

Electric Yerevan and Lessons on the Color-Spring Tactic

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 06/28/2015 - 08:21

by : Joaquin Flores   Electric Yerevan & Lessons on the Color-Spring Tactic   he Electric Yerevan protest provides us with an excellent opportunity to review some of the basic underlying mechanics and psychology of the Color-Spring tactic

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2015/06/28/electric-yerevan-and-lessons-on-the-color-spring-tactic

“Responsibility to Protect” as Imperialism: The Libyan Case of 2011

Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 05/02/2015 - 14:24

By: Paul Alexander Haegeman, for the Center for Syncretic Studies – […]

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2015/05/02/responsibility-to-protect-as-imperialism-the-libyan-case-of-2011

The Effectiveness of Soviet Interwar Foreign Policy

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 05/01/2015 - 09:34

By: Andrew Korybko The Effectiveness of Soviet Interwar Foreign Policy oviet foreign policy before the Cold War has contradictorily been described as either being pragmatic and realistic or ineffective and idealistic. The true nature of interwar Soviet foreign policy lies somewhere in between both extreme designations. Although the Soviet Union did bungle some foreign policy […]

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2015/05/01/the-effectiveness-of-soviet-interwar-foreign-policy

Spirituality, Marxism, And The Future Of Religion

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 03/29/2015 - 10:16

By: Angel Millar   Spirituality, Marxism, and the Future of Religion   In one of the more surprising remarks of the year so far, “as far as social-economic theory is concerned,”said the Dalai Lama in January, “I am still a Marxist.” Religion, spirituality, and socialism and capitalism have, perhaps, crisscrossed for well over a century [&

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2015/03/29/spirituality-marxism-and-the-future-of-religion

Beyond Left and Right, Beyond Red and White: Framing the Liberation War in Donbass

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 03/29/2015 - 08:46

By: Nina Kouprianova Beyond Left and Right, Beyond Red and White: Framing the Liberation War in Donbass ( originally published here ) “There are no separate Russia or Ukraine, but one Holy Rus” – Elder Iona of Odessa The year 2014 saw an unprecedented surge of patriotism in contemporary Russia, which resulted in popularizing the notion […]

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2015/03/29/beyond-left-and-right-beyond-red-and-white-framing-the-liberation-war-in-donbass

The Crimean Tatars are ready to help Turkey to lay the way to Russia and Eurasia

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 03/20/2015 - 13:28

By: Tesha Teshanovic The Crimean Tatars are ready to help Turkey to lay the way to Russia and Eurasia From the begining of crisis in Ukraine and referendum on joining of Crimea to Russian federation, many of the western media have speculated what kind of efect will the crisis have on Tartar national minority that exists […]

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2015/03/20/the-crimean-tatars-are-ready-to-help-turkey-to-lay-the-way-to-russia-and-eurasia

The Beautiful Truth about Minsk II & The Debaltsevo Debacle

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 02/18/2015 - 23:33

By: Joaquin Flores The Beautiful Truth about Minsk II & The Debaltsevo Debacle   n February 12th, on the day Minsk II was signed by the contact group as agreed to by the Normandy 4, we wrote: “These are the relevant factors which produ

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2015/02/19/the-beautiful-truth-about-minsk-ii-the-debaltsevo-debacle

The Battle of Wills between the West and Russia: Which Side Will Win?

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 02/15/2015 - 10:15

By: Joshua Tartakovsky The Battle of Wills between the West and Russia: Which Side Will Win?

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2015/02/15/the-battle-of-wills-between-the-west-and-russia-which-side-will-win

Seal of the Center for Syncretic Studies

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 02/10/2015 - 22:10

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2015/02/11/seal-of-the-center-for-syncretic-studies

The Disintegration of the United States and the Fourth Political Theory: A Brief Overview

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 02/10/2015 - 15:45

By: Joaquin Flores   The Disintegration of the United States and the Fourth Political Theory: A Brief Overview [originally published at the Greanville Post ]   he emerging debate over the potential and application for a Fourth Political Theory (4PT) in the United States is one of increasing concern and importance within the present world-crisis. In [&amp

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2015/02/10/the-disintegration-of-the-united-states-and-the-fourth-political-theory-a-brief-o...

Dimitrios Papageorgiou and Joshua Tartakovsky: Syriza – fraud or savior of Greece?

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 02/05/2015 - 12:30

By: Tesha Teshanovic Dimitrios Papageorgiou and Joshua Tartakovsky: Syriza – fraud or savior of Greece? We decided to interview two persons with opposing views on Syriza. First one is Dimitrios Papageorgiou, greek right wing journalist from Athenes , second one is Joshua Tartakovsky, independent left wing journalist and film maker from Jerusalim.

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http://syncreticstudies.com/2015/02/05/dimitrios-papageorgiou-and-joshua-tartakovsky-syriza-fraud-or-savior-of-greece