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Osama S. Qatrani

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“  Currently developing a multi-part research series titled “The Third Generation in International Relations,” which explores how power, diplomacy, and leadership are evolving in the digital and algorithmic age. Upcoming studies include symbolic statecraft, algorithmic diplomacy, and the collapse of institutional legitimacy. The project aims to build a new theoretical framework rooted in narrative warfare, human-centered governance, and ethical innovation.  ”

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1.

Iran Vs Israel Who Wins, Who Loses—and Why Everyone May Pay the Price

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 30 Jun 2025
Osama S. Qatrani
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International Relations, Strategic Studies, Ethnic Fragmentation, Tactical Nuclear Weapons, Regional Security, Chinese Foreign Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy, Energy Security, Psychological Warfare, Civil-Military Relations, Media and Conflict, Asymmetric Warfare, Iran-Israel Conflict, Iran-Israel War, Global Crises, Strategic Communication, Geopolitics, Proxy Warfare, Nuclear Deterrence, Middle East Politics, Strategic Studies

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Algorithmic Colonialism: The Dawn of a New Era of Colonialism

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 08 Sep 2025
Osama S. Qatrani
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Algorithmic Colonialism, Digital Power, Soft Power, Globalization, Surveillance Capitalism, Cultural Hegemony

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Iran Vs. Israel: Strategic Blowback and the Limits of Algorithmic Control

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 25 Jun 2025
Osama S. Qatrani
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Strategic Blowback, Iran-Israel War, Algorithmic Governance, Proxy Wars, Middle East Geopolitics, Artificial Intelligence in Warfare, Digital Diplomacy, Predictive Politics, Gaza Conflict, Yemen Proxy War, Libya Collapse, Libya Collapse, Political Engineering, Third Generation in International Relations, Systemic Chaos, Managed Conflict, Sentiment Manipulation, Cyberwarfare, Intelligence Failures, Behavioral Modeling, War Algorithms

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Trump, Spectacle, and the Fall of Diplomacy: The Rise of the Third Generation in IR

Working Paper Series – The Third Generation in International Relations, 2025.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15205858
Independent Research Publication

https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1786-8571
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 07 May 2025
Osama S. Qatrani
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Trump, International Relations, Digital Diplomacy, Algorithmic Power, Spectacle Politics, Symbolic Leadership, Third Generation IR, Populism Media and Politics, Global Institutions, Narrative Warfare, Post-Institutional Politics

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Deconstructing AI Power: From Political Capital to Algorithmic Control

Number of pages: 80 Posted: 12 Aug 2025
Osama S. Qatrani
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Policy Innovation in the Digital Age, AI Governance, Technology Policy, Algorithmic Power, Socio-Technical System, Technology and Global Security, Digital Diplomacy, Political Economy of Technology, International Relations Theory, Power Structures in AI, Data-Driven Governance, Data-Driven Governance, Strategic Technology Studies, Techno-Politics, Political Capital Flows, Computational Social Science, Computational Social Science, Third Generation in International Relations, Algorithmic Accountability, Symbolic Governance Models, Geopolitics of AI, Algorithmic Accountability, Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, Geopolitics of AI

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Israel's Strategic Mistake: Why the Strike on Qatar Undermines International Law

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 16 Sep 2025
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Qatar Strike, Global Breakdown From Qatar, Order Collapses 2025 Israel, Qatar, International Law, UN Charter, Vienna Convention, ICJ Precedents, Extraterritorial Assassinations, Rules-Based Order, Global Energy Security, Mediation, Third Generation Diplomacy, Strategic Miscalculation, اسرائيل

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Understanding Libya Requires Understanding Its Roots

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 19 May 2025 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2025
Osama S. Qatrani
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Libya, Cyrenaica, Federalism, Postcolonialism, Identity Politics, Arab Spring, Tripolitania, Fezzan, Conflict Mapping, Geopolitics

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From “America First” to the MAGA Mindset: The Cognitive-Political Roots of Mike Ferguson’s Interpretive Lens

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 01 Dec 2025
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Middle East Politics, Political Cognition, IR3 Framework, Epistemic Crisis, Digital Right-Wing, Generational Divides, Russia and the West, US Foreign Policy, Populism, Identity Politics, Christian Zionism, Media Conditioning, Cold War Legacy, MAGA Movement, Trumpism, American Conservatism, Cognitive Politics, Political Psychology, IR Theory, International Relations

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The End of Negotiation? Trump and the Algorithmic Future of Global Politics

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Sep 2025
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Donald Trump, Diplomacy, Populism, Spectacle, Algorithmic Governance, Digital Politics, Third Generation International Relations, Institutional Erosion, Charismatic Leadership, Global Power Transformation

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AI and Human Consciousness: A Philosophical-Theological Rejoinder to Ron Horgan and Crichton E. M. Miller

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 08 Sep 2025
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Israel's War Dilemma: Trapped Between Internal Collapse and Global Shifts 

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 24 Jul 2025
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Digital Propaganda, Saudi Foreign Policy, Arab World, Energy Diplomacy, Geopolitical Strategy, Political Communication, Artificial Intelligence in Politics, Iranian Regime, Media and War, U.S. Foreign Policy, Israeli Politics, Israeli Iran War

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Arab-Islamic, Islamic Cultural Studies, Arab Bedouin Ethics, Ethics in Islamic Jurisprudence, Postcolonial Moral Theory, Islamic Anthropology, Arab World and Western Perceptions, Ethical Symbolism in Arab Traditions, Intercivilizational Dialogue, Religious Morality and Secularism, Arab Poetic Philosophy, Arab Hospitality and Honor Code, Tribal Justice Systems, Decoding Islamic Values, Faith-Based Ethical Systems, Indigenous Ethics in Global Discourse, Cultural Misreading and Moral Friction, Arab-Islamic Identity and Ethics, Custom ('Urf) in Islamic Law, Ethico-Philosophical Crossroads, Arab Morality in Global Context

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Ukraine Was the Bait: A Third-Generation Analysis of Global Power and the Ukraine Conflict

Unpublished Working Paper / Preprint
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 07 May 2025
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Ukraine, Russia, Geopolitics, Third Generation of International Relations, Symbolic Warfare, Algorithmic Diplomacy, Institutional Fatigue, Digital Diplomacy, Hybrid Conflict, Global Power Shifts, Post-Cold War Order, Decentralized Diplomacy, AI and Global Politics, Energy Weaponization, Emotional Diplomacy, Global Crisis Management, Digital Diplomacy, Institutional Fatigue

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From Rhetoric to Explanatory Power: A 2025 Re-Assessment of the Koster–Zindler (1989) Debate

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 23 Sep 2025
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Koster, Zindler, WMUZ 1989, God's existence, evidence-from-effects, fine-tuning, law-likeness, Koster-Zindler debate, law-like regularity, consciousness, Bob Dutko, Philosophy of Religion, Analytic Philosophy, Rhetoric and Argumentation, Debates on God’s Existence, Evidence and Explanation, Evidence and Explanation, Koster, WMUZ, Hermeneutics, Critical Thinking, evidence-from-effects, Religious Epistemology, fine-tuning, Philosophy of Mind, Cognitive Science of Religion, Public Debate Analysis, History of Ideas, Logic and Reasoning, Logic and Reasoning, Epistemology, Debates on God’s Existence, Rhetoric and Argumentation, Explanatory Power, Analytic Philosophy, Bob Dutko

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Faith, Not Trance: A Rational Refutation of Zindler's Thesis on Religion and Hypnosis

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 16 Jun 2025
Osama S. Qatrani
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Comparative Religion, Sociology of Religion, Evolutionary Psychology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy Of Religion, Science and Religion, Cognitive Science of Religion, Islamic Political Thought, Neurotheology, Interdisciplinary Theology, Anthropology of Belief, Ethics and Morality, Psychology of Belief, Frank Zindler's

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The Cultural Anatomy of Surrender: Faith, Identity, and the Crisis of Resistance"

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 25 Jun 2025
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Conflict Studies, International Relations, Cultural Memory, War and Peace, Religious Studies, Global Politics, Postcolonial Theory, Political Psychology, Strategic Studies, Identity and Resistance, Narrative Politics, Peacebuilding, Media and Propaganda, Global Security, Political Symbolism, Comparative Politics, Historical Memory, Surrender Theory

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Illusion and Consciousness: Disentangling Human Existence from Artificial Intelligence

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 17 Sep 2025
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Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology, Philosophy of Technology, Moral Philosophy, Human Consciousness, Computational Epistemology science and technology studies (STS), Digital Governance, Responsible innovation, Category Mistakes, Human existence, Algorithmic Governance, AI Ethics

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IR3 (Third Generation in International Relations), Algorithmic Governance, Platform Governance, Data Infrastructures, Digital Identity, Sovereignty, Inequality, Standard-Setting, Transnational Networks, Westphalian State System

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Trump–Putin Summit: Russia the Biggest Winner, Ukraine and Europe the Biggest Losers

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 27 Aug 2025
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Rethinking Resilience: A Third-Generation Critique of Holzhacker and Umar’s ‘Thinking Through Crisis’ THINK TANKS

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 07 Jul 2025
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Hans Holzhacker, Khalid Umar, Epistemology, Digital Governance, Institutional Adaptation, COVID-19, Policy Knowledge, Hans Holzhacker, Khalid Umar, Cognitive Reconstruction, Symbolic Power, Think Tanks, Crisis Response, Third Generation in International Relations

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Human Consciousness is Not an Algorithm: A Critique of Comparing Mind and Machine

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 08 Sep 2025
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Consciousness, International Relations, Philosophy of Mind, AI Governance, Political Philosophy, Human Consciousness, Technology Policy, Digital Sovereignty, Algorithmic Bias, Ethics of AI, Consciousness Studies, Surveillance Studies, Epistemology, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science

22.

Geopolitics Beyond Identity: Ukraine and the Structural Trap of Great-Power Competition

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 Nov 2025
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Geopolitics, Ukraine War, Great-Power Competition, Structural Realism, Identity Politics, Donbass Conflict, NATO Expansion, Proxy Warfare, Strategic Autonomy, Russian Security Doctrine, Western Strategy, Third-Generation International Relations (IR3), Geopolitical Fault Lines, International Security, Power Asymmetry, State Behaviour, War and Strategy, Geostrategic Architecture

23.

The End of an Excuse: A Scientific Reassessment of Frank Zindler’s Rejoinders (1984–2025)

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 17 Nov 2025
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Intellectual History, Sociology of Religion, Islam and Modern Western Thought, Cognitive Science, Atheism, Philosophy of Science, Anthropology of Belief, History of Science, Philosophy of Mind, Evolutionary Psychology, Epistemology, Cognitive Anthropology, Theology and Science, Neurotheology, Religious Studies, Scientific methodology, Falsifiability, Neuroscience and philosophy of mind

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Understanding Yemen Beyond Simplistic Narratives: A Critical Response to Michael Rubin

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 11 Sep 2025
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Is the 'Jungle' Really a Symbol of Chaos? A Response to Satirical Dismissals of Social Science

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 08 Sep 2025
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Complexity Theory, Social Sciences, Analytical Sociology, Political Theory, Sociology of Knowledge, Philosophy of Social Science, International Relations, Critical Theory, Ethics and Society, Governance and Power, Chaos and Order, Systems Thinking, Wicked Problems, Phronetic Social Science, Political Sociology, Comparative Politics, Conflict Studies, Global Justice, Social Complexity, Human Rights

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Deconstructing AI Power: From Political Capital to Algorithmic Control

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 12 Dec 2025
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Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Society, Digital Politics, Data Governance, Political Power, Algorithmic Theory of Information, Algorithmic Governance, Governance Models, AI Ethics

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War as a Strategic Calculation: Why Iran Shifted the Confrontation from a Bilateral Conflict to a Regional Systemic Crisis

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 24 Mar 2026
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Geopolitics, Strategic Studies, Strategic Culture, Security Studies, International Political Economy, Systemic Risk, Regional Security Complex, Energy Security, Political Risk, USA and Iran, Conflict Between Iran-Usa

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Beyond Darwin: Historical Trauma, Philosophical Rebellion, and the Search for Meaning

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15700274

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 24 Jun 2025
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Human Evolution, Consciousness, Metaphysics, Historical Trauma, Jewish Intellectual, History Islamic, Philosophy Political, Theology Algorithmic, Determinism, Science and Meaning, Philosophy of Science, Moral Imagination, Symbolic Cognition, Dan M Mrejeru, Darwinian evolution, Darwinian, Evolution, Metaphysics, Consciousness, Philosophy of Science, Historical Trauma, Jewish Thought, Darwinism, Algorithmic Self

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"Al-Kikli's "Assassination Didn't End the Militias-It United Them How a Targeted Killing Sparked a New Phase of Militia Consolidation in Post-Conflict Libya

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 19 May 2025
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Libya, Militias, Abdel Ghani Al-Kikli, Ghneiwa, Cyrenaica, State Collapse, Paramilitary Politics, Foreign Interventions, Third Generation in International Relations, Federalism in Libya

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Appendix IV – From IR²⁺ to IR³: Transformation Signposts in Algorithmic Diplomacy

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 08 Oct 2025
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International Relations, Algorithmic Governance, Digital Diplomacy, Global Power and Legitimacy, Artificial Intelligence and Politics, Comparative Politics, Symbolic Power, Technology and Society, Political Communication, Global South Studies

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Appendix I: IR0–IR3 – From Classical Diplomacy to Algorithmic Governance

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 01 Oct 2025
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IR0, IR1, IR2, IR2⁺, and IR3 IR0, IR1, IR2, IR2⁺, and IR3, Digital infrastructures, Algorithmic Governance, Digital Diplomacy, Peace and Conflict Studies, Information Technology and Politics, International Law, Global Governance, International Law, International Relations, Symbolic Politics, International institutions, Populism, Cyber Conflict, Artificial Intelligence, Comparative Politics, Globalization, Political Theory, Global South, International Studies and Diplomacy, Media and Politics, The 3th Gen International Relations, The Third Generation International Relations, Generations Of International Relations, Osama S Qatrani, 3 Gen IR, The 3 Gen IR, The 3th Gen IR

32.

The Boy Who Asked Me Not to Kill Him

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 13 Jun 2025 Last Revised: 25 Dec 2025
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inherited fear, interfaith narratives, trauma, global division, peacebuilding, narrative ethics, global division, peacebuilding, narrative ethics, post-9/11 culture, Osama Qatrani, Osama S Qatrani

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A Critical Review of State Transformation and Chinese Foreign Policy

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 08 Oct 2025
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China, Foreign Policy, State Transformation, Fragmentation, Decentralisation, Internationalisation, Regulatory State, Digital Governance, Algorithmic Power, Great Power Rivalry, United States, Russia, Global Order

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Judicial Power and the Fragile Balance of Democracy: A Critical Response to Scott Erik Stafne

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 17 Sep 2025
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Judicial Power, Separation of Powers, Democracy, Lobbying, Civil Society, Constitutionalism, Democratic Backsliding

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The Fragile Giant: Iran’s Strategic Role in a Managed Rivalry System

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 11 Sep 2025
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Withdrawing from a Debate with Frank Zindler: A Testimony of Respect and Intellectual Integrity

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 08 Sep 2025
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Frank Zindler, Zindler, Osama S Qatrani, Osama Qatrani, Debate Ethics, Intellectual Integrity, Philosophy of Religion, Respect in Dialogue, Withdrawal from Debate, Interfaith Exchange

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A Response To: "An Islamic Tale of Cartoons, Cartoonacy, And Cartoonatics

Atheism Under the Microscope Responses to Zindler Response Vol 2 – 2025
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 11 Sep 2025
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Islam and Freedom of Expression, Orientalism, Atheism Critique, Frank Zindler, Censorship, Propaganda, Islamophobia, Comparative Religion, Media and Religion, Academic Methodology

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Appendix III : Symbolic Typology of States and Alliances | (A–F, G1–G3, G)

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 01 Oct 2025 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2026
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Symbolic Typology, States Classification, Alliances, Categories (A, F), Worlds (G1, G3), Hegemonic Core, Industrial/Tech Giants, Regional Anchors, Niche States, Outliers, Peripheral Dependents, Supranational Blocs, International Relations (IR1, IR3), Power Structures (G0, G1), Global Order, Hierarchy of StatesAppendix 3: Symbolic Typology of States and Alliances

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A Critical Academic Response to Reza Parchizadeh’s Vision on China, Russia, and Iran

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 11 Sep 2025
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China–Iran Relations, Russia’s Decline in the Middle East, Great-power Rivalry, Proxy Wars and Iran’s Regional Strategy, Israel–Iran Conflict, Geopolitics of the Middle East, Intelligence Failures in Iran, China’s Opportunism in Foreign Policy, Bait-and-Prey Mechanism in International Relations, Iran’s Domestic Vulnerabilities

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Why Artificial Intelligence Cannot Equal Human Consciousness: A Response to Ron Horgan

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 08 Sep 2025
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Artificial Intelligence, AI Governance, AI Governance, International Relations, Philosophy of Mind, Ethics of Technology, Global Governance, Human Consciousness, Algorithmic Control, Political Theory, Digital Diplomacy, Computational Bias, Political Philosophy, Cognitive Science, AI and Society, Emerging Technologies, AI and Ethics, Synthetic Cognition, Future of Diplomacy

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A Critical Response to Andreas Umland’s Analysis

Regarding: "Can Donald Trump End the Russia-Ukraine War?"

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 08 Sep 2025
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Human Rights, Corruption and Governance, Global Security Studies, Third Generation in International Relations, Diplomacy, Political Philosophy, Comparative Politics, NATO and EU Enlargement, Russia–West Relations, U.S. Foreign Policy, Ukraine Conflict, Global Politics, International Relations

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The Illusion of Heroism in Global Systems

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 23 Jun 2025
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Global Politics, Global Politics, Global Politics, International Relations Theory, Digital Diplomacy, Populism and Media, Strategic Leadership, Nation-Building, Political Symbolism, Geopolitical Conflict, Post-Westphalian Governance, Ethics and Governance, Soft Power and Image Construction, Zelensky, Trump, Nancy Pelosi

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Of Cross, Star, and Crescent: A Short Tale of Faiths Lost and Truths Unheard

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 12 Jun 2025 Last Revised: 25 Dec 2025
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Osama Qatrani, Osama S Qatrani, interfaith, symbolism, narrative ethics, cross, spiritual collapse, poetic fiction, Abrahamic faiths

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America First or America Alone? Trump’s Tariff Siege and the Decline of U.S. Leadership

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 18 Sep 2025
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BRICS, Trade protectionism, Trade Policy, International Relations, Strategic Alliances, Global trade, Globalization and International Trade, Donald Trump, Belt and Road

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Nationalism as a Double-Edged Sword: From Trump's "America First" to Historical Catastrophes

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 26 Feb 2026
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Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Science, American Foreign Policy, International Political Economy, Populism, Diplomacy, Global History, Nationalism Studies, Authoritarianism, Leadership Studies, Global Politics, Nationalism and Globalization, Political Ideologies, Political Crises

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Between Russia and Ukraine: A Dialogue on Truth, Power, and Responsibility (2022–2025)

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 11 Sep 2025
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Russia, Ukraine, Zelensky, Putin, Geopolitics, NATO, Libya, Journalism, Security Dilemma, Realism, Small State Theory

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Flags, Fame, and Fallout: The Illusion of Heroism in Ukraine – Vol. 2

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Jun 2025
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International Relations, Global Conflict Studies, Symbolic Power, Media and War, Ethics in Geopolitics, Strategic Communication, Algorithmic Governance, Ukraine-Russia Conflict, Third Generation IR, Narrative Politics, Geopolitical Ethics, Post-Western Order, Performance-Based Leadership, Global South Perspectives, Hybrid Warfare, Political Illusions, Cold War Legacies, Ethical Foreign Policy

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Prisoners of the Past or Prisoners of Escape (Vol. 4)

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 23 Feb 2026
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International Relations Theory, Refugee Studies, Liminality, Forced Migration, Biopolitics, Structural Violence, International Law/Politics/Relations, Human Rights, Migration and Refugee issues, Asylum and refugees studies, migration and integration, Ethics of Migration, Border Regimes, Existential Sociology, Deportability

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Between Task Platforms and People's Diplomacy: A Critical Response to Leticia Rodríguez García

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 24 Sep 2025
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Comparative Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, International Relations Theory, Question of Palestine, Politics of the Gulf States, Strategic Nonviolent Resistance Movements, Arab Gulf Politics, Transnational Advocacy Networks, Security and Peace Studies, Middle East Peace Process, Palestine an Palestinian Question, Resistance Movements, Conflict Resolution and Mediation, Security Studies, Boycott Movements, USA Foreign Policy, International Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Digital Diplomacy

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From Party Tools to Symbolic Engines: Rethinking Think Tanks in Latin America and Beyond

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 06 Oct 2025
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Think Tanks, Latin America, Political Parties, Democracy, Legitimacy, Symbolic Politics, Global South, O’Donnell, Cardoso, Castañeda

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Is Iraq Next After Iran? Dual Loyalties and the Making of a Proxy State

Number of pages: 4 Posted: 15 Feb 2026
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l Political Economy, Geopolitics, Third Generation in International Relations, Sovereignty

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Between Survival and Flight (Vol. 3)
Forced Migration as an Existential Threshold

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 06 Feb 2026
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Third Generation International Relations, Crisis and Governance, Global Inequality, Migration and Law, Human Vulnerability, Ethics of Migration, International Relations Theory, Structural Violence, Forced Migration, Refugee Studies, Existential Sociology, Liminality, Biopolitics, Political Recognition, Asylum Systems

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Staying or Leaving Under War (Vol. 1)

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 23 Jan 2026
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Identity Formation, Self-Concept, Collective Memory, Place Attachment, War and Displacement, Exile and Diaspora, Childhood Memory, Belonging

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Appendix II -The Five Generations of Global Power (G⁰-G³)

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 08 Oct 2025
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Global Power, Generational Framework, G⁰ Tribal Authority, G¹ Theological Empires, G² Industrial Colonialism, G²⁺ Globalization and Algorithmic Turn, G³ Symbolic & Algorithmic Governance, Legitimacy, Authority, Symbolic Codes, Algorithmic Control, Hidden Infrastructures, Political Capital

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Assessing Dianov's "Harmonious Worldview": Demarcation, Method, and Misuse of Physics

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 08 Sep 2025
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Pseudoscience, Demarcation Problem, Popper Falsifiability, Kuhn Paradigm, Philosophy of Science, Misuse of Physics, Spiritualism Vs Science

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Staying or Leaving in Times of Crisis (Vol. 2)

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 04 Feb 2026
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Memory, Identity, and Ethnic-Religious Pressure under Structural Breakdown, Human Mobilit, Moral Uncertainty, Economic Andpolitical Crisis, Displacement and Exile, Ethnic and Religious Pressures, Structural Crisis, Collective Belonging, Utobiographical Memory, Dentity Formation

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Migration and Asylum as Structural Outcomes of Global Power Imbalance (Vol. 5)

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 23 Feb 2026
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International Relations Theory, Refugee Studies, Liminality, Forced Migration, Biopolitics, Structural Violence, International Law/Politics/Relations, Human Rights, Migration and Refugee issues, Asylum and refugees studies, migration and integration, Ethics of Migration, Border Regimes, Existential Sociology, Deportability

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Appendix VII World System Algorithmic Exposure

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 26 Feb 2026
Osama S. Qatrani
Independent Researcher
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International Relations Theory, Global South, Structural Inequality, Information Technology and Politics, World-Systems Theory, Politics of Science and Technology, Prejudice, Structural Inequality, Discrimination, Technical Infrastructures, Algorithmic Governmentality, Digital Sovereignty, Geopolitics and Geostrategy of the Great Powers, AI Governance

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Forced Migration, Asylum Systems, Identity Formation, Autobiographical Memory, Collective Belonging, Structural Crisis, Global Power Asymmetry, Proxy Wars, International Governance, Post-Conflict Societies, Political Scapegoating, Refugee Containment, Liminality, Biopolitics, Deportability