# pact (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover pact. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Country Beneath the Flag](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/the-country-beneath-the-flag) _2026-08-21 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ A new Demos report finds pride in Britain collapsing while local attachment survives. The deeper story is about institutions, ownership and who gets to define the nation. ## [How Reform Turns a Wage Subsidy into a ‘Skills Revolution’](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/how-reform-turns-a-wage-subsidy-into) _2026-08-21 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Reform’s apprenticeship plan is more substantial than much of its policy output. The more interesting question is what happens to those 24 pages once they enter the political media machine. ## [More fans, more friction: Online fights risk Korea’s soft power](https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/more-fans-more-friction-online-fights-risk-koreas-soft-power) _2026-08-20 · DAILYSABAH_ Last week, while scrolling through X, I came across a striking exchange between Turkish and South Korean users I had never heard of. Insults, national stereotypes and personal atta... ## [Can Mecca Pact deepen its role in Gulf’s security structure?](https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/can-mecca-pact-deepen-its-role-in-gulfs-security-structure) _2026-08-20 · DAILYSABAH_ The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan, is formally framed as an open-architecture agreement. However, that openness has yet to translate... ## [Türkiye’s next strategic frontier: Technology](https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/turkiyes-next-strategic-frontier-technology) _2026-08-20 · DAILYSABAH_ The international order is undergoing its deepest transformation since the end of the Cold War. The old system has not disappeared, yet the new one has not fully emerged. We are li... ## [US steps up sanctions pressure on Iran](https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/us-steps-up-sanctions-pressure-on-iran) _2026-08-20 · DAILYSABAH_ The tensions between Iran and the United States continue, with officials from both countries exchanging threats. So far, U.S. military operations against Iran have failed to force... ## [Who Created Jason Arday? Great and Unfortunate Things and the making of a Cambridge myth](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/who-created-jason-arday-great-and) _2026-08-20 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Jason Arday’s memoir asks how he reached Cambridge. The harder question is what Cambridge did to the story once he arrived. ## [Troy imperative: Card isn’t the point but control is](https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/troy-imperative-card-isnt-the-point-but-control-is) _2026-08-19 · DAILYSABAH_ When a payment between a Turkish consumer and a Turkish merchant is routed through a foreign card scheme, the purchase price itself does not leave the country. Most of the merchant... ## [What AK Party's vision for next 25 years means for Türkiye](https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/what-ak-partys-vision-fornext-25-years-means-for-turkiye) _2026-08-19 · DAILYSABAH_ The Justice and Development Party (AK Party), which has shaped Türkiye’s recent political history over the past 25 years, has released its “AK Party 25th Year Vision” document to t... ## [Binfaces' chivalric fight with 'the establishment'](https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/binfaces-chivalric-fight-with-the-establishment) _2026-08-19 · DAILYSABAH_ After resigning as a member of parliament amid scrutiny over an undeclared gift of 5 million pounds from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne, Reform U.K. leader Nigel F... ## [Hire AI-Powered Freelancers Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dtMSYOpxp2fw) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Browse and hire skilled professionals using AI tools — free to post, free to apply. ## [The Pope Who Almost Names Capitalism](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/the-pope-who-almost-names-capitalism) _2026-08-19 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ In Magnifica Humanitas, Leo XIV sees monopoly, exploitation and concentrated technological power with unusual clarity. The system that continually produces them remains unnamed. ## [World Humanitarian Day: Who protects those who protect others?](https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/world-humanitarian-day-who-protects-those-who-protect-others) _2026-08-19 · DAILYSABAH_ There is something fundamentally paradoxical about the contemporary humanitarian world: never have the needs been so great, and yet never have those trying to meet them been so vul... ## [If AI Can Do the Work, Why Are We Still Working?](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/if-ai-can-do-the-work-why-are-we) _2026-08-19 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ If AI can do more of the work, the real question is who gets the time and wealth it frees. ## [Are central banks all hitting the brakes at once?](https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/are-central-banks-all-hitting-the-brakes-at-once) _2026-08-18 · DAILYSABAH_ Reading the direction of global monetary policy has become more difficult than ever. The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) is trying to maintain a delicate balance between inflation and e... ## [Cost of Meta glasses: Who consented to being recorded?](https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/cost-of-meta-glasses-who-consented-to-being-recorded) _2026-08-18 · DAILYSABAH_ Artificial intelligence is becoming an inseparable part of daily life, quietly shaping how we see, judge and remember the world around us. Yet one layer has always been assumed to... ## [Class Politics Is Not Woke 2.0](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/class-politics-is-not-woke-20) _2026-08-18 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Class politics is not Woke 2.0, but some of woke’s worst habits have survived in the online left. ## [PACT Is Back: Conversations, Creativity & Craft](https://pactdeskset.substack.com/p/pact-is-back-conversations-creativity) _2026-08-17 · AtinaHartunian · PACT DESK SET_ A month of artist conversations, interdisciplinary inspiration, and workshops. ## [The Conspiracy Is the Politics](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/the-conspiracy-is-the-politics) _2026-08-17 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Rupert Lowe turned a procurement notice into proof of betrayal. That small leap from fact to hidden intent explains how replacement politics works. ## [When Work Becomes a Moral Test](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/when-work-becomes-a-moral-test) _2026-08-16 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Reform and the Conservatives say Britain’s welfare system is wasting lives. Behind the numbers sits a harder claim: that paid employment is the measure of whether a life is useful. ## [The Mecca Defence Pact: A New Security Architecture or a Coalition Without an Enemy?](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/the-mecca-defence-pact-a-new-security) _2026-08-14 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ The Mecca defence pact brings Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan together at a moment when confidence in the U.S.-led regional security architecture has eroded. The regional analysts I have consulted ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uR483ljh5IUz) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [Farage Got His Mandate. Then He Needed an Enemy](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/farage-got-his-mandate-then-he-needed) _2026-08-14 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Clacton gave Nigel Farage what he asked for. More votes than in 2024 and a bigger majority. Somehow he still managed to emerge from victory complaining about the establishment. ## [“Afghanistan: Double Jeopardy”, by Norah Niland and Antonio Donini.](https://www.against-inhumanity.org/2026/08/13/afghanistan-double-jeopardy-by-norah-niland-and-antonio-donini/) _2026-08-13 · UAI Comms · United Against Inhumanity_ Afghans are caught between Taliban repression and international punitive policies. Both deepen poverty, undermine rights and leave millions paying the price for political decisions beyond their control. Afghanistan is no stranger to abysmal levels of poverty that have long threatened the survival and life chances of much of its population. This was the case during the post-9/11… The post… ## [The Telegraph Wants Its Right Back](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/the-telegraph-wants-its-right-back) _2026-08-13 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ The British Right is fighting over what comes next, and the Telegraph is trying to decide where the acceptable Right ends. ## ["Zionism should be understood as a political operating system," Rabi Esther Azar](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/zionism-should-be-understood-as-a) _2026-08-12 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ Israeli leaders and zionist leaders around the world are not stupid - for sure. ## [Alex Phillips Wants to Be the Victim and the Fist](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/alex-phillips-wants-to-be-the-victim) _2026-08-11 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Alex Phillips is right about the abuse. She is wrong to pretend she is merely an observer of the Reform-Restore civil war. ## [The Right Is Turning on Itself](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/the-right-is-turning-on-itself) _2026-08-11 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Farage wants Rupert Lowe held responsible for the people around him. The problem is that the same test can be applied to Reform. ## [Trump vs Brazil: The New Battle for Latin America – A Revival of the Monroe Doctrine?](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/trump-vs-brazil-the-new-battle-for) _2026-08-10 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ When Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned that “they will try to interfere in the Brazilian elections,” he was not referring only to a diplomatic dispute between Brazil and the U.S. He ## [Editor’s Note: Season 4](https://pactdeskset.substack.com/p/editors-note-season-4) _2026-08-10 · AtinaHartunian · PACT DESK SET_ Welcome to Season 4 of PACT DeskSet! ## [The Choice Farage Has Forced on Rupert Lowe](https://simonpearson1.substack.com/p/the-choice-farage-has-forced-on-rupert) _2026-08-10 · Anti-Capitalist Musings · Anti-Capitalist Musings_ Reform’s demand that Restore expel Downes has exposed something more important than the argument between two parties. It has shown what part of Restore’s political coalition thinks the party is for. ## [At the Desk is BACK!](https://pactdeskset.substack.com/p/at-the-desk-is-back) _2026-08-10 · AtinaHartunian · PACT DESK SET_ Join us for an evening celebrating Bright Poets and Their Craft! ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/abuvRYHikGG7) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [💥 Flash Flash Dance Dance💥](https://pactdeskset.substack.com/p/flash-flash-dance-dance-328) _2026-08-10 · AtinaHartunian · PACT DESK SET_ Show Us Your Moves! ## [Ekphrasis as Meditation & Discovery](https://pactdeskset.substack.com/p/ekphrasis-as-meditation-and-discovery) _2026-08-10 · AtinaHartunian · PACT DESK SET_ A Workshop with Melissa McKinstry ## [Iran and the Geopolitics of Survival: Why Great Powers Underestimate Tehran](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/iran-and-the-geopolitics-of-survival) _2026-08-09 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ Iran’s history reveals a powerful lesson in geopolitics: despite centuries of foreign intervention and imperial ambitions, the country has preserved its sovereignty through resilience, strategic adapt ## [PACT SZN IV](https://pactdeskset.substack.com/p/pact-szn-iv) _2026-08-07 · AtinaHartunian · PACT DESK SET_ Loading... ## [Is Ceuta a U.S. and Israel Revenge on Spain, with Morocco Executing it? Weaponising Migration as a Proxy War](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/is-ceuta-a-us-and-israel-revenge) _2026-08-05 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ The sudden mass crossing into Spain’s North African enclave raises questions that Europe cannot afford to dismiss as merely another migration crisis. The timing, Morocco’s behaviour, and the growing s ## [Germany’s Staatsräson Has Become an Extra-Legal Doctrine](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/germanys-staatsrason-has-become-an) _2026-08-03 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ In attempting to redeem the past, Germany risks compromising the very liberal principles that post-war Germany was built to defend. ## [Can the European Parliament Repair Europe’s Broken China Policy?](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/can-the-european-parliament-repair) _2026-07-28 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ As EU-China relations sink into mistrust, the European Parliament is attempting to reopen a political channel with Beijing. The question is whether Europe can move beyond bloc confrontation. ## [PACT’s progress showcased at Nordic Congress of General Practice and WONCA Europe Conference](https://www.gppact.org/news/pacts-progress-showcased-at-nordic-congress-of-general-practice-and-wonca-europe-conference) _2026-07-27 · PACT GP · News - Primary care Academic CollaboraTive (PACT)_ It’s been an exciting time for PACT! We have been sharing our innovative model of primary care research with colleagues from around the world. There has been significant interest and support for our PACT model, particularly how we involve our members in developing research questions, feedback directly and quickly to practices through our practice reports and recognise the contributions of all PACT… ## [What’s the real difference between Europe and Asia? Is it idealism versus realism? Why does much of Asia see the world so differently from the West?](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/whats-the-real-difference-between) _2026-07-25 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ In this rare and intellectually rich debate (September 2023, Polish Institute of International Affairs), Singapore’s top diplomat Kishore Mahbubani clashes with a European scholar over two defining issues of our era: the war in Ukraine and the rise of China. ## [My New Book: "Geopolitical Risk Analysis: A Practical Guide to Knowledge, Craft, and Method"](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/my-new-book-geopolitical-risk-analysis) _2026-07-23 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ Want to master geopolitical risk analysis? Discover a proven methodology that combines rigorous theory with practical application. ## [War in Ukraine: Europe’s Mirage of Victory and the Psychology of Defeat](https://josricardomartins.substack.com/p/war-in-ukraine-europes-mirage-of) _2026-07-21 · Mastering Geopolitics · Ricardo Martins_ For decades, Europe believed that economic interdependence, international law, and institutions had rendered traditional power politics obsolete. The war in Ukraine has broken that assumption. ## [Letter to the College of Commissioners on the Need to Ban EU Trade with Settlements under Article 207 TFEU](https://www.against-inhumanity.org/2026/07/08/letter-to-the-college-of-commissioners-on-the-need-to-ban-eu-trade-with-settlements-under-article-207-tfeu/) _2026-07-08 · UAI Comms · United Against Inhumanity_ Dear President von der Leyen, Dear High Representative / Vice-President Kallas, Dear Commissioner Šefčovič, Dear Commissioners, We, the undersigned human rights and humanitarian organizations and trade unions, are writing to urge you to propose a regulation to prohibit EU trade with Israel’s illegal settlements. 20260622Letter to CoC on trade ban Art. 207 Amid growing calls… The post Letter to the… ## [“Humane borders: a Manifesto for European migration and asylum policies”, by Dr. Jeff Crisp](https://www.against-inhumanity.org/2026/06/30/beyond-borders-the-manifesto-to-humanize-europes-migration-policy-by-dr-jeff-crisp/) _2026-06-30 · UAI Comms · United Against Inhumanity_ Detention. Deportation. Eviction. Exploitation. Separation. Victimization. Criminalization. Intimidation. Frustration. Exhaustion. Those are all common experiences for refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants arriving and settled in Europe. And those experiences do not happen by chance. Throughout much of the continent, governments, politicians and the media have set out, in a very conscious… ## [“Deepening deprivation blights Afghan lives while politics obstruct the release of seized sovereign reserves”](https://www.against-inhumanity.org/2026/06/23/deepening-deprivation-blights-afghan-lives-while-politics-obstruct-the-release-of-seized-sovereign-reserves/) _2026-06-23 · UAI Comms · United Against Inhumanity_ The collective punishment of the Afghan people who had no say in arrangements that have pauperized them or the conditions that contributed to the death of many, poses moral as well as political questions that have largely gone unanswered. Following the Taliban takeover in Kabul in 2021, some US$9.5 billion of Afghanistan’s external reserves were… The post “Deepening deprivation blights Afghan… ## [“Borders, Belonging and the Psycho-Social Impact of Precarity”, by Dr Claire Marshall](https://www.against-inhumanity.org/2026/06/20/borders-belonging-and-the-psycho-social-impact-of-precarity-by-dr-claire-marshall/) _2026-06-20 · UAI Comms · United Against Inhumanity_ This keynote explores how detention, deportation systems, and undocumented status generate forms of legal precarity that profoundly shape psychosocial wellbeing. It connects border regimes and immigration policy to lived experiences of uncertainty, stigma, and suspended belonging. Moving beyond narrow individualised framings, the talk situates distress within the structural and relational… ## [«Un-welcome to Denmark»: when the world’s happiest country closes its door.](https://www.against-inhumanity.org/2026/06/20/un-welcome-to-denmark-when-the-worlds-happiest-country-closes-its-doo/) _2026-06-20 · UAI Comms · United Against Inhumanity_ Denmark consistently tops global rankings for happiness, equality and human rights. Yet that image coexists with a reality that has gone largely unnoticed in international public debate: over the past decade, the Scandinavian country has quietly become one of Europe’s most restrictive migration regimes. A new book published by Manchester University Press examines, with rigour… The post «Un-welcome… ## [There is a better way!](https://www.against-inhumanity.org/2026/06/15/there-is-a-better-way/) _2026-06-15 · UAI Comms · United Against Inhumanity_ A statement by the Campaign Against Inhumanity at Europe’s Borders This statement argues that a new and better approach is needed to ensure the respectful and dignified treatment of people arriving in Europe from other parts of the world. It provides a commentary on the EU Pact and Strategy on Migration and Asylum, both of… The post There is a better way! appeared first on United Against… ## [We are recruiting a new cohort of PACT Champions in June 2026](https://www.gppact.org/news/we-are-recruiting-a-new-cohort-of-pact-champions-in-june-2026) _2026-06-05 · PACT GP · News - Primary care Academic CollaboraTive (PACT)_ PACT Champions act as voluntary local advocates and facilitators for PACT initiatives . They play a key role in promoting PACT, supporting research delivery and helping colleagues access educational opportunities. We are recruiting a new cohort of PACT Champions in June 2026 to coincide with the launch of our flagship project, the Accessing Continuity study. Find out more about what’s involved and… ## [On This Season of PACT..](https://pactdeskset.substack.com/p/on-this-season-of-pact) _2026-06-01 · AtinaHartunian · PACT DESK SET_ SZN 3 Recap: ## [Pub Drawl](https://pactdeskset.substack.com/p/pub-drawl-595) _2026-05-26 · PACTDeskSet · PACT DESK SET_ A Curated List of Pending/Recent PACIFIC MFA Alumni Pubs, Classes, Sub Calls.