<![CDATA[World Affairs in Context with Lena Petrova]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!M9R-!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6d32f227-d4a2-4c62-9faa-62b41415b86c_1080x1080.pngWorld Affairs in Context with Lena Petrovahttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.comSubstackFri, 31 Jul 2026 11:25:29 GMT<![CDATA[Elijah Magnier: Iran War EXPLODES Across Middle East - Trump's Foreign Policy Collapses]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/elijah-magnierhttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/elijah-magnierFri, 31 Jul 2026 11:01:57 GMT

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Elijah J. Magnier is a political analyst and a veteran war-zone correspondent with over 35 years of experience covering the Middle East and North Africa. Elijah’s in-depth knowledge of Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, and Syria makes his writings mandatory reading for those wishing to understand complicated affairs that are routinely misreported in the Western media.

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Dr. Vladimir Brovkin is a former Professor at Harvard and a prolific author of many books on politics and history. He runs a really great YouTube channel, History and Politics with Dr. Brovkin.

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]]><![CDATA[America's Imperial Collapse - NATO Pushes Europe Toward All-Out War Against Russia | Dr. Jan Oberg]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/americas-imperial-collapse-nato-pusheshttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/americas-imperial-collapse-nato-pushesSat, 25 Jul 2026 11:01:49 GMT

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Dr. Jan Oberg is a Swedish peace and conflict researcher, author, and co-founder of the Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research.

Jan is known for his independent analysis and outspoken criticism of militarization. He has spent years examining the deeper forces driving geopolitical conflict — from the Middle East and Ukraine to the growing tensions between the United States, China, and Russia. Follow Jan’s work on Substack (Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research), his main site here and on X(Twitter).

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]]><![CDATA[Larry McDonald: The Global Financial Crisis - Inflation Surge, Bond Market Warning & Credit Chaos]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/larry-mcdonald-the-global-financialhttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/larry-mcdonald-the-global-financialTue, 21 Jul 2026 11:02:09 GMT

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Larry McDonald is the founder and editor of The Bear Traps Report, an independent Macro Research Platform focusing on global political and systemic risk. Larry is a former Wall Street trader and analyst.
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]]><![CDATA[Ukraine: The Laboratory of the Western Military-Industrial Complex and AI Weapons]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/ukraine-the-laboratory-of-the-westernhttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/ukraine-the-laboratory-of-the-westernSun, 19 Jul 2026 15:02:31 GMT
Palantir CEO Alex Karp meets Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine (May 2026)

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This post is the first one in a new series of articles where I will explore the political economy of the war in Ukraine, the financial engagement of Western actors, and Ukraine’s economic realities.

Artificial intelligence has become a defining feature of modern warfare, transforming military operations in conflicts such as Iran, Gaza, and Ukraine. AI-powered drones, autonomous surveillance systems, satellite imagery analysis, and machine-learning algorithms enable faster target identification, battlefield intelligence, and real-time decision-making. Militaries also use AI to coordinate logistics, analyze massive volumes of intelligence, detect cyber threats, and counter disinformation campaigns across digital platforms. While these technologies improve operational efficiency and precision, they also raise significant ethical and legal concerns regarding civilian casualties, accountability for autonomous weapons, algorithmic bias, and the increasing risk of rapid escalation in future armed conflicts. Moreover, when foreign belligerent actors integrate these technologies into their state-run security frameworks, the line between transnational private enterprise, its shareholders, and the state that acquires its services becomes blurred. Whose interests are, in fact, served?

According to the Ukrainian President’s Office, the meeting held at Ukraine House in Washington, DC, was attended by BAE Systems President Tom Arseneault, Day & Zimmermann Chair and CEO Harold Yoh, Boeing President Theodore Colbert, CEO of Sierra Nevada Corporation Fatih Ozmen, Northrop Grumman Vice President Stephen O’Bryan, RTX Vice President Jeff Shockey, Lockheed Martin Vice President Raymond Piselli, General Dynamics Vice President Mark Roualet, D&M Holding CEO Daniel Powers, AeroVironment Vice President Charles Dean.

Since February of 2022, the war in Ukraine has been described by Western mainstream media as a struggle over sovereignty, security, and the future of the entire continent of Europe. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has frequently stated that Ukraine is defending the freedom and democratic values of all of Europe. She has emphasized that "Ukraine's freedom is Europe's freedom", positioning Ukraine's resistance as a critical, front-line defense for the entire European Union. Needless to say, thousands of videos documenting brutal and systemic abuses of human rights of the Ukrainian population by the former President Petro Poroshenko and subsequently Volodymyr Zelensky have been conveniently ignored.

Beneath the Western political rhetoric, another reality has emerged that is being completely and conveniently ignored: Ukraine has become the largest real-world testing ground for Western military technology since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The use of AI in this case is notable because nowhere else can Western states test the newest, most advanced military technology against their only and bitter adversary - Russia.

A Ukrainian serviceman releases a drone near Bakhmut, Ukraine. Inna Varenytsia/Reuters

From artificial intelligence and battlefield data analytics to drones, missile systems, electronic warfare, and next-generation targeting software, the proxy war against Russia via Ukraine has created an unprecedented environment in which governments, military-industrial contractors, and technology companies can observe how their products perform against a sophisticated, nuclear-armed military opponent.

The conflict has not merely been supplied by the Western military-industrial complex. It has increasingly become a convenient laboratory for them.

The Rise of the Battlefield Laboratory

Modern weapons are rarely tested under the conditions that now exist in Ukraine. The battlefield combines large-scale artillery warfare, electronic warfare, drone swarms, satellite surveillance, cyber operations, and real-time intelligence sharing. Needless to say, the war offers invaluable information to military planners.

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]]><![CDATA[Steve Hanke: Global Markets in Chaos - Oil Shortages Surge as U.S.-Iran War Expands]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/steve-hanke-global-markets-in-chaoshttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/steve-hanke-global-markets-in-chaosSat, 18 Jul 2026 11:00:50 GMT

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Dr. Steve Hanke is a prominent American economist, Professor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University, and Distinguished Senior Scholar at the Mises Institute. Follow Dr. Hanke on X: https://x.com/steve_hanke

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]]><![CDATA[Elijah Magnier: Iran War Escalates - U.S. Weighs Ground Offensive as Iran Obliterates American Bases]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/elijah-magnier-iran-war-escalateshttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/elijah-magnier-iran-war-escalatesThu, 16 Jul 2026 10:00:27 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Treasurys Sell Off as Oil Rallies on Renewed US-Iran War]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/treasurys-sell-off-as-oil-rallieshttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/treasurys-sell-off-as-oil-ralliesWed, 15 Jul 2026 10:02:27 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[LtCol. Karen Kwiatkowski: U.S. Escalates Into FULL-SCALE War on Iran — Tehran Devastates U.S. Allies]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/ltcol-karen-kwiatkowski-us-escalateshttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/ltcol-karen-kwiatkowski-us-escalatesTue, 14 Jul 2026 10:02:07 GMT

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Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski is a United States veteran, author, and former government official whose assignments prior to retirement included duties at the Pentagon and various roles at the National Security Agency. Since leaving government service, Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski has become a prominent voice on issues of war, intelligence, civil liberties, and government accountability.

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]]><![CDATA[Germany's Economy Is Imploding — Europe Is Next]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/germanys-economy-is-imploding-europehttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/germanys-economy-is-imploding-europeMon, 13 Jul 2026 10:03:47 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Mohammad Marandi: Iran Rejects US Demands as the Strait of Hormuz Crisis Explodes]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/mohammad-marandi-iran-rejects-ushttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/mohammad-marandi-iran-rejects-usSun, 12 Jul 2026 11:00:36 GMT

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Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi is an academic and Professor at the University of Tehran. He is a geopolitical analyst and an expert on Iran. Dr. Marandi was engaged in the US-Iran nuclear negotiations that led to the signing of the JCPOA back in 2015.

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]]><![CDATA[NATO's Plan BACKFIRES - Russia Ramps Up Ukraine OFFENSIVE | Vladimir Brovkin]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/natos-plan-backfires-russia-rampshttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/natos-plan-backfires-russia-rampsSat, 11 Jul 2026 12:02:40 GMT

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Dr. Vladimir Brovkin is a former Professor at Harvard and a prolific author of many books on politics and history. He runs a really great YouTube channel, History and Politics with Dr. Brovkin.

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]]><![CDATA[Japan's Yen Is Crashing as the Bond Crisis Bleeds Into Currency Markets]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/japans-yen-is-crashing-as-the-bondhttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/japans-yen-is-crashing-as-the-bondFri, 10 Jul 2026 09:02:48 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Larry Johnson: NATO Prepares for War Against Russia as US-Iran Deal COLLAPSES]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/larry-johnson-nato-prepares-for-warhttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/larry-johnson-nato-prepares-for-warThu, 09 Jul 2026 10:01:56 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[NATO Is Turning Europe's Economy Into a War Machine]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/nato-is-turning-europes-economy-intohttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/nato-is-turning-europes-economy-intoWed, 08 Jul 2026 09:01:41 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Japan's Yen Collapse - America's Next Financial Crisis Has Begun]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/japan-bond-market-threathttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/japan-bond-market-threatTue, 07 Jul 2026 09:07:12 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[China Just Shut Down Gold Trading]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/china-just-shut-down-gold-tradinghttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/china-just-shut-down-gold-tradingMon, 06 Jul 2026 09:02:03 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Alex Krainer: Bankers’ Forever Wars & The Fall of Western Hegemony]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/alex-krainer-bankers-forever-warshttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/alex-krainer-bankers-forever-warsSun, 05 Jul 2026 09:00:52 GMT

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Alex Krainer is the founder of Krainer Analytics and I-System Trend Following. As a commodities expert, Alex has worked as a market analyst, researcher, and hedge fund manager. Alex authored multiple books, including “Mastering Uncertainty in Commodities Trading” and “The Grand Deception.”

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]]><![CDATA[Einar Tangen: China's Yuan Strategy Is Ending Dollar Dominance and Western Economic Rule]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/einar-tangen-chinas-yuan-strategyhttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/einar-tangen-chinas-yuan-strategySat, 04 Jul 2026 09:01:55 GMT

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Einar Tangen is Senior Fellow, Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Chairman, Asia Narratives, Founding Partner, Center for China and the World, and Senior Fellow, Center for Business Ethics, UIBE.

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]]><![CDATA[Trump Declares National Emergency - Food Crisis Ahead? ]]>https://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/trump-declares-national-emergencyhttps://www.worldaffairsincontext.com/p/trump-declares-national-emergencyFri, 03 Jul 2026 09:01:05 GMT

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