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Recent hostilities between Israel & Iran were preceded by elaborate spy activity, some of which was made public through videos. But the worst such humiliation was suffered by none other than the US, by a country it didn’t fancy much.
Intelligence can be both a boon and a curse. It depends on how we use it, and more importantly, what governs it.
The rate of suicides might decrease if the media stopped reporting them. It sounds absurd, but there’s proven psychology at play.
Before it became the planet’s number 1 enemy, coal was once mined to solve an environmental problem. When it became mainstream, it triggered an unprecedented flurry of innovations that continues to this day.
How do you know if you can trust a country or its leader? There’s an interesting story from the beginnings of World War 2 from which we can draw parallels to the India-Pak dynamic.