[Salon] From diametrically opposed ends of the ideological spectrum, these two smart strategic analysts agree...

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Subject: [Salon] From diametrically opposed ends of the ideological spectrum, these two smart strategic analysts agree...

From: Helena Cobban <hcobban@gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:31:28 -0400

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... that the hegemony a handful of "White" Western states have exercised over world affairs is now being (Captain) Cooked.

Stephen Bryen, meet Indrajit Samarajiva... as chronicled in this short essay I published today:

https://helenacobban.substack.com/p/ansarullah-and-iranian-victories?r=17oze&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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Helena Cobban

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