<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[ISYPO]]></title><description><![CDATA[ISYPO]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:03:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Faith v. Authority in the Big 26]]></title><description><![CDATA[The freedom of conscience is becoming the new global frontier for political control. The year 2026 has become a crucible for a profound and often uncomfortable question:  What are the boundaries between legitimate political authority and the conscience of the faithful?  Around the world, governments and institutions are drawing new lines, testing how far belief can be shaped by the state and where obedience to doctrine must yield to obedience to law. The collision is no longer theoretical; it...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/faith-v-authority-in-the-big-26</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698c00e341590511a3482b6f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_564835542d4f47624e4451~mv2_d_3000_4500_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firewall Trade Wars]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, trade policy was about tariffs, shipping lanes, and manufacturing quotas. Today, it is just as likely to be about semiconductors, cloud infrastructure, encryption standards, and cross-border data flows. The most consequential trade battles unfolding right now are not over steel or soybeans—they are over code. The fusion of trade and cybersecurity has become one of the defining political developments of the mid-2020s. Governments are no longer treating digital security as a narrow...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/firewall-trade-wars</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698c00325ce248ef4487fe83</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_f04c81a300b2448ca65dfb55c1bfdd2a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Human Rights on the Run?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2026, protests erupted across the United States in response to a wave of aggressive federal immigration enforcement actions that culminated in the tragic death of Renée Good, shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during a Minnesota operation. What happened next — massive protests, clergy arrests, calls for sweeping reform — shows that we are witnessing far more than another headline about immigration policy. This is a broader reckoning over human rights, state...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/are-human-rights-on-the-run</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698bff3a3faa9e439bf032fc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_682b5ec38d9144d5b5756f837eeef824~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO Being Bullied? Impossible]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent months, it has become impossible to ignore: cyber-attacks against NATO member states are rising sharply. According to a major digital-defence report from Microsoft, attacks attributed to Russian actors against NATO countries surged by around 25%  in one year. While the large numbers may sound abstract, the implications are raw and urgent: the alliance that was formed for collective defence in the age of tanks and jets is now being tested in a landscape of code, networks and shadows....]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/nato-being-bullied-impossible</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fa7714e19a352c14e7ceec</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 20:44:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_e7a6a2c5220940a8b8317fcb99e1e3bd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[United Nations, 80 Years On: Legacy, Limits &#38; the Leap Ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction This year marks the eightieth anniversary of the UN Charter—signed on 26 June 1945, and coming into force on 24 October the same year. The founding promise was bold and simple: “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war” . Over eight decades, the United Nations has grown into a universal body of 193 Member States, helped shape norms on peace, development and human rights—but today stands at a crossroads. A Legacy of Real Achievement There is no denying that the UN...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/united-nations-80-years-on-legacy-limits-the-leap-ahead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fa763388cb3bc84afad4cf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:41:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b93ad3_5fec2e502a864a4b90731e939dd5bc44~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_907,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wiretap Politics = Economic Bloodshed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The World's Largest Server Facility* In an era when trade wars were once fought over steel, agriculture and tariffs, a more consequential battleground is emerging: on the wires, across the servers, and deep within the architecture of digital trade. The recent push by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to finalise a global cyber-crime convention in Hanoi offers a clear sign-post: the rules of economic competition are rapidly being rewritten for cyberspace. This is not niche....]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/wiretap-politics-economic-bloodshed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fa754301a5b1de7aa34239</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:12:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_3964725335455f52677563~mv2_d_2968_2969_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moonshots: Why Artemis is Geopolitical and not Scientific]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Artemis program is being sold as humanity’s next giant leap — a return to the moon, a stepping-stone to Mars, a new era of space exploration. But beneath the glamour of rockets and lunar landings lie far more earthbound concerns: budget politics, geopolitical rivalry, commercial capture, and the shifting definition of leadership in space. The moon isn’t just a destination—it’s now a chess-board. At its heart, Artemis promises to restore the U.S. to the lunar surface for the first time...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/moonshots-why-artemis-is-geopolitical-and-not-scientific</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fa73a2be1c9042a1161a67</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 20:29:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_0a61be2ea72f4e84afeb50c5ec9aa2b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Media Literacy is Dying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visual Media Study is  Political. When we talk about politics, we usually think of speeches, elections, legislatures and policies. But in the modern era — more than ever — what people see  is just as important as what people hear . The field of visual media study  (films, art, photographs, memes, digital images) has emerged not as a fringe academic interest, but as a central battleground for political meaning and power. The Image Is the Argument Visual media doesn’t just illustrate politics —...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/media-literacy-is-dying</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fa72a7be1c9042a1161881</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:26:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_bbc68673a258449b80118b4775a1ee13~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Identity Politics is Playing Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent weeks, across the globe, we’ve seen a familiar drama re-play: public institutions appealing to higher values of unity, equality or civic duty — only for those appeals to be undercut by the hard edge of competitive politics. The tension between doctrine (what we believe) and procedural democracy (how we govern) is fraying. Nowhere is that more visible than in the case of K. Shanmugam’s remarks in Singapore on 14 October 2025, where he cautioned against the “destructive temptation” of...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/identity-politics-is-playing-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fa719094cca4a8cf1f6f69</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:00:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_5556652d355a7944644145~mv2_d_6000_4000_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace, Piece, or Power?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israeli Parliament House The Illusion of Peace, and the Reality of Power The cease-fire recently brokered in Gaza is being treated in some diplomatic circles as a breakthrough. Leaders convened, cameras rolled, ceasefire terms were announced. But while the headlines shout peace deal! , what’s really happening is the reshuffling of power in the Middle East — and a dangerous gamble for stability. The contours are clear: under the surface of the declared truce, new alignments are forming....]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/peace-piece-or-power</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fa6c9bbe1c9042a1160c28</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 18:18:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_a64aa815004942b68c09737eb5c60431~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[October Niches–All So Romantic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early October 2025 will be remembered not for the usual front-page dramas, but for the subtle fractures in political orders — the kind that suggest democracies are no longer merely squeaking, but starting to groan under old logics. Two stories in particular stand out: the leadership turbulence in Japan and the wave of anti-immigration protests in the UK. Together they form a case-study of how established party systems, coalition arrangements and civic legitimacy are being stretched, leaving...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/october-niches-all-so-romantic</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fa707388cb3bc84afac920</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_5cb927d901d44884976f741205633dab~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An 80-Year Long October]]></title><description><![CDATA[October often plays the role of “the hinge month” in history—a moment when inertia gives way to direction, when deferred decisions become irreversible acts, when the strange mix of harvest season and encroaching cold mirrors political decay and renewal. In 1944, for example, Allied forces captured the German city of Aachen on October 21, marking the first major German city to fall. On October 24, the largest naval battle in history, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, kicked off in the Pacific, sinking...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/an-80-year-long-october</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fa6f9a01a5b1de7aa336c3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_e52380de81914d06986126b8b59037fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic Trillions March Takes Manila by Storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[On 21 September 2025, thousands of protesters gathered in Manila’s historic Rizal Park and along EDSA under the banner of the so-called “Trillion Peso March” . Their demands were pointed: accountability for alleged anomalies in flood control projects, recovery of ill-gotten assets, transparency of official wealth declarations, and stronger anti-corruption powers for investigative bodies. What began as a somewhat technocratic issue ­– flood-control funding and transparency of bank secrecy laws...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/historic-trillions-march-takes-manila-by-storm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fa6ea201a5b1de7aa334d0</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4b84e010fcc14791b1f411ca4d362e45~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nepal on Fire? No, NEPAL IS ON FIRE!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The scenes from Kathmandu in early September were nothing short of astonishing. What began as protests over a sudden government ban on 26 social-media platforms rapidly morphed into a full‐blown revolt of the young, digital‐native generation. The movement, self-styled as a “Gen Z” uprising, was not merely reacting to censorship — it was a boiling over of years of frustration with corruption, elitism, joblessness and a political class widely seen as out of touch. When hundreds of young people,...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/nepal-on-fire-no-nepal-is-on-fire</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fa6d60e19a352c14e7baef</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4161ca408aa141638636d0887f6e4426~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Orbán Doctrine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Automatic AI Generated Image In the heart of Europe, a crime against democracy is being committed in broad daylight. Viktor Orbán’s...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/the-orb%C3%A1n-doctrine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b041b5653404ef11402abd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:54:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b93ad3_dcde487c22b04e4e902a8d458de80d25~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New Apostasy: Western 'Values' &#38; Global Backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI Generated Cover Image A quiet but major shift is redefining international relations, moving the battleground from trade and territory...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/the-new-apostasy-western-values-global-backlash</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b03d9b0981b4981e120907</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 18:00:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b93ad3_9e4d0cb775364d5191bbfff4aab9ddac~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Tech, Our New Sovereign]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Silent Coup in Your Pocket: How Big Tech Became the New Sovereign The Unchecked Rise of Corporate Digital Authority While democracies...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/big-tech-our-new-sovereign</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b03a2b8a50125a91e9f910</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 19:00:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_3766bfe1d8b94670bc1afdd106572713~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too Much Flack? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are the best "successes" of the Trump Presidency so far. Triumph or Turmoil? Trump's Second-Term Power Play Donald Trump’s second...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/too-much-flack</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68adc54f90fd11b5fc77fe23</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_b0e46a939734483cbc90dddb1dafe278~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Final Frontier of Power: Space]]></title><description><![CDATA[A New Space Race: The Unchecked Geopolitics of Space Exploration As we approach the third decade of the 21st century, a dramatic shift is...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/the-final-frontier-of-power-space</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68adbec229182256bcbe3f0a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:11:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_8f5bd2606d804635891c69668f29e855~mv2_d_6000_4000_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darkest Hour: Silencing the Heartland ]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the Collapse of Local News Fuels Democracy’s Decline Local journalism has been dying so quietly that most citizens barely notice —...]]></description><link>https://isypoweb.wixsite.com/home/post/darkest-hour-silencing-the-heartland</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68adc2f029182256bcbe49e8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_35365859666d502d4e4773~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>ISYPO Media</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>