North Korea: Britney Spears, A Teenage Kiss and The Summit

As I stood at the border between North and South Korea for the first time, I realized I was hearing Britney Spears’ “Oops!...

Apr 30 • Dr Pippa

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North Korea: Silence is a Signal

Headlines are noisy. When it comes to North Korea, the silence is deafening. So I went up to the border. My takeaway: Consequential deals are in motion…

Apr 30 • Dr Pippa

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The Leopard, Jackals, Cole Tomas Allen, Livelsberger and McCasland: Mutual Assured Disconnection (MAD 2.0)

A stunningly beautiful novel, The Leopard (1958) offers truths that echo today: A stunningly beautiful novel, The Leopard (1958) offers truths that echo…

Apr 27 • Dr Pippa

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The Archipelagic Century: Kharg, Qeshm, Abu Musa, Mayyum, Socotra, The Oxagon, Sindalah, Tiran, Sanafir and Marassi

It is strange but true that global geopolitics these days hangs on islands: Kharg Island, Qeshm, and places you haven't heard of like Perim/Mayun, Abu…

Apr 3 • Dr Pippa

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March 2026

Hormuz Replaced by Stars in a Box, Atoms and Light

Kharg Island. The Strait of Hormuz. The blockade of molecules. The US is bypassing molecules, dictators, straits and more with something new: A Star in…

Mar 26 • Dr Pippa

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Pittsburgh PA - Atomic Forge: Pennsylvania is Using AI to Script the Materials Revolution of the 21st Century

By marrying 150 years of metallurgical grit with the generative power of AI, Pennsylvania has ensured its place as the indispensable forge of the 21st…

Mar 18 • Dr Pippa

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American Apotheosis, Lustration, and Conciliatism: Part Three

Part Three of Three: How we manage the revelation, whether we use it to purge, to reconcile, or to build anew, will define the American character for…

Mar 17 • Dr Pippa

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American Apotheosis, Lustration, and Conciliatism: Part Two

Part Two: It sure looks like Epstein was a serial killer. It’s like Hannibal Lecter (with his disregard for life), James Bond (with his intelligence…

Mar 17 • Dr Pippa

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American Apotheosis, Lustration, and Conciliatism

Part One of Three: If your brain feels like it’s breaking, it’s because you are witnessing the controlled demolition of a global reality. From the…

Mar 17 • Dr Pippa

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February 2026

Australia’s Housing/Tech Problem is Everybody’s Problem

Watch now | I’ve been in Sydney for the Young Presidents’ Organization annual meeting, and looking at the local property market, I’m struck by a harsh…

Feb 19 • Dr Pippa

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January 2026

Taijitu of Code & Love: Love is the Yin to the Yang of Tech

I want to draw your attention to a very unusual podcast I just did with Brett Hurt called Love Conquers Fear. We discussed why Code requires Love, and…

Jan 31 • Dr Pippa

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Greenland for Greenlanders

Negotiating Points for the Inuit to Consider

Jan 22 • Dr Pippa

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