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        <title><![CDATA[Ad Astra — Simone Coppola - Medium]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[In an age of rising global instability, I analyze how the West is defending itself, how it affects your future, and how you can prepare. - Medium]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Who I Am, What I Write About, And What You Can Learn]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/who-i-am-what-i-write-about-and-what-you-can-learn-fb87adb21aba?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*cIEE4zdriQptip3P" width="3500"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">From geopolitics to how to save your life, freedom, and wealth</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/who-i-am-what-i-write-about-and-what-you-can-learn-fb87adb21aba?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4">Continue reading on Ad Astra — Simone Coppola »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 09:34:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russia, Ukraine, the US, and the EU Have No Real Interest in Ending the War]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/russia-ukraine-the-us-and-the-eu-have-no-real-interest-in-ending-the-war-8484145d3315?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/640/0*vjtF7XWvldiU-scT.jpeg" width="640"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">For now, everyone has a reason to keep the fighting going.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/russia-ukraine-the-us-and-the-eu-have-no-real-interest-in-ending-the-war-8484145d3315?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4">Continue reading on Ad Astra — Simone Coppola »</a></p></div>]]></description>
            <link>https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/russia-ukraine-the-us-and-the-eu-have-no-real-interest-in-ending-the-war-8484145d3315?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone Coppola ]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:54:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ Ukraine Is Just a Less Awful Russia.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/ukraine-is-just-a-less-awful-russia-409b64861881?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1456/0*mjZYNNst3vGIeF5D" width="1456"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">On the protests against corruption and the country&#x2019;s path toward the European Union.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/ukraine-is-just-a-less-awful-russia-409b64861881?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4">Continue reading on Ad Astra — Simone Coppola »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:16:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nuclear Submarines to Strike Russia? No. Trump Is Still Playing You.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/nuclear-submarines-to-strike-russia-no-trump-is-still-playing-you-9e4c3d7d9af0?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/610/0*sDYNOVh3oEb7P_K-" width="610"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Let&#x2019;s stop believing everything we read: Trump is feeding on our fear.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/nuclear-submarines-to-strike-russia-no-trump-is-still-playing-you-9e4c3d7d9af0?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4">Continue reading on Ad Astra — Simone Coppola »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:16:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tariffs: How the West Is Hurting Itself]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/tariffs-how-the-west-is-hurting-itself-85860ee9ccae?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1456/0*ipkmU7BOLCnhS82S" width="1456"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">In the short term, the U.S. wins&#x200A;&#x2014;&#x200A;in the long term, we all lose.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/tariffs-how-the-west-is-hurting-itself-85860ee9ccae?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4">Continue reading on Ad Astra — Simone Coppola »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 09:01:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Arms Ukraine: The War Goes On — And It Works in Our Favor. But for How Long?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/trump-arms-ukraine-the-war-goes-on-and-it-works-in-our-favor-but-for-how-long-6b281d2914f2?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1012/0*__cpw4KfExBVZ26o" width="1012"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Trump takes center stage. Behind the scenes, the West wins. But every advantage comes at a cost&#x200A;&#x2014;&#x200A;and that cost could be devastating.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/trump-arms-ukraine-the-war-goes-on-and-it-works-in-our-favor-but-for-how-long-6b281d2914f2?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4">Continue reading on Ad Astra — Simone Coppola »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:01:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is Israel Trying to Save the Druze — or Just Expand Its Territory?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/is-israel-trying-to-save-the-druze-or-just-expand-its-territory-dccc2e69c048?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/986/0*sx4LWHTL-dkGa8hg" width="986"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Are Israeli Airstrikes on Damascus a Humanitarian Move&#x200A;&#x2014;&#x200A;or Just a Pretext?</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/is-israel-trying-to-save-the-druze-or-just-expand-its-territory-dccc2e69c048?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4">Continue reading on Ad Astra — Simone Coppola »</a></p></div>]]></description>
            <link>https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/is-israel-trying-to-save-the-druze-or-just-expand-its-territory-dccc2e69c048?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 15:28:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[For 140 Years, the Palestinians Have Lost Every War Against Israel]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/for-140-years-the-palestinians-have-lost-every-war-against-israel-2e86af6fc6c1?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1456/0*ASzcqBtzA28sWnej" width="1456"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Yet They Keep Claiming That Land as Theirs</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/for-140-years-the-palestinians-have-lost-every-war-against-israel-2e86af6fc6c1?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4">Continue reading on Ad Astra — Simone Coppola »</a></p></div>]]></description>
            <link>https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/for-140-years-the-palestinians-have-lost-every-war-against-israel-2e86af6fc6c1?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:43:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Story of How (European) Zionists Colonized Palestine]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/the-story-of-how-european-zionists-colonized-palestine-557d37d25fcd?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1280/0*wtF4Xdlj7rblBlQH" width="1280"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Yes, through terrorism too&#x200A;&#x2014;&#x200A;not just by buying land.</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/the-story-of-how-european-zionists-colonized-palestine-557d37d25fcd?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4">Continue reading on Ad Astra — Simone Coppola »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:39:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The United States and Trump Are Undermining Their Historic Alliance with Europe]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/the-united-states-and-trump-are-undermining-their-historic-alliance-with-europe-5170efb2a5a7?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1456/0*1S0BRC1cXS43Yh1Q" width="1456"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">By refusing to take responsibility, the U.S. is putting even its own citizens at risk</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/simone-the-italian/the-united-states-and-trump-are-undermining-their-historic-alliance-with-europe-5170efb2a5a7?source=rss----36f1799ba8fb---4">Continue reading on Ad Astra — Simone Coppola »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 10:57:13 GMT</pubDate>
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