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Ira Slomowitz

Ira Slomowitz has over 40 years experience in the capital markets in North America, Europe and Asia. On the side he writes about global and strategic policy issues for Angry Meta Traders and at his Substack: The Angry Demagogue.
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Ira Slomowitz

The Challenge of October 7: Part 4 – The Political and Legal System

Towards a Convenantal Framework Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. This article was first published the 28th of July via The Angry Demagogue.Israel’s political and legal systems are broken beyond repair. Created in 1948 in order to allow a smooth transition…

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The Challenge of October 7: Part 3 – Security and Foreign Policy

Towards a Definition of Israel’s National Interests Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. This article was first published the 24th of July via The Angry Demagogue. Ever since the end of the first Lebanon War, Israeli military strategy has moved from…

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The Challenge of October 7: Part 2 – The Intellectual Challenge

Stepping Away from Spinoza, Marx, Tolstoy, Post-Modernism and Current Religious Ideas Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. This article was first published the 22nd of July via The Angry Demagogue.In many ways Israel can be reduced to two things – the…

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The Challenge of October 7: Part 1 – Introduction

Cynicism and Wake Up Calls: World War I, Vietnam, October 7th Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. This article was first published the 20th of July via The Angry Demagogue.Europe and the UK had WWI, the United States had Vietnam. Israel…

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Falling into the Middle Eastern Trap

When Talking Becomes an Obsession Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. This article was first published the 9th of June via The Angry Demagogue. The United States is falling into the Middle Eastern trap that Israel fell into thirty years ago.…

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Perception Over Fact: Iran as the Savior of Beirut

Trump Policy and The Art of a Middle Eastern Deal: Israel, Iran and Lebanon Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. This article was first published the 2nd of June via The Angry Demagogue. Although it is difficult to see where the…

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Ira Slomowitz

Fear of Russia in Europe

Time for the Baltic+ Alliance Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. This article was first published the 28th of May via The Angry Demagogue.The Wall Street Journal had a thoughtful piece the other day (Europe is Starting to Think Putin will…

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Checkmate: Who is Afraid of Negotiations?

President Trump has Laid a Trap for Iran and China Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. This article was first published the 15th of April via The Angry Demagogue.Both the defeatist camp and the “victory now” group see the advent of…

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What Do the Markets Say?

Ambivalence Rules the Day Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. This article was first published the 7th of April via The Angry Demagogue.There is nothing we capitalists like saying more than “the markets say….”. What we mean is that the amorphous…

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Iran: What Losing Looks Like

Who is Losing Militarily, Technologically, Economically and Diplomatically? Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. This article was first published the 20th of March via The Angry Demagogue. It is difficult for many to admit that the US and Israel are winning…

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Iran: What Victory Looks Like Part 2 - The Military
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Iran: What Victory Looks Like, Part 2 – The Military

Missiles, Drones, the Straits and Regime Change Opinion: The following article is commentary and its views are solely those of the author. This article was first published the 17th of March via The Angry Demagogue.In a recent X post, Edward Luttwak, the elder statesmen amongst strategists and one who we ignore…

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