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Newsletter Nr. 1.404
Amsterdam, September 2, 2025


Groupthink and Its Manifestations in the Ukraine War - Media, Propaganda, and Scholarship - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

The Ukraine war has not only been fought on the battlefields of Eastern Europe but also within the realm of global narratives—shaped by media ecosystems, propaganda machinery, and academic discourse. In this contested informational space, groupthink—a psychological phenomenon where the desire for conformity within a group results in irrational or dysfunctional decision-making—plays a pivotal role.  

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Was the Ukraine War Provoked? - A Comprehensive Analysis of Causes and Lessons - Frank Visser / ChatGPT

The question of whether Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was provoked is one of the most consequential debates of our time. If the war was provoked, Western strategic miscalculations share responsibility for a tragedy that could have been avoided. If it was not, Russia's action is an unprovoked act of aggression rooted in imperial ambition. 

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The Viral Delusion - 'An Absolutely Incredible Masterpiece'? - Frank Visser / Grok

The Viral Delusion presents a fundamentally flawed narrative that contradicts overwhelming scientific evidence. SARS-CoV-2 has been isolated, sequenced, and studied extensively, with its contagious nature and impact on global mortality well-documented. Virology is a robust field with a century of validated discoveries, and claims of a fraudulent pandemic ignore epidemiological data and the complexity of early response challenges.

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