International politics
Climate refugees, international terrorism, peace deals, and geopolitics galore—this page covers the trends and news that will influence the future of international relations.
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https://singularityhub.com/2018/07/01/new-evidence-that-the-world-really-is-getting-better/#sm.0000uhujtmo5qe17uci2034tixmtc
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Singularity Hub
The truth is that despite our many shortcomings, we are living longer, healthier, safer, and happier lives than at any other point in human history.
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https://www.thespec.com/ts/politics/2020/04/28/no-covid-19-bailouts-for-firms-that-use-tax-havens-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-says.html
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The Hamilton Spectator
“We will continue to ensure that those who need help will get it, but those who evade or avoid tax will not receive aid,” Trudeau said Tuesday.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR7WgKnBTIE
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CaspianReport
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https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2019/02/13/climateconflict
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IOWA State University
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https://www.reddit.com/r/geopolitics/comments/eu373d/why_does_china_still_want_taiwan_back/
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Reddit
207 votes, 192 comments. Taiwan has effectively been an independent nation since around 1947, it's just the Taiwan and China don't want to formally …
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https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/10/13/18/philippines-wins-seat-in-un-human-rights-council
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ABS CBN News
MANILA (UPDATED) The Philippines on Friday won a seat at the United Nations Human Rights Council despite strong opposition from an international human rights group, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
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https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/1/30/18203911/davos-rutger-bregman-historian-taxes-philanthropy
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Vox
"Taxes, taxes, taxes. All the rest is bullshit in my opinion."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJJyZkA8pf0&feature=youtu.be
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CNBC Africa
The world economy is on the brink of the fourth industrial revolution, the hallmarks of which are rapid and unprecedented technological advancements that are...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cV3OZGovWk
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The Economist
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https://londinium2017.wordpress.com/2018/11/01/american-unipolarity-middle-east/
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Londinium
Percy Shelley wrote that ‘history is a cyclic poem, written by time upon the memories of man’. In 1956 geopolitical reality collided with the illusion of Anglo-French hegemony over the Middle East. Much of the world map was still imperial pink, but the sun had long ago begun to set on the empires of old.…
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/09/climate-crisis-could-displace-12bn-people-by-2050-report-warns
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The Guardian
Countries unable to withstand ecological threats among worlds least peaceful, analysis finds
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https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-8-major-forces-shaping-the-future-of-the-global-economy/
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Visual Capitalist
This special feature uses powerful charts and infographics to visualize the eight major forces that are shaping our global economy.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/30/magazine/how-to-hide-400-million.html
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The New York Times
When a wealthy businessman set out to divorce his wife, their fortune vanished. The quest to find it would reveal the depths of an offshore financial system bigger than the U.S. economy.
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https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/welcome-to-the-coherence-economy/
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Sloan Review
A major economic shift is happening — from the experience economy to the coherence economy.
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https://www.stratfor.com/image/how-migration-affects-european-politics?login=1
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Stratfor
The migration of large populations has often stirred political controversy on the Continent.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/iran-china-partnership-means-region-200804152249160.html
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Aljazeera
This new realignment in Asia provides new opportunities not only for China and Iran, but also for Pakistan.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/africa-free-trade-deal-marks-major-step-toward-economic-integration-continental-agreement-union-summit
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Stratfor
After years of negotiations, 44 African countries have signed the agreement, which is designed to boost intra-continental trade.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0eJK4Avk2M&feature=youtu.be
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FDCC
For those of you who missed the Winter Meeting check out the fascinating discussion of our opening speaker, Peter Zeihan, on the current state of geopolitics...
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https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/yes-make-psychedelics-legally-available-but-dont-forget-the-risks/
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Scientific American
Psychedelics have psychological and spiritual benefits, as a new best seller claims, but they’re far from a panacea
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https://future-economics.com/2015/02/17/internal-chinese-geopolitics/
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Future Economics
How can one measure China’s stability? In the West, it is common to look to Hong Kong and Tibet as litmus tests of the strength of the central Chinese government. While it is true that Hong Kong and Tibet are important places — Hong Kong because it one of China’s major financial and service centres,…
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https://theconversation.com/rising-seas-will-displace-millions-of-people-and-australia-must-be-ready-101906
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The Conversation
In 2017 18.8 million people were displaced by natural disasters, with floods accounting for 8.6 million. Climate change is poised to drive those numbers higher still.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/meaning-geography-changing-not-disappearing
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Stratfor
Like so many of Stratfor's contributors, I spend a lot of time thinking about geography. In the past, I have even suggested that geography has been the main force determining the different fates of each part of the planet for the past 20,000 years. But Is the meaning of geography changing so much that it has ceased to mean anything at all?