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Ideological polarization, propaganda, and the evolution of political thought—this page covers the trends and news that will influence the future of politics.

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Mexico has reduced their growth forecast for 2019: from 2% to 0.2%. It seems the country is at the brink of a crisis: investors are running away from the cou...
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https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/russia-sure-behaves-strangely-for-a-country-bent-on-conquest/
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The American Conservative
Its conduct has been abrasive and aggressive, but there's no evidence that Moscow harbors expansionist ambitions.
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https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/08/28/abe-shinzo-resigns-leaving-formidable-problems-for-his-successor
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The Economist
Japan’s new prime minister must grapple with huge debts, a shrinking population, an aggressive China and an unpredictable America
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https://www.turkeyanalyst.org/publications/turkey-analyst-articles/item/631-turkey-enters-libyan-escalation-spiral-at-great-risk.html
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The Turkey Analyst
<p class="Standard"><strong>By Micha’el Tanchum</strong></p> <p><strong>December 30, 2019</s...
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https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/california-lawmakers-pass-bill-to-erase-old-pot-convictions
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Bakers Field Now
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https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/10/31/can-conservative-democrats-still-compete-in-the-deep-south
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The Economist
Governors’ races in Louisiana and Mississippi may provide an answer
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/europe-escape-us-shadow-merkel-trump-maas-handelsblatt
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Stratfor
U.S. President Donald Trump's no-holds-barred approach to trade and sanctions has persuaded European leaders to redouble their efforts to stake out autonomy for the Continent.
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The Hill
Journalist Matt Taibbi shares insight from his reporting on how the American press is destroying itself and explains why mainstream media outlets fall in lin...
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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?
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2193136-universal-income-study-finds-money-for-nothing-wont-make-us-work-less/
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New Scientist
The most robust trial of universal basic income yet shows that it boosts well-being and doesn't decrease employment, as some had feared
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/its-no-longer-the-economy-stupid-our-identity-politics-are-polarizing-us/2016/09/15/7bb61f9e-7b75-11e6-bd86-b7bbd53d2b5d_story.html
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The Washington Post
Culture clashes help explain why partisanship is so high all over the West.
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https://mwi.usma.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/The-Tiger-and-the-Dragon.pdf
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Modern War Institute
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http://www.impactlab.net/2018/09/23/the-tiny-nations-plotting-to-become-tax-havens-for-cryptocurrency/
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Impact Lab
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https://timesofislamabad.com/08-Feb-2019/russia-to-make-14-billion-investment-in-pakistan-largest-ever-in-history-of-former-cold-war-rivals
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Times Of Islamabad
ISLAMABAD -- Russia plans to invest $14 billion in Pakistan energy sector which also includes a $10 billion project for laying offshore pipeline for transfer of gas
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/introducing-geopolitics-sports
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Stratfor
Basketball is the most popular sport in China. The history of how it came to be so is a novel bit of trivia, but it also underscores something about the nature of sports as a fundamentally human undertaking -- one that can be interpreted to support any number of ideologies, used to foster peace and understanding, or wielded to foment difference and conflict. Thus, the way we see it, sports are fun
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https://qz.com/455059/rich-countries-rejected-an-international-plan-to-let-the-un-help-fight-tax-evasion/
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Quartz
Developing countries want more of a say in global tax policy.
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CNBC Television
Will pot get a political boost from Congress? With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Tim Seymour, Brian Kelly, Steve Grasso and Guy Adami.» Subs...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vROv0OPlxtA&feature=youtu.be
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TheGenevaAssociation
Dr Robert D. Kaplan, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and a contributing editor at The Atlantic discusses the current geo-political en...
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http://davidburstein.com/fast-future/
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David D. Burstein
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Caspian Report
Join the Trends Community today. Get your first two weeks for just ONE dollar. Go to https://Trends.co/caspian to get started. #Greece is pushing to expand i...