Politics
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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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/12037623/Paying-all-UK-citizens-155-a-week-may-be-an-idea-whose-time-has-come.html
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The Telegraph
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/syria-israel-iran-withdrawal-border-russia
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Stratfor
The conditions for a clash within Syria between the forces of Iran and Israel remain ripe as Russia hits the limits of its diplomatic influence with both.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/geopolitics/comments/cb6iyv/russia_does_not_fear_a_us_military_invasion_it/
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Reddit
605 votes, 162 comments. Russia has been constantly stating their concerns of American antiballistic missile capabilities, strike weapon capability …
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/world/asia/inf-missile-treaty.html
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The New York Times
Trump administration officials say that the treaty tied their hands on China and that Russia was not complying with it, but its demise raised fears of a new arms race.
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https://ecfr.eu/publication/europes_pandemic_politics_how_the_virus_has_changed_the_publics_worldview/
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ECFR
New research reveals that the crisis has revolutionised citizens’ perceptions of global order – scrambling the distinctions between nationalism and globalism
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https://www.livemint.com/Politics/5okxn5aZJs0PFJcIHdDSvN/China-creating-ripples-with-mega-science-projects.html
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Live Mint
On Tuesday, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that the country will be completing the world's largest radio telescope in September this year
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/world/europe/libya-eu-russia-turkey.html
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New York TImes
As potential oil and gas bonanzas intensify the jockeying over Libya and the fate of its precarious internationally backed government hangs in the balance, the Continent is suddenly getting involved.
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https://time.com/5508393/global-wealth-inequality-widens-oxfam/
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Time
Global wealth is becoming more unequal and more concentrated, says a new report from Oxfam
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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://medium.com/s/free-money/universal-basic-income-is-silicon-valleys-latest-scam-fd3e130b69a0
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Medium
In 2016, I was invited to Uber’s headquarters (then in San Francisco) to talk about the failings of the digital economy and what could be done about it. Silicon Valley firms are the only corporations…
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/israel-ordering-new-polls-netanyahu-sets-stage-more-same-likud-lieberman
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Stratfor
Seeking to break a parliamentary deadlock after an April vote, Israel's leader has called for an electoral rerun. Whether the polls deliver a different result is another matter.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14724842
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BBC
Provides an overview of the Golan Heights, including key events and facts about this strategically important Syrian territory occupied by Israel
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-after-jordan-valley-and-settlements-ill-annex-other-vital-areas/
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The Times of Israel
Prime minister says moves to be done in coordination with President Trump and argues, in election pitch, that he is only one capable of negotiating with US leader
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https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/7/3771/htm
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MDPI
The blockchain education program based on the ASSURE model proposed in this article is of value because it can be applied in blended learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, using learning games to facilitate self-directed learning. We developed the education program in accordance with the six steps of the education design process of the ASSURE model. Firstly, we assessed learners to identify digita
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/five-challenges-facing-indias-reelected-government
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Stratfor
Now that voters have overwhelmingly decided to keep them in power, the pressure's on for Narendra Modi and his party to address the country's economic and geopolitical threats.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/world/asia/india-muslims-citizenship-narendra-modi.html
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The New York Times
A bill establishing a religious test for immigrants has passed the lower house of Parliament, a major step for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist agenda.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6379741/North-South-Korea-start-tear-guard-posts-withdraw-troops-border.html
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Daily Mail
Demilitarization of the Korean border is part of a September agreement to reduce tensions, but critics say the North should do more towards the removal of its nuclear weapons first.
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https://www.salon.com/2022/06/01/what-if-joe-biden-actually-abolishes-student-loan-debt-experts-weight-the-consequences/
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Salon
Some say that debt cancellation would be unfair to student borrowers who have already paid down their loans
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/29/brazil-elections-far-right-leader-jair-bolsonaro-wins-presidency/
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Aljazeera
Results give Bolsonaro a 56 percent share of runoff vote, comfortably ahead of centre-left opponent Fernando Haddad.
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https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2019/04/04/pakistans-balancing-act-between-iran-and-saudi-arabia-teeters-as-tensions-simmer/
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East Asia Forum
Pakistan's years of strategic stability with Iran under Nawaz Sharif appear to be shifting as Imran Khan extends his hand to Saudi interests.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/mexico-presidents-energy-nationalism-creeps-forward-amlo
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Stratfor
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has already taken a bite out of the country's private energy sector with indirect measures. Now he's taking some direct action to do the same in the electricity industry.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/turkey-fights-losing-pr-battle-over-syria
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Stratfor
In contrast to its rapid military advances in northern Syria, Turkey is finding it slow going in the court of international public opinion.