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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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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/france-and-germany-have-high-hopes-new-fighter-jet
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Stratfor
The next generation military aircraft could boost sales to the global market, but priority differences among Continental countries and broader issues of European defense integration could make this a difficult project to land.
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https://future-economics.com/2018/02/26/dont-discount-reunification/
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Future Economics
Conventional analysis of Korea seems to be incorrect in its view of the probability of North-South reunification. The conventional view is that reunification grows more unlikely as the disparity in wealth between the North and South (now far greater than that between West and East Germany in the 1980s) continues to increase, and as young…
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/turkey-races-clock-its-ground-forces-enter-syria-kurds-syrian-democratic-forces
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Stratfor
Ankara wants to accomplish its objectives before Kurdish-led forces can shore up their resistance and to minimize the international backlash that's already building.
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https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-growing-population-no-longer-has-any-economic-benefit-2019-07-05
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Market Watch
Automation has turned conventional economic wisdom on its head: there is greater prosperity in fewer numbers, writes Adair Turner.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg-TJO5yv2Q
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https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/05/28/china-has-launched-rule-by-fear-in-hong-kong
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Economist
The rest of the world should worry, too
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https://taskandpurpose.com/news/space-force-defense-budget-2020
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Task and Purpose
The defense budget for fiscal year 2020 officially agreed upon by key lawmakers in the House and Senate would officially establish the U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/russias-lingering-north-caucasus-problem
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Stratfor
The long-resistant area has been relatively calm recently, but the Chechen president's proposed land swaps threaten to rattle the stability of the North Caucasus.
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https://www.businessinsider.com.au/negative-interest-rates-in-switzerland-have-made-people-argue-whether-cash-should-be-abolished-2015-11
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Business Insider
The Swiss franc fell to a sharp low today after...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkbOtnXc2eU
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Timcast
Anti-Trump Smear BACKFIRES On New York Times, Left AND Right Slam Newspaper. Reporters for the elite newspaper are outraged after discovering that conservati...
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https://www.pewresearch.org/2009/06/05/gen-next-squeezed-by-recession-but-most-see-better-times-ahead/
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Pew Research Center
While the economic downturn is falling quite heavily on younger Americans, their overall outlook remains optimistic. A new survey also finds Generation Next expressing more liberal views when compared with older age cohorts as well as evidence of increased political engagement.
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https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/poverty/news/2014/09/16/97154/the-top-3-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-2013-poverty-and-income-data/
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Center for American Progress
New poverty and income data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census underscore that it is time to enact policies to create jobs, raise wages, and invest in family economic security.
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https://thewire.in/political-economy/can-india-compete-with-china-in-the-post-covid-19-world
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The Wire
The RSS/BJP ideologues must unlearn their ‘cultural nationalism’ and re-learn ‘productive nationalism’ with a massive focus on the dignity of labour.
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https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/10/12/pentagon-official-says-he-resigned-because-us-cybersecurity-no-match-china.html
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Military
A senior cybersecurity official at the Pentagon said he quit because he thought it was impossible for the US to compete with China on AI. Nicolas Chaillan joined the U.S. Air Force as its first chief software officer in August 2018. He worked to equip it and the Pentagon with the most secure and advanced software available. To read more, use the button below to open the original external article.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWwhEaFmSno&feature=youtu.be
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The Economist
China and India - home to a third of humanity – both face a marriage crisis that will last for generations. A mere five years ago marriage patterns were norm...
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/pakistan-finds-friend-russia
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Stratfor
With the U.S.-Pakistan relationship on the rocks, Islamabad is looking north for a new great power ally as it cultivates its ties with Moscow to supplant American aid and counter threats from Afghanistan and India.
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As the space race branches out to tourism, political analysts believe there needs to be a better standard in space governance and policy-making.
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https://psmag.com/magazine/radical-efforts-to-end-homelessness-a-sober-utopia#.9hhqy4xpm
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Pacific Standard Magazine
In a remote corner of Colorado, a radical experiment is underway to rehabilitate the state's most downtrodden residents.
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https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2019-03-06/problem-xis-china-model
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Foreign Affairs
As Xi begins his second five-year term as CCP general secretary and (soon) president, there are signs that the new model’s very successes are becoming liabilities.
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https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/04/02/the-us-marine-corps-sheds-its-tanks-and-returns-to-its-naval-roots
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The Economist
After decades as dirt sailors, the marines are getting back to salt water