International politics
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/chinas-evolving-taiwan-policy-disrupt-isolate-and-constrain
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Stratfor
Although China's official policy is still one of peaceful reunification with Taiwan, the island's political evolution and shifting international relations are pushing Beijing down a more coercive path.
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http://download.gsb.bund.de/BIB/global_flow/
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Global Migration
Global Migration Data Sheet 2013: Unique estimates of migration flows between the top 50 sending and receiving countries.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-50974609
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BBC
As the world moves from fossil fuels to renewables, political and economic dangers may lie ahead.
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https://qz.com/854257/brace-yourself-the-most-disruptive-phase-of-globalization-is-just-beginning/
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Quartz
Brace yourself.
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https://earther.gizmodo.com/a-third-of-the-worlds-population-could-be-blanketed-in-1843244829
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Gizmodo
Brain geniuses like Elon Musk may want to colonize Mars, which sure. But for simpletons like me, keeping Earth mostly habitable seems like a better use of time and resources.
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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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COUNTRY FORECASTS
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-05-23/the-wealth-detective-who-finds-the-hidden-money-of-the-super-rich
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Bloomberg
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https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/russias-relationship-china-grows-slowly
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Stratfor
Major deals between the countries are moving at a glacial pace, in part because of changing economic conditions.
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COUNTRY FORECASTS
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https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/global-currents/one-belt-one-road-optimistic-fantasy-or-chinas-biggest-fashion-opportunity-yet
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Business of Fashion
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/how-africa-can-benefit-china-belt-and-road-initiative-infrastructure-development
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Startfor
Can Africa maximize the investment opportunities of Beijing's massive connectivity project to build the infrastructure and develop the industrial capacity that it chronically lacks?
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COUNTRY FORECASTS
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https://phys.org/news/2019-12-country-green-stanford-paths-countries.html
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Phys
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/ahead-in-polls-dutch-far-right-party-vows-to-close-mosques-ban-quran/
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Times of Israel
Geert Wilders' Freedom Party, set to double its seats in elections next year, wants to close borders, reverse 'Islamization'
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/26/data-dump-that-reveals-astonishing-breadth-beijings-interference-operations/
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Washington Post
Beijing is keeping track of everyone who matters around the world.
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https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2019/08/26/the-coming-migration-out-of-sub-saharan-africa
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National Review
It could send millions to Europe.
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https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2014/07/19/an-acronym-with-capital
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The Economist
Setting up rivals to the IMF and World Bank is easier than running them | Finance & economics
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/war-between-two-worlds
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Stratfor
In the ideological and geopolitical struggle between the Muslim world and the Western world, all choices are bad.
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https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/01/17/69197/in-2017-china-is-doubling-down-on-ai/
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MIT Technology Review
This year, China looks set to make larger waves than ever in artificial intelligence and augmented reality. The nation’s search giant, Baidu, is leading the charge. Already making serious headway in AI research, it has now announced that former Microsoft executive Qi Lu will take over as its chief operating officer. Lu ran the applications…
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/us/politics/john-bolton-africa-china.html
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The New York Times
In Africa, the president’s national security adviser said, the greatest threat is not from poverty or Islamist extremism but from an expansionist China, as well as Russia.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Documentaries/comments/56auey/generation_left_behind_2016_chinese_children/
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Reddit
598 votes, 82 comments. 18.5m members in the Documentaries community. tl;dw
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https://www.wired.com/2014/11/micronations/#slide-id-1637579
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Wired
Never heard of the Imperial Kingdom of Calsahara? The Conch Republic? The Principality of Sealand? You’re not alone.
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https://www.euronews.com/living/2020/09/25/is-trading-water-the-next-big-thing-on-wall-street
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Euro News
Wall Street is about to start trading water for the first time
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/us-withdrawal-inf-treaty-russia-global-arms-race-missiles
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Stratfor
By announcing its intention to leave, the U.S. sounded the death knell for the landmark INF deal and jeopardized other arms agreements as well.