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.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddyf2iIYIVs
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VICE News
Brazil’s supreme court ruled Wednesday that former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has to start serving a 12-year prison sentence immediately, even while...
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http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2120425/chinas-nuclear-spaceships-will-be-mining-asteroids
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South China Morning Press
China’s nuclear spaceships will be ‘mining asteroids and flying tourists’ as it aims to overtake US in space race
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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://www.businessinsider.com/the-us-starts-to-build-cruise-missiles-banned-since-cold-war-2019-3?r=nordic
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Business Insider
The Department of Defense is restarting the manufacturing process for a class of weapon that hasn't been in the US arsenal in more than three decades.
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-fiveeyes/exclusive-five-eyes-intelligence-alliance-builds-coalition-to-counter-china-idUSKCN1MM0GH
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Reuters
The five nations in the world's leading intelligence-sharing network have been exchanging classified information on China's foreign activities with other like-minded countries since the start of the year, seven officials in four capitals said.
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COUNTRY FORECASTS
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https://www.euroscientist.com/tech-meets-fashion/
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Euro Scientists
The convergence of tech with fashion brings some fascinating new applications, and greater concern over privacy.
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https://www.visualcapitalist.com/countries-most-sustainable-energy-policies/
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Visual Capitalist
Which countries are able to balance prosperity and sustainability in their energy mixes? See the countries with the most sustainable energy policies.
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https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/01/putins-real-long-game-214589
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Politico
The world order we know is already over, and Russia is moving fast to grab the advantage. Can Trump figure out the new war in time to win it?
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https://medium.com/adventures-in-consumer-technology/how-aggregation-theory-is-fueling-a-multi-trillion-dollar-technology-revolution-ce5ab03ca4bc
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Medium
Tom Goodwin made the following observation in his March 2015 article in Techcrunch titled The Battle Is For The Customer Interface and it went really viral on social media last year: In his July 2015…
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COUNTRY FORECASTS
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YveacJ4aDN8
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VICE News
As the federal government tightens drug legalization policy in the states, a consensus is developing in Europe. Norway — run by a coalition of right wing par...
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COUNTRY FORECASTS
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https://carnegieendowment.org/2018/10/15/china-s-rise-as-geoeconomic-influencer-four-european-case-studies-pub-77462
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
China is increasingly central in world politics. Western nations should remain open to its initiatives and engage it in dialogue through multilateral institutions.
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https://chadvesting.substack.com/p/common-misconceptions-about-germanys
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Chadvesting
In Germany, there are a lot of common misconceptions, particularly with regards to its culture, economy, and history. Many people think that the country is still divided into East and West, when in fact it has been unified since 1990. Additionally, there is a widespread view that Germans have a cold disposition, whereas in reality, they are warm and friendly people who value hospitality highly. Furthermore, many believe Germany’s economy is weak due to its past but in reality, it is one of the strongest economies in Europe today. Finally, some people may view German politics as conservative or restrictive but in fact, it is quite progressive and open-minded. As this article highlights, all of these widely held misconceptions about Germany can be easily debunked if we take time to understand the complexity and nuances of the country’s culture, economy, and history. To read more, use the button below to open the original external article.
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https://singularityhub.com/2018/01/05/why-the-world-is-still-getting-better-and-thats-likely-to-continue/#sm.0001sr579zi92f7ns3a1gf2kn6t7m
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Singularity Hub
You won't hear it on the news, but we’re actually living in the most peaceful, abundant time in history, and things are likely to continue getting better.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/china-entering-not-so-new-era
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Stratfor
Chinese President Xi Jinping's opening speech at the Communist Party Congress hailed the country's progress and laid out priorities for the challenges awaiting China. But none of his reforms are exactly new, and they will face the same constraints as previous initiatives.
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http://youtu.be/cI9vSC1eQ18
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TED
Big Data is everywhere — even the skies. In an informative talk, astronomer Andrew Connolly shows how large amounts of data are being collected about our uni...
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https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/04/what-is-green-infrastructure-and-how-do-we-include-it-in-urban-planning
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WE Forum
Urban planners tend to be wary of green infrastructure, but changing mindsets could bring environmental and social developments.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq4EOJkH3Gc&feature=youtu.be
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Galactic Public Archives
About Steve Jurvetson:Steve Jurvetson is a Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a venture capital firm. He was the founding VC investor in Hotmail ...
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/poland-after-presidential-election
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Stratfor
A victory by an opposition candidate would further thwart Warsaw’s ability to pass policy at a time of mounting economic uncertainty due to COVID-19.
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http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2115858/key-points-xis-speech-chinas-communist-party-congress
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South China Morning Post
7 things you need to know about Xi Jinping’s vision of a ‘new era’ for China
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/creating-citizens-out-subjects-saudi-arabia-gets-down-social-engineering
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Stratfor
The Saudis have all the money they need – for now – to remake their society, but success is far from a foregone conclusion.
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https://jamestown.org/program/russia-exploits-middle-east-to-subvert-europe/
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The Jamestown Foundation
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Insight posts
Countries are collaborating to accelerate discoveries in science and technology, igniting a geopolitical race to superiority.