Tag: global affairs
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The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favour of one that more… more ›
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Listen: https://ift.tt/qbxHlGX European leaders, having agreed to spending 5 percent of their GDP on defense, now must decide where that money goes. What factors should they consider to make sure… more ›
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China’s nuclear strategy is a sign it is playing for the highest geopolitical stakes. https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/inside-chinas-dangerous-nuclear-game/ more ›
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Eswatini partners with China’s Sinohydro on a major dam project despite Taiwan ties, sparking diplomatic friction and local labor disputes. https://chinaglobalsouth.com/analysis/eswatini-sinohydro-dam-project-taiwan-china-tensions/ more ›
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Sunday’s deal is the almost inevitable outcome of a declining great power placing its faith in an economically https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/opinion/the-brief-how-trumps-triumph-ursulas-shame-europes-nightmare/?utm_source=euractiv&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=intro&utm_term=0-0&utm_campaign=THE_BRIEF more ›
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The US wants rights to DR Congo’s minerals, but one vital mine is still in rebel hands. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvj986l615o more ›
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Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur, joins Naomi to discuss calls for her removal and her latest report documenting the ‘corporate machinery sustaining Israel’s settler-colonial project.’ https://zeteo.com/p/israels-tech-boom-and-the-economy?utm_source=podcast-email&publication_id=2325511&post_id=167856162&utm_campaign=email-play-on-substack&utm_content=watch_now_button&r=cfk9&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email more ›
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Russia is a Near Eastern country now subordinated to East Asia, but historically it has prospered most when tied closely to Europe. https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/where-is-russias-place-in-the-world/ more ›
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With Russia’s key partner in the Middle East on the ropes, the Kremlin runs the risk of being drawn into a broader conflict it cannot afford. So far, Putin has… more ›
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“A few years ago, no one would have imagined that one of the biggest democracies in the world would cancel research programs under the pretext that the word… https://countercurrents.org/2025/05/americas-great-brain-drain/?utm_source=perplexity more ›