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Women labourers harvesting the wheat crops from the field

Political violence resulting from food shortages could soon become a reality

The World Food Program estimates that Ukraine’s grain supply feeds some 400 million people. Yemen, for example, relies on Ukraine...

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The ethical dilemmas of Artificial Intelligence

Ethical questions in AI research and development present unique challenges in that they ask us to consider whether, when, and...

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Trump’s foreign policy legacy

He has shaken America and its allies to come to realize that their greatest asset is their ability to act...

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Time to put some more guardrails in place in Washington

Approve laws that require every presidential candidate to disclose his or her tax returns and strip Presidents of immunity from...

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What America must learn from China

China’s rise is all the more impressive because it has occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic and despite much global criticism...

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America has sent Trump, but not Trumpism, packing

Let us hope that Joe Biden can at least start down the road of healing this fractured nation and that...

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China’s cognitive dissonance and US Presidential election

Biden understands that to counter Beijing, the West and America’s allies need to speak with one voice and be willing...

China digital currency could revolutionize global payments

China digital currency could revolutionize global payments

China is well on its way to becoming a cashless society. More than 600 million Chinese already use Alibaba’s Alipay...

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China on influence offensive through Belt and Road soft powerplay

Many of the individuals who consume news around the world have no idea that China is involved in crafting much...

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China has a Blockchain strategy

China’s military is trying to determine how best to weaponize Blockchain to launch grey zone attacks for cyber and information...

America’s conflict with China is ideological and so much more

America’s conflict with China is ideological and so much more

Anyone who doubts China’s resolve to reassume its position as the world’s leading nation is bound to be daunted by...

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Beijing flexing muscles when world preoccupied with Covid-19

One would have thought that during this global crisis Xi Jinping would have taken some time to contemplate the damage...

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Despite Trump’s outrages, Biden’s potential election is not a foregone conclusion

The polls have Joe Biden up by 8-10% over President Donald Trump if America’s presidential election were held today, but,...

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Having China as adversary means America should get its house in order

Trump’s focus on America’s trade deficit with China is not a solution and diverst attention from US’s underlying weakness.  ...

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America and China contest for economic leadership

Well before the eruption of COVID-19, Beijing and Washington were busy contributing in different ways to erosion of the existing...

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America and China in a geostrategic rivalry

As global affairs continue to careen out of control, the world’s foreign-policy decision-makers may be forgiven for feeling as if...

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Has the US surrendered to China on scientific research?

The US is being outmatched. Government funding of basic and applied scientific research is not only lagging, but falling dangerously...

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America’s and China’s permanent state of affairs

The following has been excerpted from Daniel Wagner’s book, The America-China Divide on why US must build a foundation for...

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Global corridors of power get a Chinese makeover

As China continues its inexorable rise to global prominence, it is spreading its soft power throughout the global corridors of...

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China’s BRI project is environmentally harmful

Beijing is keeping its development and commercial banks, construction and engineering firms busy while exporting a lot of dirty technology...

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Virtual jihad has an enduring legacy

As a result of Trump’s widely criticised removal of the last vestiges of an American physical presence in Syria, foreign...

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China’s new world order

Xi wants to guarantee supremacy of China throughout this century and beyond.     Today China and the United States...

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A new form of war is taking shape

The emergence of weapons that will likely shape tomorrow’s wars range from cyberwarfare to drones and from AI to virtual...

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China shouldn’t have developing country status in international organisations

Even as China increases its economic presence through investment and influence, it continues to reap benefits intended to accrue to...