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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Sensitive cultural content is the key to dismantling harmful stereotypes in media.
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https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/bitter-rivals-iran-and-saudi-arabia/
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PBS
Watch FRONTLINE's documentary about how a 40-year geopolitical rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran has added fuel to conflicts across the Middle East.
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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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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://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/estherwang/chinese-americans-harvard-affirmative-action-asian-americans
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Buzzfeed
A new generation of Chinese Americans is teaming up with a white conservative activist to end affirmative action. If their lawsuit against Harvard goes forward, they could get their wish.
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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-its-time-to-rethink-the-social-contract-for-our-rapidly-changing/
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The Globe and Mail
As pontificated by great minds such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Stuart Mill, the term ‘social contract’ refers to the hazy set of rules that govern the relationship between individuals and institutions
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https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/future-of-news-will-robot-readers-take-over-/4667971.html
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Voa News
China’s Xinhua news agency recently launched what it called the world’s first artificial intelligence news presenter. Will this be the start of a new wave of robotic news readers?
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/what-falling-rupee-means-indias-economy
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Stratfor
India has the world's fastest-growing economy, but its feeble currency and other factors will complicate the prime minister's re-election campaign.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/29/opinion/india-elections-disinformation.html
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The New York Times
Disinformation can be defeated by treating the crisis as we responded to infectious diseases in the past.
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Megacities are about to become much more common within a decade and may become the new battleground for international politics.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/mexico-president-elect-lopez-obrador-and-his-morena-party-secure-congressional-control
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Stratfor
Mexicans have selected the populist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as their next president, and they've also given his National Regeneration Movement the ability to legislate without interference from political opponents in Congress.
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Misleading content spreads and prospers worldwide; governments develop legislation to hold misinformation sources accountable.
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https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/yes-make-psychedelics-legally-available-but-dont-forget-the-risks/
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Scientific American
Psychedelics have psychological and spiritual benefits, as a new best seller claims, but they’re far from a panacea
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https://www.reddit.com/r/geopolitics/comments/9sjjwe/what_is_the_real_power_dynamic_between_australia/
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Reddit
35 votes, 10 comments. In Australia, we seem to be constantly focused on the trade relationship & dynamic with China. In contrast, Indonesia is our …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1nKjp3fVxo
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DW News
Accused of being out of touch with voters, the French president’s poll ratings continue to slide ahead of EU elections in 2019. Can he boost his image before...
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https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2019/11/30/amlo-uses-his-anti-corruption-drive-to-gain-power-and-scare-critics
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The Economist
Mexico’s president sees himself, rather than strong institutions, as the bulwark against graft
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/israel-forms-unity-government-tackle-covid-19-netanyahu-gantz-coronavirus-pandemic
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Stratfor
The outbreak has prompted Israel’s political factions to finally form a government. But like previous Israeli coalitions born of crises, it won’t last long past the emergency.
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https://nypost.com/2018/12/22/how-arrest-of-chinese-princess-exposes-regimes-world-domination-plot/
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New York Post
It turns out that “Princess” Meng, as she is called, is Communist royalty. Her grandfather was a close comrade of Chairman Mao during the Chinese Civil War, who went on to become vice governor of China’s largest province.
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https://www.politico.eu/article/france-germany-foreign-relations-emmanuel-macron-angela-merkel-power-imbalance-eu/
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Politico
Paris and Berlin are out of step, as Emmanuel Macron pushes ahead with new strategy for EU.
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https://www.economist.com/briefing/2019/12/05/climate-policy-needs-negative-carbon-dioxide-emissions
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The Economist
The world is not remotely ready to provide them
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-is-first-state-to-ban-the-sale-of-fur-14517156.php
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San Francisco Chronicle
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/convergence-issues-weighs-germany-politics-economy-eu-leadership
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Stratfor
Political and economic difficulties will combine to limit German growth and sap its ability to influence the European Union.