International politics

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Quartz
Around the world, politicians are clamoring to shut down their borders and tighten control in a wave immigration reform. But the tiny island of Singapore—a r...
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/life-expectancy-pension-retirement-age
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Stratfor
Increased life expectancies will put extra strain on the world economy, as this infographic from Visual Capitalist explains. It's a Pension Time Bomb
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https://www.euractiv.com/section/africa/news/mogherini-europe-and-africa-can-change-global-politics-in-a-revolutionary-way/
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Euractiv
A new model of collaboration between the EU and Africa can change today’s dangerous turn of international relations, which have moved from “win-win” solutions and are now based on “zero-sum” games, EU's top diplomat Federica Mogherini said.
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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://www.scientificamerican.com/article/obama-warns-of-mass-migrations-if-climate-change-is-not-confronted/
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Scientific American
In his final U.N. address, the president says inaction will lead to more unrest 
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The battle for critical raw materials is reaching a fever pitch as governments strive to minimize dependence on exports.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/17/how-vladimir-putin-is-outplaying-us-africa/
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The Washington Post
Donald Trump's apathy toward the continent is giving the Russians boundless opportunities
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Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI)
Germany Trade & Invest proudly presents its newest short film on Industry 4.0 - Germany's 4th industrial revolution. A revolution which promises to marry the...
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https://www.pewresearch.org/2020/10/05/in-u-s-and-uk-globalization-leaves-some-feeling-left-behind-or-swept-up/
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Pew Research Center
Focus groups held across the two nations reveal the degree to which Americans and Britons see common challenges to local and national identity.
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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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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/us-zeroes-russias-borderlands
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Stratfor
From Eastern Europe to Central Asia, the areas along Russia's periphery will be central to the battle for influence between Washington and Moscow.
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http://www.impactlab.net/2018/09/23/the-tiny-nations-plotting-to-become-tax-havens-for-cryptocurrency/
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Impact Lab
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https://www.stratfor.com/image/how-migration-affects-european-politics?login=1
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Stratfor
The migration of large populations has often stirred political controversy on the Continent.
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https://www.govtech.com/biz/Public-Messaging-Meets-Feedback-in-Gov-Tech-Partnership.html
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Government Technology
Shortly after partnering with a budget simulation company, Bang the Table is now integrating its resident engagement, feedback and analysis tools with the public communications platform offered by Granicus.
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/23/18637071/rare-earth-china-production-america-demand-trade-war-tariffs
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The Verge
Rare earths are a group of 17 elements crucial for high-tech manufacturing. China also happens to dominate their supply, producing roughly 80 percent of the world’s rare earths. Many are worried that China could cut off the US from rare earths as part of the ongoing trade war, but experts say we shouldn’t worry so much.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/how-many-countries-are-there-world-2019
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Stratfor
The question's simplicity belies the answer's complexity. Stratfor partner Political Geography Now offers an updated look at the number of countries in the world.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/geopolitics/comments/efdq55/geopolitics_of_france_and_africa/
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Reddit
40 votes, 19 comments. (First time posting, so please feel free to correct/delete if I'm violating any rules) Recently I saw about 8 west African …
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/brazil-state-wrestles-influx-venezuelans
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Stratfor
As Venezuela's economy continues to struggle, Brazil and Colombia expect even more of its citizens to flee.
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https://www.ft.com/content/8d7842fa-8082-11ea-82f6-150830b3b99a
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Financial Times
News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
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https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/get-rid-borders-completely/409501/
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The Atlantic
No defensible moral framework regards foreigners as less deserving of rights than people born in the right place at the right time.