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.economist.com/leaders/2020/05/28/china-has-launched-rule-by-fear-in-hong-kong
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Economist
The rest of the world should worry, too
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/why-turkey-isnt-burning-bridges-saudi-arabia-over-khashoggi
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Stratfor
The Khashoggi slaying appears to have given Ankara an ace up its sleeve in its rivalry with Riyadh. So why isn't Turkey using it?
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http://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_connolly_what_s_the_next_window_into_our_universe/transcript?language=en
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TED
TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript: 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 universe, recording it in its ever-changing moods. Just how do scientists capture so many images at scale? It starts with a giant telescope ...
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/panama-papers-rude-awakening-worlds-wealthy
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Stratfor
Leaks reveal the extent of hidden wealth and could provide impetus to shut down tax havens.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-18/china-social-credit-a-model-citizen-in-a-digital-dictatorship/10200278
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ABC News
Dandan Fan's every move will soon be watched and judged by her government, and she's happy about that. Social credit will unite Big Brother and big data to coerce more than a billion people.
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Insight posts
Bots are being used to automate propaganda content creation.
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https://www.complianceweek.com/social-responsibility/study-financial-firms-dont-know-what-they-dont-know-on-climate-risks/27356.article
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Compliance Week
Financial institutions still struggle with how to manage risks posed by climate change, according to a new report.
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https://financialpost.com/cannabis/cannabis-business/u-s-bill-that-aims-to-open-financial-system-to-cannabis-companies-could-be-bad-news-for-canadas-pot-sector
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Financial Post
If passed, there goes our first-mover advantage
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https://www.euractiv.com/section/social-europe-jobs/opinion/the-future-of-work-is-beginning-to-look-increasingly-like-the-past/
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Euractiv
With the rise of the virtual economy, the new ways of working need to be recognised and regulated so that workers are afforded appropriate rights and social protection, writes Denis Pennel.
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https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/income-inequality-canada_ca_5e554aecc5b64c1d56207c27
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Huff Post
Meanwhile, inequality in the U.S. is hitting new highs.
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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://money.cnn.com/2016/12/23/news/economy/trump-trade-globalization-just-beginning/index.html
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CNN
Richard Baldwin, who worked on trade for President George H. W. Bush says the next phase of globalization will be 'wilder' and 'less fair.' He warns Donald Trump to not try to protect blue collar jobs.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/when-it-comes-eu-migration-policies-italy-won-t-go-down-without-fight-mediterranean-libya-europe
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Stratfor
The number of migrants reaching Europe is nowhere near what it was in 2015. But that hasn't kept Rome from rebelling against what it sees as the bloc's unfair asylum system.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/essential-geopolitics-resumption-work-nord-stream-2
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Stratfor
It looks like the U.S. won't be able to stop the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany.
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https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/03/21/some-russians-are-resisting-putins-power-grab
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The Economist
His new constitution recalls the Soviet Union
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/us/politics/defense-strategy-china-russia-.html
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The New York Times
Strained forces, budget shortfalls and political dysfunction have cast doubt on the Pentagon’s shift in focus from terrorism to global powers — and President Trump’s support for a strong military.
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https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/turkey/2019-07-09/why-turkey-turned-its-back-united-states-and-embraced-russia
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Foreign Affairs
By adopting a more neutrally aligned foreign policy, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party seek to advance a narrower conception of Turkey’s national interest, one they believe is served by closer cooperation with Russia on key economic and security issues.
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https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/24/europe/europe-china-problem-analysis-gbr-intl/index.html
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CNN
Europe has a China problem.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/its-no-longer-the-economy-stupid-our-identity-politics-are-polarizing-us/2016/09/15/7bb61f9e-7b75-11e6-bd86-b7bbd53d2b5d_story.html
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The Washington Post
Culture clashes help explain why partisanship is so high all over the West.
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https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE262.html?adbsc=social_20180607_2390761&%3Badbid=1004856037894021120&%3Badbpl=tw&%3Badbpr=22545453
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Rand
This perspective summarizes the findings of three major RAND studies on security challenges on the Korean Peninsula.
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/19/ditch-the-algorithm-generation-students-a-levels-politics
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The Guardian
Students challenging the A-levels debacle have exposed the anti-democratic politics of predictive models, says Louise Amoore, a professor of political geography
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https://www.economist.com/europe/2020/01/18/for-europe-geopolitics-starts-at-home
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The Economist
Talks over admitting Albania and North Macedonia to the EU have been bungled