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://worldview.stratfor.com/article/trade-disputes-are-heart-washingtons-new-diplomacy
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Stratfor
The trade war with China is the first of many such quarrels that define current U.S. foreign policy.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/prior-interventions-can-help-us-understand-russias-military-plans-venezuela
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Stratfor
Examining Moscow's footprints in Syria and Ukraine could offer clues of how an involvement in the U.S. backyard could play out.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQkSTYD88mU&feature=youtu.be&t=11m
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Council on Foreign Relations
SpeakerHal R. VarianChief Economist, Google, Inc.PresiderPeter R. OrszagVice Chairman of Investment Banking and Global Cohead of Healthcare, Lazard; Former D...
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https://www.newsweek.com/russia-belarus-unite-absorb-union-vladimir-putin-alexander-lukashenko-1333800
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Newsweek
The two nations agreed to a "union state" arrangement in the late 1990s.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/gulf-remittances-feed-asias-economies
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Stratfor
But Gulf states wanting to tax migrants and secure jobs for their own restive populations risk sending foreign labor elsewhere.
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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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exdR6lhN4bk&feature=youtu.be
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Nerdwriter1
HELP ME MAKE MORE VIDEOS: http://www.patreon.com/nerdwriterSOURCES AND FURTHER READINGNick Hanauer, "A report that analyzed every minimum-wage hike since 193...
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https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/07/25/the-eus-relationship-with-turkey-is-failing
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The Economist
What Europe does now will be a test of its foreign-policy seriousness
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https://future-economics.com/2016/06/22/the-geopolitics-of-saudi-arabia/
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Future Economics
Saudi Arabia has an estimated population of 32 million, the 40th largest in the world and 6th largest in the Arab world. It is barely more than a third of the size of Egypt’s population. Territorially, however, Saudi Arabia is massive. It is the 12th largest country in the world, and the largest country in…
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/malaysia-china-kuala-lumpur-gets-back-track-belt-and-road-rail
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Startfor
Concerned about China's influence, Malaysia suspended a massive rail project last year. But now that Beijing has sweetened the deal, Kuala Lumpur is having second thoughts.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/25/business/economy/us-government-debt-interest.html
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The New York Times
Tax cuts, spending increases and higher interest rates could make it harder to respond to future recessions and deal with other needs.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/alibaba-and-tencent-disrupting-china-dozens-industries-time
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Stratfor
As the two biggest tech companies in China move into more and more sectors, Beijing will have to find new ways to adapt to their increasing clout.
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https://medium.com/@startswithabang/the-future-of-astronomy-nasa-s-james-webb-space-telescope-3c733655ad78
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Medium
With every extra inch of aperture, every extra second of observing time, and every extra atom of atmospheric interference you remove from your telescope’s field-of-view, the better, deeper and more…
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https://shift.newco.co/2017/05/25/This-is-how-Big-Oil-will-die/
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NewCo Shift
From WHMP / clipart.com It’s 2025, and 800,000 tons of used high strength steel is coming up for auction. The steel made up the Keystone XL pipeline, finally completed in 2019, two years after the project launched with great fanfare after approval by the Trump administration. The pipeline was built at a cost of about…
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/23/statement-on-indo-pacific-economic-framework-for-prosperity/
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The White House
We, the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,
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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://worldview.stratfor.com/article/why-protests-pakistan-will-likely-fail-oust-khan-unrest-economy-politics
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Startfor
Pakistan's spiraling economic crisis will continue to escalate calls for the prime minister's resignation. But there's only so far the protests can push, should he remain in the military's good graces.
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/netanyahu-faces-big-obstacles-forming-new-israeli-government-knesset-reuven-rivlin-benny-gantz-avigdor-lieberman
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Stratfor
The incumbent prime minister needs a half-dozen seats for a parliamentary majority. Finding them will be a struggle, and will require deep compromises.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0mvNfkx210
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CaspianReport
In the 20th century, #Polish lawmakers sought to unify Eastern #Europe into a massive land power to ensure their independence. For more, check out the channe...
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/technology/russia-facebook-disinformation-africa.html
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The New York Times
Facebook said it removed three Russian-backed influence networks aimed at African countries. The activity by the networks suggested Russia’s approach was evolving.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHLrcI3fdDI&feature=youtu.be
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CaspianReport
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https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/how-generational-trends-could-complicate-us-israeli-relationship-demographics-policy
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Stratfor
As younger U.S. voters grow more open to questioning stalwart support for its longtime ally, a tide of religious nationalism will push Israel down a policy path increasingly independent from Washington.