Geoeconomics, not geopolitics, to drive I2U2 alliance

When US President Joe Biden sat down next to Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid in front of a large screen in a Jerusalem hotel last month, it appeared as if the usual post-pandemic videoconference was about to unfold. But on the other end of the video call were two more world leaders, President Mohamed bin Zayed of […]

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Taiwan’s KMT reaches out in vain to the mainland

Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s largest opposition party, was stuck in the geopolitical middle right after sending a delegation to mainland China, a move that stoked criticism on both sides of the stressed Taiwan Strait. The particular KMT, which ruled mainland China between 1925 and 1948, last week sent the delegation to the mainland and will meet Taiwanese firms […]

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Ukraine – the situation August 15, 2022

Overview OPSEC: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told government officials last week to stop talking about the coming offensive and Kiev’s military tactics, an apparent response to remarks by the Ukrainian General Staff G-3, Major General Gromov, that the offensive would begin soon and liberate much of occupied Ukraine by the end of the year. “The general rule […]

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Kim’s sister: ‘Giggly princess, de facto queen’

SEOUL – Tour guides don’t commonly threaten to hurl their charges off tour buses, but it happened in 2005 in Pyongyang. This writer was part of a visiting delegation of overseas reporters in North Korea when a German journalist approached the tour guide, a Mr. Choi, with a brace of seemingly reasonable questions. First, she […]

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One year on, Taliban making no progress

The Taliban have shown that they are both uninterested in and incapable of rebuilding their poverty-stricken country. If Afghanistan is to recover it will be despite the Taliban, not due to them.   This comes as Afghanistan witnesses the first anniversary from the Taliban’s rule because the fall of Kabul on August fifteen, 2021. The takeover […]

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US hypocrisy on display over ‘spheres of influence’

As China free live-fire military exercises off the coast about Taiwan, simulating an absolute “reunification by force” operation in the wake of US House Audio Nancy Pelosi’s etiqueta visit to the island in may, the bipartisan pasión for a new wintry war with Dish and Russia went on greater hold through Washington. “Leaders in both parties, ” […]

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Floods, other disasters worsening economic woes

If it’ s not raining, it’ s pouring. Geopolitical and political crises, inflation, supply-chain bottlenecks, what otherwise could possibly happen this season? Natural disasters. Upon August 8, Seoul was hit by some of the heaviest down pours in 80 years, eliminating at least nine individuals. The last time flooding of such magnitude in the south from the Korean […]

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Floods, other disasters worsening economic woes

If it’ s not raining, it’ s pouring. Geopolitical and political crises, inflation, supply-chain bottlenecks, what else could possibly happen this year? Natural disasters. Upon August 8, Seoul was hit simply by some of the heaviest down pours in 80 years, eliminating at least nine people. The last time water damage of such magnitude in the south of the Korean […]

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Taiwan Strait drill as weapons parade

The next is the second sequel of a translated Guancha. cn article. Follow the link to read Part 1 . There will be one further installment. On a technical level, China’s Taiwan Strait exercise has showcased a variety of superior weaponry and tactics and demonstrated the effectiveness of China’ s military industry. Here’ ersus a rundown: Long range rocket launchers Within […]

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Theory unifies biology, neuroscience and psychology

Many Artificial Intelligence experts take the apocalyptic perspective seriously. Photo: iStock

In the early 1990s, British neuroscientist Karl Friston was poring over brain scans. The scans created terabytes of digital output, and Friston had to find brand new techniques to sort and classify the enormous flows of data. Along the way he had a revelation. The techniques he was using may be similar to what the mind […]

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