Political Analysis
Throughout much of the 20th century and well into the 21st, American economic/trading partnerships typically accompanied a “security partnership” even if the latter wasn’t necessarily required or even desirable for one of the parties. This has particularly been the case with South Korea and Japan, two countries eager to sign […]
Since the early 2000s, the once hugely successful international recorded music industry has seen its reach, prestige and profits take a continual dive. The phenomenon that began with the advent of online music piracy in the late 1999s, led the music industry to retreat into itself behind a wall of […]
Canadian Mark Carney who is the current Governor (director) of the Bank of England has warned that as wages in the west continue to stagnate and more jobs are replaced by automation and so-called artificial intelligence, that consequently, the ideas of Karl Marx will become increasingly attractive to the western […]
On the 4th of April, the liberal Hong Kong based South China Morning Post (SCMP), a publication that is mercilessly critical of the great strides made by the Chinese government, published an article entitled, “How Cambridge Analytica’s parent company helped ‘man of action’ Rodrigo Duterte win the 2016 Philippines election”. […]
A Korean Peace Treaty might finally be on the horizon after over six decades of a tense armistice, and while it’s possible for a unified Korea to function as a pivotal Silk Road hub, there are also certain Hybrid War pitfalls that it must take care to avoid as well. […]
While many Russian people and indeed many members of Russians main opposition parties (LDPR and KPRF) believe in the fraternal struggle of the Syrian people and seek to associate Russia with this fraternal struggle, for the majority in government, it is simply a matter of protecting Russian interests in the […]
The Philippine government is concerned that Facebook’s “fact-checking” partnership with two anti-government media outlets will lead to more suppression, smearing, and censorship of President Duterte’s policies on social media. Philippine President Duterte has complained that Facebook’s “fact-checking” partnership with Rappler IQ and VERA Files – two anti-government media outlets […]
