China has the capacity to build combat ships at 200 times the rate that the US can
China's shipbuilding capacity has dwarfed US capabilities, per leaked US Navy intelligence. China has the world's largest navy and could have a fleet of...
New WEF Immersive Technology Hub to Address Climate Tipping Points
The World Economic Forum introduced a new polar tipping points hub today in its Global Collaboration Village. The purpose-driven platform, which is powered by...
Generative AI to Enhance Creativity, Automate Routine Tasks for Future Jobs
How will large language models (LLMs), deep-learning algorithms that can recognize, summarize, translate, predict and generate content using very large datasets, affect current and...
Bloomberg: Russian budget swings to surplus in spite of sanctions
Russian Budget Returns to Surplus Even as Oil Income Drops. Non-oil revenues offset decline in commodity export proceeds. The surplus in August reached almost...
Faith in U.S. institutions and each other takes dangerous drop
Congress, the presidency, the FBI, the judiciary, the media, colleges and universities, big business, churches, scientists, technology companies, labor unions, public health leaders. What...
The shoplifting epidemic is a sign that Britain is on the verge of anarchy
During the pandemic, you weren’t allowed to enter a supermarket without a mask. These days, of course, there’s no need for that. Instead, you...
“China preparing for war with United States”
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall warned that China was building up its military to prepare for a potential war with the U.S., and he...
Geoeconomic Factors Undermine SDG Progress Amid a Weak Global Economy
As world leaders head to New York for the UN high-level week to discuss how to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new...
G20 is in need of genuine reform
India being the host country, the triumphalist tom-toming that G20 summit on September 9-10 was a “success” is both understandable and probably justifiable. Certainly,...
Can we trust the BRICS+?
The 15th BRICS Summit, in Johannesburg from 22-24 August 2023, is an important event for the world, especially for the global South. Why is...