An upcoming international conference in Vienna to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first UN Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space seeks to “consider the future course of …
Chinese colony forming in Cambodia?
A massive 3.8 billion USD project on the Cambodian coastline, ostensibly for Chinese tourism, has started to look like a closed economic zone solely for Chinese workers, investors, and visitors. The …
Expert question geopolitical motivations behind Chinese investment in Myanmar
“To understand China’s top priority in Myanmar, forget Beijing’s involvement in the country’s sputtering peace process, or efforts to restart its backed but now suspended 3.9 billion USD hydroelectric …
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Taxing mobile money in Africa
A recent piece of legislation in Uganda regarding the taxation of mobile money transactions has received strong pushback from opponents. In a country (and continent) with low penetration of banking …
Drones in the oil and gas industry
Dangerous work environments and materials have contributed to high rates of workplace fatalities in the oil and gas industry, with the industry fatality rate in the US is 7 times greater than average. …
NATO Secretary General: Better Cyber Defense More Important than 2% of GDP Pledge
Two years ago, NATO adopted a pledge to give cyber issues greater standing in defense strategy. Now, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is emphasizing this pledge as the most important within …
Japan and South Korea at odds over tactics for North Korea denuclearization
Japan and South Korea have taken different tones and policy stances ahead of the upcoming summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. Japan has stressed a more hardline response that stresses …
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AFRICOM airstrikes against al-Shabab continue with high death counts
A U.S. airstrike against al-Shabab in Somalia killed 27 militants on Saturday. This strike is one of many conducted in the past weeks, all working to strengthen the weak Somali government who …
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Report: Trump mulling direct US military action to take Yemen port
Responding to what is considered by some to be the worst humanitarian situation in the world at present, President Trump is allegedly considering direct action to seize the country’s main port used to …
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Former US intelligence officer arrested in Seattle on China spying charges
The officer, arrested en route to China, held a top-secret clearance for many years, working for over 20 years with the US army, the DIA, and as a civilian DIA case officer. He is accused of …
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