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China bying land
China

Why are Chinese buying land near US military bases?

A billion-dollars-worth of farmland encircling US military bases in California has recently been purchased by a mysterious company. China is buying land around many US military installations in the mid-…
Thailand
Asia Pacific

Democracy in the Kingdom of Thailand

Throughout the summer of 2023 Thailand has been struggling to form a new government. The reform-oriented Move Forward Party, the election winner, did not receive the necessary votes in the…
Food Banks
EU/Europe

UK’s Cost of Living Crisis Fuels Growing Food Bank Industry

In recent years, the increase of food banks across the UK has highlighted widespread poverty and food insecurity. Food banks are seen as an indicator of underlying social and economic…
Violators
Global

Are Violators the Real Beneficiaries of Treaties?

Are violators the real beneficiaries of treaties? The violators of past arms control agreements between the nuclear superpowers gained the possibility of developing and implementing new offensive and defensive missile…
EU Puzzle
EU/Europe

Achieving Strategic Autonomy for the EU Defense Industry

In the current security context, Europe's ability to defend itself hinges on the establishment of a Europeanized defense industry. However, the EU defense market is confronted with fragmentation, characterized by…
Biospiracy
Economic/Financial

Biopiracy: The Unethical Business of Patenting Seeds

Companies that patent seeds claim this is necessary to protect their return on investment, fund further research and create food security. This premise is far from the truth. Intellectual property…

Recent Articles  – Version 2

Economic / Financial

US Dollar Hegemony
Economic/Financial

Can BRICS Countries Challenge US Dollar Hegemony?

Throughout history, international monetary systems have evolved every few decades, from the gold standard to the Bretton Woods system and eventually to the current free-floating system with the US dollar…
China bying land
China

Why are Chinese buying land near US military bases?

A billion-dollars-worth of farmland encircling US military bases in California has recently been purchased by a mysterious company. China is buying land around many US military installations in the mid-…
Food Banks
EU/Europe

UK’s Cost of Living Crisis Fuels Growing Food Bank Industry

In recent years, the increase of food banks across the UK has highlighted widespread poverty and food insecurity. Food banks are seen as an indicator of underlying social and economic…

Environment

Plastic Pollution
Environment

Drowning in Plastic

The plastic pollution crisis has reached unprecedented levels: plastic shopping bags, plastic packaging, plastic water bottles, etc. About 80% of all the plastic ever produced remains in the environment, from…
Ruegen
Environment

Progress vs. Preservation: Germany’s Rügen LNG Terminal Debacle

The German Federal Government's recent decision to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on the picturesque island of Rügen has ignited a heated dispute. The planned construction in…
Sinking Island
Asia Pacific

Can A Sinking Island Continue to Swim in Virtual Reality?

In recent years, climate change has become a growing threat to low-lying island nations around the world. Rising sea levels, an increased frequency of extreme weather events, and other impacts…

In The News

Food Banks
EU/Europe

UK’s Cost of Living Crisis Fuels Growing Food Bank Industry

In recent years, the increase of food banks across the UK has highlighted widespread poverty and food insecurity. Food banks are seen as an indicator of underlying social and economic…
FISU games
China

International University Sports Games in China’s Chengdu

This summer Chengdu - China’s fourth largest city - hosted the FISU games. In addition to bringing a young global community of athletes together, the International University Sports Games gave…
PFAS
EU/Europe

Catastrophe and Coverup of PFAS

The unique properties of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, commonly known as PFAS, has led to their use in thousands of household products since the 1940s. However, they are not only…

Politics

Thailand
Asia Pacific

Democracy in the Kingdom of Thailand

Throughout the summer of 2023 Thailand has been struggling to form a new government. The reform-oriented Move Forward Party, the election winner, did not receive the necessary votes in the…
Kosovo
EU/Europe

The EU’s Futile Mediation between Kosovo and Serbia

In May 2023 violent riots between Kosovo law enforcement authorities and Kosovo Serbs in Northern Kosovo broke out. Kosovo-Serbian relations deteriorated again to a new low and the intensive efforts…
Unidentified Flying Object
Global

US Congress Act on Disclosure and Explanation of UAP

For decades the US government has kept UAP sightings classified. With the passing of the UAP Disclosure Act through a bi-partisan vote by the US House of Representatives and Senate,…

Science / Technology

Florian TurskyAustriaEU/EuropeScience/Technology
July 11, 2023

iGlobenews Interview with Florian Tursky, Austrian State Secretary for Digitalization and Telecommunication

The Austrian State Secretary for Digitalization and Telecommunication Florian Tursky gave iGlobenews an exclusive interview. Tursky who is responsible for AI in the Austrian government, discussed the new Digital Austria…
UK Digital RegulationEU/EuropeScience/Technology
June 27, 2023

Big Tech Power Curbed by New UK Landmark Bill

Digital regulatory departments in UK government are gearing up for the implementation of new legislation and this will impact the digital industry giants. The aim is to promote economic growth…
Map EgyptGlobalMENAScience/Technology
June 15, 2023

Egypt’s ‘Digital Suez Canal’

Egypt is the most important bottleneck for global internet communication. Data travels across the ocean floor to Europe and beyond via underwater sea cables linking the Mediterranean and Red Sea.…

Security

China bying landChinaSecurityUSA & Canada
September 13, 2023

Why are Chinese buying land near US military bases?

A billion-dollars-worth of farmland encircling US military bases in California has recently been purchased by a mysterious company. China is buying land around many US military installations in the mid-…
ViolatorsGlobalSecurity
August 29, 2023

Are Violators the Real Beneficiaries of Treaties?

Are violators the real beneficiaries of treaties? The violators of past arms control agreements between the nuclear superpowers gained the possibility of developing and implementing new offensive and defensive missile…
EU PuzzleEU/EuropeSecurity
August 25, 2023

Achieving Strategic Autonomy for the EU Defense Industry

In the current security context, Europe's ability to defend itself hinges on the establishment of a Europeanized defense industry. However, the EU defense market is confronted with fragmentation, characterized by…

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