DESPARDES — The world faces three existential challenges says the internationally best-selling author of Sapiens Professor Yuval Noah Harari. “Threat of nuclear war; the reality of ecological collapse; and the threat of technological disruption will impact our lives, as we are living in a global world, and our future will be shaped by events allContinue reading “Historian Harari Warns of Human Hacking, Digital Dictatorship, Nukes and Eco Disruption (Video)”
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OPINION: An Exodus of British Muslims is Happening Right Under Our Noses – and Still We’re Asking Whether Islamophobia Exists
SHAYMA BAKHT — British Muslims – many who have lived here for generations – are packing up their belongings, parting ways with their loved ones, established careers and the country they were born in to move to somewhere safer. In recent years, the rates of hate crimes against religious minorities in the UK has rocketed,Continue reading “OPINION: An Exodus of British Muslims is Happening Right Under Our Noses – and Still We’re Asking Whether Islamophobia Exists”
Why It’s No Longer Possible for Any Country to Win a War
BY YUVAL NOAH HARARI JUNE 23, 2017. The insightful article below remains relevant and conclusive in arguments put forth. Harari is the internationally best-selling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow; he lectures at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. THE last few decades have been the most peaceful era in human history. For the firstContinue reading “Why It’s No Longer Possible for Any Country to Win a War”
Oil Price Forecast Lowered Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
China’s commitment to buy an additional US$52.4 billion in U.S. energy products in 2020/21 9 (on top of the 2017 energy import levels) as part of the Phase 1 trade deal between the two countries could be impossible to achieve SOUTH DATA — Citigroup has lowered commodity prices forecasts amid coronavirus outbreak amid reports thatContinue reading “Oil Price Forecast Lowered Amid Coronavirus Outbreak”
DAVOS INSIGHT: Trump Admin Gearing Up For a Long-Term Confrontation With China?
DESPARDES — At Davos, the US-China tightrope that world leaders and business executives have been witnessing, yielded a special one: China from the Pentagon standpoint is an existential threat — many, if forced, will choose China though. As for President Trump, he is searching for short-term political advantage. Executives think China is too big andContinue reading “DAVOS INSIGHT: Trump Admin Gearing Up For a Long-Term Confrontation With China?”
INSIGHT: 2020 is Year of the Rat
Some of the world leaders making waves on global arena and in the region weren’t born in the Chinese Zodiac year of the Rat For example: Trump was born on June 14 1946 (Year of the dog); Imran Khan was born on Oct 5 1952 (Year of the Dragon); Modi on Sept 17 1950 (YearContinue reading “INSIGHT: 2020 is Year of the Rat”
Philippines President Duterte Threatens to End US Military Pact
DESPARDES — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to end a pact key to annual war games with American troops if the US does not restore the travel visa of an official who oversaw his drug war. It is the latest in a long line of Duterte’s threats to shrink or sever ties with historicalContinue reading “Philippines President Duterte Threatens to End US Military Pact”
Corruption: Canada Drops 4Pts, US Drops 3Pts; Saudi Improves 5Pts, Pakistan Drops 3Pts, Angola Jumps 7Pts
DESPARDES Analysis — Many countries in the Asia-Pacific region (Pakistan is included in the regional ranking) see economic openness as a way forward, however, vibrant economic powers like China, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and others continue to struggle to tackle corruption. Tackling the relationship between politics and big money is a must to have anyContinue reading “Corruption: Canada Drops 4Pts, US Drops 3Pts; Saudi Improves 5Pts, Pakistan Drops 3Pts, Angola Jumps 7Pts”
INSIGHT: Valuable Takeaways from Japanese Premier Abe’s Negotiation Tactics
Advantages and Disadvantages of Leadership Styles – Negotiation Strategies from Japanese Shunto; The Opposite of Autocratic Leadership Styles NAJMA HUSSAIN — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intervened in a dispute between business leaders and workers in ways that are of interest to anyone who hopes to manage disputes between parties without causing more trouble thanContinue reading “INSIGHT: Valuable Takeaways from Japanese Premier Abe’s Negotiation Tactics”