Growing India-Taiwan ties benefit both
March 6, 2024
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On the decline of work and rise of boredom
George Bernard Shaw, of Pygmalion/My Fair Lady fame, raised the question: “Have you ever wondered why I am a communist?” His answer: “Well, it is largely because of my sense of the great importance of leisure in civilized society.”
The price of Africa’s digital dependence on China
Digital technologies have many potential benefits for people in African countries. They can support the delivery of healthcare services, promote access to education and lifelong learning, and enhance financial inclusion.
Developing countries: Protect WTO dispute settlement
The World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement mechanism has, for decades, provided stability and predictability to the resolution of disputes between member countries. As escalating global crises increasingly affect world trade, however, the WTO needs to reform or risk becoming irrelevant.
Billionaire bunkers are the new techno-feudalism
In December 2023, WIRED reported that Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire CEO of Meta and one of the foremost architects of today’s social-media-dominated world, has been buying up large swathes of the Hawaiian island Kauai.
Would Trump go soft on the South China Sea?
The South China Sea (SCS) and Taiwan Strait have become focal points of geopolitical tension in the Asia-Pacific region due to conflicting territorial claims and strategic interests.