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Its 2030: Looking Back to 2020
Imagine it’s the year 2030: Looking back, It was time to begin the process of true democracy in New Zealand. We had to do something about it. Things had gotten far too far out of control back in 2020/23. New Zealanders had never experienced true democracy ever, especially not like we know now and they…
Southeast Asia in BRICS Is Good for the Global Order
The club’s expansion affirms the Global South’s hedging strategy—and sends a message to the great powers. A vital region in the Global South—Southeast …
Data Sovereignty Wars Are Missing the Point
Data is the new oil. And while nations around the globe are renewing efforts to shore up this vital asset, tech companies are getting rich off it and using what they collect to fuel future artificial intelligence development. The question of who has access to the digital footprints of a nation’s …
Explainer: Why are opposition leaders saying Macron is carrying out an ‘anti-democratic coup’?
FRANCE HAS BEEN in a political deadlock for seven weeks since the country went to the polls. The result of President Emmanuel Macron’s snap …
The new fight to reform the UN’s colonial-era world order
CNN — In a city known for its private members clubs battling for exclusivity, one gilded room in Manhattan reigns supreme: a powerful club of countries within the United Nations headquarters that has resisted adding a new member for nearly eight decades. The UN Security Council has been dominated by …
What a dream helped me see about the politics of sovereignty
A moment of insight captured the danger in our widespread ‘sovereigntism’ – and how we ought to relate to each other instead – by Rupert Read Read at …
A Sovereign Cloud Boom Is Happening In APAC
The future could see sovereign cloud services becoming an essential part of integrated public- and private-sector cloud strategies. In July 2024, the …
Shifting Models of Sovereignty in the Pacific
The ambiguous and evolving status of the Cook Islands and Niue holds lessons for other Pacific powers. Despite their best intentions, the Biden …
The Rise and Fall Of The Largest Empires In History
Empires have risen and crumbled throughout history. But what were the largest and most powerful empires throughout history? Let’s take a look at the world’s biggest empires. We ranked them by the landmass they controlled at their height. The biggest empire in the world controlled a quarter of the world’s land. Can you guess what…
World may have to live through anarchy to rescue what it lost
As we try to figure out what the next year holds in store for the world, one milestone looms menacingly on the horizon: the US presidential election …