Posts Tagged ‘China’
 

 
International Political Forum

China’s Revolutionary Road?

“Revolution” is a dirty word in China; but it shouldn’t be. In fact, the Chinese are rather well versed in it. Everyone is aware of the events at Tiananmen Square in 1989, but less well known are China’s other revolutio...
by Neil Andrews
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Romney’s Foreign Policy or the typical Republican delusion

Much analysis and speculation in the mass media since the kick off of the presidential elections has hovered around what matters most to Americans: Economics; but what about the other main segment of presidential capabilities, ...
by Mohamed Belarbi
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The Legacy Of Western Imperialism And Reinstating China’s Former Glory

The 21st century has seen China’s economic rise to “great-power” status, thereby allowing Western nations fearing that it intends to challenge the global balance of influence. While realist thinkers such as John J. Mears...
by Sunjana Dalal
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Geopolitics at the helm once again: What does this mean for international affairs?

Following the end of the Second World War, the objectives of North American and EU foreign policy changed international politics forever. Rather than questions of the military power of the expansionist Soviet Union, objectives ...
by Esma Mneina
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Kashmir- ‘Trouble in a bloody Paradise’

Snowy white mountains, lush green hills, endless rivers and streams- a scenic depiction of a so called heaven on earth. But the dark clouds and shadows which emerge over the valleys of Kashmir are little less than of bloodshed,...
by Zahid Mahmood
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The War Against Killer Robots

“As a species, we’ve somehow survived large and small ice ages, genetic bottlenecks, plagues, world wars and all manner of natural disasters, but I sometimes wonder if we’ll ever survive our own ingenuity.R...
by Isabella Grotto
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Media Coverage: Consume With Moderation

“People are not stupid, they are simply misinformed” The short attention span of current media is overwhelmingly frustrating. In our age of constant connectivity, it appears that the values of consistency, genuine interest ...
by Maxime Seguin
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Nowhere To Turn: The Eviction of Burma’s Minorities

The by-election victory of Aung San Suu Kyi last year promised much hope for Burma. Since then, and with pressure from the international community, the government of Thein Sein has been slowly forthcoming with reforms. However,...
by Neil Andrews
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There’s A Dark Side To Alibaba’s Massive Profits In China

Every year on November 11, e-commerce giant Alibaba makes business headlines with its sales record on Singles Day, a holiday celebrating China’s single men and women that has become a popular online shopping day. This ye...
by Oiwan Lam
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