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OPEC+ Ends Oil Price War With A Historic Deal
The coronavirus pandemic has brought massive shocks across the stock market. Adding fuel to the fire, an oil…
Globalization And The Enchantment Of The World
What does the term “globalization” mean? Is it a strictly economic phenomenon or does it involve several dimensions?…
How Did The First World War Start?
The causes of the Great War are still being debated a century on, but time has led to…
We Need A New International Order. Here’s Why
Few global issues have taken on more current importance than the future of the postwar, rule-based international order.…
Is Russia Worthy Of Hosting The World Cup?
With the FIFA World Cup just days away, I have been chatting with people on my travels through central and…
Israeli Spies Spied Russian Spies Spying On American Spy
No, it actually isn’t the plot of a movie. It’s a chain of events described in a New York Times article claiming…
Academic Town: The Soviet Union’s Answer To America’s Silicon Valley
Tucked away in a remote forest of birch and pine in the heart of Siberia, 3,000 km away…
Russia vs. U.S: Where Is Life Better?
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to win the March 18 election by a wide margin, but that doesn’t mean…
With All Eyes On China, Singapore Makes Its Own Arctic Moves
Asian states are becoming increasingly interested and involved in the Arctic region. This signal was sent in 2013…
Artificial Intelligence Is The Weapon Of The Next Cold War
It is easy to confuse the current geopolitical situation with that of the 1980s. The United States and…
Russia’s Inspiration For Its Iron Curtain, Its Secret Iron City
Designed for Stalin as the world’s first completely planned city, Magnitogorsk has yet to confront its controversial past…
And The Lights Go Out : Formula One’s Romance With Cities (Part 3)
Here it is! The last leg of our Formula One cities series. 14: Singapore Grand Prix Circuit…
What’s The World’s Coldest City?
Yellowknife in Canada, where windchill regularly takes the temperature below -30C? Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, where you have to…
Urbanisation in a St. Petersburg Suburb
Photographer Alexey Bogolepov lives in Parnas, a suburb in the north of St Petersburg. With the rapid expansion…