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AMERICAS
America’s election systems are more than just machines – they’re people, who are overworked, underpaid and feeling pressured
By Amel Ahmed, UMass Amherst When people think about making elections secure, they often think about voting machines, cybersecurity and…
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BUSINESS
The implications of the 1% stock buyback excise tax
Stock buybacks have faced criticism, but now will be taxed for the first time. What will this mean for investors…
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ASIA
Avoiding a war without a winner: How we could ease the deadly US-China dispute
By Jacopo Demarinis In a world haunted by the specter of nuclear war, needlessly aggressive competition among nations could lead…
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AMERICAS
Whither democracy?
In the year 2000 George W. Bush became the victor of an imperfect presidential election. The less than straightforward way…
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HOME
I woke up a patriot…but at day’s end I became a threat to the “very soul of this country”?!
By Raphael Benaroya I woke up on September 1, 2022, as an American patriot and an advocate of democracy, with…
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AMERICAS
What is the Fourth Branch of the US government up to?
Wright Mills, in his book “The Power Elite” (1956), indicates that the key to understanding North American restlessness would be…
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AMERICAS
The world, despite many setbacks, is becoming happier
High moments aside, do we know what happiness is? Is the world becoming a happier place? Are we happier than…
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ASIA
US-China conflict: Relational patterns of the past, reflecting the present?
By Iqra Mumtaz US-China relations will determine the landscape of international arena. The global power politics contributes to the stability…
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ASIA
The chickens are coming home to roost
You can interpret it on any level you like–that the Russians are inherently parochial and out of touch with how…
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ASIA
Danger of China’s strategic missteps
By Collins Chong Yew Keat Pelosi’s trip is used as the needed pretext for Beijing to initiate the greater strategic…
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