2040: “A More Contested World” Says U.S. Intelligence
In a just-published “Global Trends” report subtitled "2040: A More Contested World", produced by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) for President Biden, we learn that 20 years from now, the world will be a far hotter and more desperate place.
How Pakistan Can Benefit from China’s Carbon Markets
China is set to launch the world’s largest carbon emissions trading scheme by 2025. Carbon trading schemes have been on several countries’ agendas, but their execution has been limited due to fiduciary, technical, and implementation challenges. Pakistan has abundant potential
What an EU–China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment Could Mean for Sustainable Development
The year 2020 was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts, along with various moments of friction between major economic powers on a host of policy issues. However, despite these challenges, we saw governments show their ability to come
Do We Really Have The Right To Be Infected? A Dangerous Misconception of Freedom
Freedom Is The Power To Choose Our Own Chains. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau. When nationwide protests — grounded upon civil liberties — had erupted in the UK following a renewed national lockdown on Jan. 5, 2021, the debate of security or freedom had
China & Singapore Deepen Special Relationship with Green Finance Collaboration
A recent statement from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced plans to intensify financial cooperation between Singapore and China, and green finance is at the core of these plans. This comes at a time that seems fitting. Especially
COVID-19: Two Sides of China in Global Health
Watching how the COVID-19 pandemic developed, it is fair to ask what was the role of China in global health: Was it the good guy or bad guy? The Very Bad Side We learned recently of the People’s Republic of China’s treatment
In the Time of COVID-19, China Could Be Pivotal in Swapping Debt for Climate and Health Action
Exacerbated by COVID-19 and building on economic and climate challenges, a major debt crisis is brewing in the developing world. The International Monetary Fund projects that average GDP in emerging market and developing countries will decline 3.3% in 2020. These developments make existing
Turn in Thy Neighbour — Hong Kong’s New Informers’ Hotline
On Nov. 6, it was reported that Hong Kong’s ‘Informers' Hotline’ received over 1,000 reports within hours of police launching the initiative on social media. Day two saw numbers soar beyond 2,500. The ‘National Security Department Reporting Hotline’ has been established
Can China’s Rise To Power Be Peaceful? Here Is What Political Theories Tell Us
With recent Chinese political propaganda and military drills aiming to stimulate a contentious attitude from the Chinese people, and tensions between China and the US aggravating due to the US’s support for Taiwan, the rise of China to power is
China’s Debt-Trap Diplomacy
China is blamed for attracting developing nations and taking cash from them for economic ventures and later politically controlling them if they fail to return that money to China in time. China is also blamed for FDI (Foreign Direct Investments)
How Much Time Does TikTok Have Left to Win Over Fickle US?
Updated: 8th August 2020 Time is running out for TikTok now as President Trump signed an executive order banning U.S. citizens from doing business with TikTok. The ban will begin 45 days from now and has sparked worries of a potential
Coronavirus: Moving Out of Lockdown
Updated 19 April 2020. Is there light at the end of the tunnel? It would appear so. As the curve of new coronavirus cases starts flattening here and there, talk of moving out of lockdown has become pervasive across the