GEOPOLITICS : Geopolitics - Asia
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As a Blockade and a Global Hunger for Minerals devastated MYANMAR
By 2030, the EU must slash emissions by 55% while Germany targets 15 million EVs on its roads—up from just 2.3 million in 2023. That leap demands six times more rare earths and twelve times more lithium. But decades of processing those metals have left toxic, thorium‑laced waste seeping into soils and groundwater, poisoning farmlands, displacing herder communities, and threatening both ecosystems and human health. Is our climate solution sowing a poisoned harvest?
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America Leads, China Is Catching Up, Europe Is Falling Behind
Control over AI chatbots means power. A new FNF study shows that Chinese apps are now widely used around the world. Europe is losing ground.
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China’s and Russia’s Overseas Campaigns
The apparent success of authoritarian regimes fuels doubts about democracy. Two studies conducted in democratic Malaysia show how China’s and Russia’s propaganda works.
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China´s and Russia´s increasing influence in Southeast Asia
Beijing’s and Moscow’s strategic integration of diplomatic, military, and economic instruments - Joseph Nye calls the mix “smart power” - exert influence in Southeast Asia. Democratic states are concerned. But they must move beyond platitudes to counter Beijing’s and Moscow’s influence. Credible, pragmatic support that delivers tangible benefits on the ground are needed if the West wants to remain influential in the region.
