However, a saving grace that might come out of the talk is a suggestion from the US to follow a Vietnam’s path: the idea that a communist regime can pursue market-oriented policies without sacrificing the legitimacy of the government. In truth, this model of economic development is far and few in today’s world; other than China, the remaining Communist states, Vietnam, Laos, and Cuba, show nowhere near the same economic prowess.
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Read MoreThe Chinese Dream is the rejuvenation of the nation to its historical state of political and economic brilliance.
Read MoreOn top of the resources and shipping routes that countries will undoubtedly be prone to claim, the Arctic Sea itself is an interesting new border for the nations in the Arctic Circle.
Read MoreIn short, the French not only strike and protest more often, but when they do, they ensure that the protests and strikes make headlines. This all begs the question: why exactly do the French strike?
Read MoreOn December 16th, a GoFundMe campaign was started by a Trump supporter to fund the building of the border wall.
Read MoreYang indicates that capitalism as a system has worked well for our nation, but it is currently heading down the wrong path…The alternative, Yang relates, is to focus our economy to “maximize human welfare.”
Read MoreCritics worry that expanding the combined capacity of the two Nord Stream pipelines will only increase Europe’s reliance on Russia for its energy needs; this dependency is dangerous in a time when relations between Russia and the West are especially heated.
Read MoreWhile it is generally lauded as a positive move for China in respecting IP rights, the motives behind the decision are unclear.
Read MoreBlood-red Texas hasn’t elected a Democratic senator since 1992, but the 2018 midterm race between incumbent Ted Cruz and liberal challenger Beto O’Rourke promises to be the tightest Senate race in the state in decades.
Read MoreA political dilemma for the United States: embrace hypocrisy for the hand of much needed partnership in the region, or slap harsh economic sanctions and potentially lose a powerful ally.
Read MoreMany of the suspicions that drive current policy decisions have been corroborated in continued strategic initiatives by China, such as the now famed “Made in China 2025”.
Read MoreIf international sanctions were to be lifted, North Korea’s undeveloped mining industry would stand out as one of the most potentially lucrative investments in the region.
Read MoreWith Silicon Valley continually innovating, playing with big data and artificial intelligence, the plausibility of another Cambridge Analytica breach is likely. Despite this threat, Washington DC cannot be farther away, both in geography and understanding, of novel technology developments.
Read MoreWith new shocking events unfolding by the day, the US is in a precarious position and must tread carefully to avoid a trade war with China. Then again, that may be exactly the intention.
Read MoreIn order for gun control groups to match the prowess of the NRA, they need to encourage grassroots mobilization while incentivizing with a powerful lobbying machine of their own.
Read MoreFacebook's stock drops amidst concerns of privacy and institutions like Cambridge Analytica are to blame.
Read MoreGeorge Orwell's 1984 seems oddly reminiscent in China's modern-day surveillance state.
Read MoreImagine a United States without net neutrality.
Read MoreWith the repeal of net neutrality comes a possible silver lining: the legality of zero-rating programs in the developing world.
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