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What the North Koreans Told Me About Their Plans…

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What exactly do the North Koreans mean when they say they’re willing to denuclearize? And how exactly would they do so? These are the key mysteries at the heart of the upcoming Trump-Kim summit—and indeed they threatened to derail the whole thing this week when Kim Jong Un objected to National-Security Adviser John Bolton’s vision […]

Ceela Electoral Experts Say Venezuela Vote Reflects ‘Will of the People,’ Must Be Respected…

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“We have not observed any element that can disqualify the electoral process,” said Ceela President Nicanor Moscoso. Representatives of the Council of Electoral Experts of Latin America (Ceela) stated that the results of Venezuelan elections on May 20 must be recognized because they represent the popular will expressed by the people. Speaking during a press […]

Trump Officials Set for New Round of China Trade Talks at White House…

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Trump administration officials are gearing up for a new round of trade talks with Chinese officials at the White House on Thursday after a U.S. trade delegation traveled to China earlier this month. The White House announced on Wednesday that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and additional […]

The Most Underappreciated Story in the Oil Market…

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The world is currently watching the growing tensions in the Middle East, and oil market analysts are guesstimating just how much Iranian oil supply the renewed U.S. sanctions could stifle. Yet, the biggest story in oil markets this year may well take place far from the much-publicized tensions in the Middle East – namely China’s […]

China’s Xi Jinping Holds Summit with NK’s Kim Jong Un to Promote Denuclearization and Peace on Korean Peninsula…

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The latest China-DPRK summit meeting will help promote denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said Wednesday. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, met Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the […]

The West Could Be Closer to China’s System of ‘Social Credit Scoring’ Than You Think…

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China has become the largest surveillance state on the planet. Taking a page out of the Netflix show Black Mirror, the People’s Republic of China has begun assigning scores that dictate its citizens’ ability to travel, their social mobility, educational opportunities, and where they can live. The totalitarian 1984 of the future is now 2018 […]

Military Exchanges Ordered to Pull Chinese Smartphones Over Security Risks…

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The three military exchange services pulled all smartphones made by Chinese electronics manufacturers Huawei and ZTE from stores around the world and banned their sale because of the security risks the devices pose, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The Defense Department’s undersecretary for personnel and readiness issued a ban of “all Huawei and ZTE cellphones, personal […]

The Politics of Machine-Learning Algorithms by Mark MacCarthy…

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As machine-learning algorithms come to dominate decision-making in business, politics, and society, the pressure to make more personal data available will steadily increase, and privacy protections will be eroded. If we do not take the reins of these new technologies, they could lead us toward a political system we did not choose…

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