Chinese president Xi Jingping may use the 100th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army in 2027 as motivation to invade Taiwan. The US has military bases in Japan and Korea, so any move on Taiwan would inevitably include America, bringing about the likelihood of World War III ...Show more
What is the new Washington 'consensus'?
The Washington consensus is about the major driving forces in the global economy stemming from the US government. Joe Biden is now leading a NEW consensus, focusing on keeping the US economy strong, by focusing not on the global economy, toward onshore manufacturing. Bringing i ...Show more
How fundraising is undermining feminism
The National Organization for Women was a game-changer for women. It led the second wave of feminism creating opportunities unimagined a generation before. It was funded and grew through grassroots activism and fundraising. American academic Katherine Turk suggests donation-drive ...Show more
Why you need to know about 'risk tipping points'
What are 'risk tipping points' and why you need to know about them. The UN University Institute for Environment and Human Security has come up with six 'risk tipping points', a list of potentially catastrophic events in the world's near future. An RTP is defined as “the moment at ...Show more
Is Putin the new Stalin?
Russia needs strong leadership - and Vladimir Putin is repeating history as he develops his leadership into a dictatorship similar to Joseph Stalin. In this episode of Global Truths, Dr Keith Suter takes a look back at Russia's past leaders, Stalin and Lenin, to compare their rei ...Show more