Poverty Indicators Worsen Across Post-Pandemic Asia
By Tyler Durden The share of people in developing Asia who live in extreme and moderate poverty is estimated to be higher now than 2022 predictions from…
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Singapore Under the Pandemic: The Normalisation of Digital Authoritarianism
By EngageMedia This edited article by Dr. James Gomez was originally published by EngageMedia, a non-profit media, technology, and culture organization, and an edited version…
CIA Officers Admit the Agency Ran Drug Trafficking Operations
By Jeremy Kuzmarov In 1991, during the 1st Persian Gulf War, investigative journalist Douglas Valentine traveled to Thailand and interviewed a group of legendary CIA…
US Hits Iran With Fresh Sanctions That Target Petrochemicals
By Dave DeCamp The US on Thursday hit Iran with fresh sanctions that targeted companies accused of facilitating the sale of Iranian petroleum and petrochemicals…
Central Asia Rushes Into Armed Drone Race As Regional Arms Transfers Brew
By Zhar Zardykhan On June 27, 2022, the official Twitter account of Baykar, the developer of the prominent Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV),…
France Joins America’s South China Sea Adventurism
By Joseph Thomas France has recently sent one of its nuclear attack submarines over 10,000 kilometers to the South China Sea for a “patrol.” It…
The Untold Plight of Imprisoned Women in Africa, the Americas, and Asia Under the Pandemic
By Adetomiwa Isiaka, Romina Navarro, Juliana Harsianti, Saoussen Ben Cheikh, Emma Lewis When COVID-19 hit prisons around the world, it entered overcrowded, insalubrious, and forgotten…
Elderly in Japan Are Wearing Exoskeletons to Continue Working Into Their Old Age
By John Vibes While powered exoskeletons may seem like something out of the movies—think Alien, Avatar, Elysium, and how could we forget Iron Man—the concept…
West Seeks Control Over Asian Rivers
By Tony Cartalucci At first glance the human rights and environmental issues surrounding a proposed dam seem like serious objections to their construction. In some…
“More And More Robots Are Coming” — South Korea Embraces Job-Killing ‘Friends’
By Tyler Durden The collision of demographics and automation will potentially reshape South Korea’s economy by 2030. A new analysis via Bloomberg shows the collision…
Gordon Chang: Gold to Benefit as Chinese Economy Hits the Wall
By Mike Gleason “No China Trade Deal Until 2020, Maybe 2021… Maybe Never” Mike Gleason: It is my privilege now to welcome back Gordon Chang,…
Globalist Insider: Self-Censorship and Technocratic Governance Will Drive Asian World Order
By Daniel Taylor As the current world order is crumbling, humanity faces an uncertain future. In a recent interview with the Mumbai Mirror, globalist planner…
“Human Rights Activists” Celebrate Facebook-Twitter Censorship
Op-Ed by Joseph Thomas All Facebook and Twitter accounts associated with Bangkok-based geopolitical analyst Tony Cartalucci have been deleted. The extent to which both American-based…
New Documentary Series Highlights the Struggles of Women Activists in Vietnam
By Don Le A new series of video interviews highlights the perspectives and struggles of women involved in human rights activism in Vietnam. The 88…