As part of Xi Jinping’s Strike Hard campaign, an exceptionally harsh crackdown has been carried out against the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang. Through the use of artificial intelligence (AI), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has optimised its surveillance tactics and increased their
Gibraltar risked experimenting a “hard Brexit”, as the UK-UE deal left it behind. On 31 December 2020, delegations from Spain and the UK reached a preliminary agreement. What future for Gibraltar?
2020 began with the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on Iraqi soil, marking the beginning of new tensions between the United States (US) and Iran. Notwithstanding Covid-19, Iran still wishes to avenge the death of their top official, threatening the US
New sanctions have been imposed on Turkey by the EU and the US. Whilst the European sanctions have been defined “a bit bland”, Ankara will find it hard to deal with the US penalties. Which implications and feasible future for EU-US-Turkish relations.
Just a few days ago, on the 24th of November 2020, the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill was unanimously passed by the Scottish Parliament. This important text was already introduced in April 2019 by the Labour MSP Monica Lennon and it
China’s attitude regarding environmental issues and climate change has always been questioned by the international community and scholars. Since China opened up to the world’s economy during the ‘80s, it has mainly followed a path of “getting rich first, clean later”.
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