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China’s Reaction to Tsai-McCarthy Meeting Indicates Chinese Calculation
Photo Credit: AFP/Taiwan Ministry of National Defense By Karyn KaoStaff Writer Although leaders on both sides attempted to make it low-profile, the meeting between Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-Wen and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy still received considerable attention. On route to Guatemala and Belize, Tsai stopped in New York and Los Angeles to meet…
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Extreme Poverty Remains King in Mindanao
Photo Credit: Philippine News Agency By Lois RamiloStaff Writer Heading into 2023, the Philippines was one of the fastest-growing economies in the world with the expectation that it will continue to increase at a rapid rate. However, despite the positive economic forecasts, it’s become apparent one year later that not everyone is able to reap…
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Waiting to Die of Thirst: Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan, and the GERD
Photo Credit: Olof von Gawinski By Michael KeeneStaff Writer In northeast Africa, a tragedy of epic proportions has been playing out for decades. Ethiopia’s ongoing construction of a massive $4.5 billion dam over the Nile River’s largest tributary has led to an increasingly volatile East African environment, in which old colonial practices, climate change, and…