World Politics

Leaders of the countries of the world and global issues.

UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

The government insisted the program was aimed at disrupting people-smuggling networks and deterring migrants from making the dangerous sea journey across the Channel to England from France --edition.cnn.com

Olavo de Carvalho

Brazilian polemicist, self-proclaimed philosopher, political pundit, former astrologer, journalist... --wikipedia

T/F: the planet is overpopulated

Overpopulation... is a phenomenon in which a species' population becomes larger than the carrying capacity of its environment —Wikipedia

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

34-year old UN panel responsible for advancing knowledge on human-induced climate change --wikipedia

Neoliberalism

ideas associated with free-market capitalism... [However] the term is rarely used by proponents of free-market policies. Some scholars reject the idea that neoliberalism is a monolithic ideology and have described the term as meaning different things to different people --wikipedia

Ukraine war status: 7 calibrations

Results for various war crimes, whether genocide was committed, Putin's nuclear deterrence, and whether Putin has incriminating information on Western leaders.

Charles de Gaulle

In TvF, Dr. Hawkins cites de Gaulle's "pomposity" in the context of France's relationship with the United States. Though he fueled anti-American sentiment, this does not seem to be the whole picture regarding de Gaulle.

What happened to Gorbachev?

He was the man who ushered in a new era of world politics when he helped to dismantle Communist rule in Russia. Mikhail Gorbachev will be remembered throughout history because of his accomplishments at the end of the U.S.S.R. --YouTube

Schwarzenegger's message to the Russian people

The energy is at 400, so it has the appearance of unemotional reason, not unlike a father talking to his children. However, the calibration is not 400. Appearance is not essence.

Russian alignment with Putin's war in Ukraine

Support, neutrality or disapproval as a percentage of Russia's population, by calibration.

President Zelensky's address to US Congress

"Remember Pearl Harbor... when your sky was black from the planes attacking you... Remember September 11... when innocent people were attacked from the air. No one expected it. You couldn’t stop it. Our country experiences the same every day."

Planet Lockdown (2022)

"90-minute documentary... We spoke to some of the brightest and bravest minds in the world including epidemiologists, scientists, doctors, lawyers, protesters a statesman and a prince."

Homes for Ukraine (UK government program)

Families who welcome Ukrainian refugees into their home for at least six months rent-free will receive a £350-a-month "thank you" from the government. --news.sky.com

social cost of carbon metric

an estimate of the economic costs, or damages, of emitting one additional ton of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and thus the benefits of reducing emissions. The estimate informs billions of dollars of policy and investment decisions in the United States and abroad. --brookings.edu

Ukraine War: What the West Doesn't Understand (video)

Former US infantryman explains what TV military analysts overlook about the Russian invasion and their plan to take Kyiv.