Often dubbed the most important election in US history, the 2020 presidential election is one step away from unfolding. Whoever comes out on top will have to face a great deal of challenges such as: worsening inequality, the unstoppable rise of China to become the World’s new superpower, allies’ loss of trust in the US and the ticking time bomb of climate change, all of this in an increasingly divided country. In 2019, the Census Bureau reported that income inequality in the

INTRODUCTION According to the latest World Investment Report by the United Nations, China is the second Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) recipient in the world, and many Chinese companies have raised billions of dollars on foreign markets. This should come as no surprise, since China’s economy opened to capitalism under Deng Xiaoping, the size of the Chinese market and its pace of growth have made the country the biggest economy in the world[1]. An important role in this proce

Seventy-Sixth Edition - Monday 25th Every week a complete snapshot of what happened around the world in the past seven days Fifth Democratic Debate: a more substantive tone While the US political landscape is currently dominated by the House Impeachment trial, last Wednesday, the fifth Democratic Debate struggled to receive the media coverage it deserved. The ten (out of 17 remaining) candidates faced off on issues such as foreign policy, voting rights, and child care benefit

Imagine a world where many of your daily activities were constantly monitored and evaluated: what you buy at the shops and online, where you are at any given time, who your friends are and how you interact with them, how many hours you spend watching a certain type of content or playing video games, and what bills and taxes you pay or rather not pay. It's not hard to picture, because most of that already happens in our world, thanks to data-collecting companies like Google a

Both, AI and deep learning have been on the rise for years. So far, it has not been integrated in our daily lives. However, it is a headline topic in the media on a day to day basis. One of the main concerns is that AI will substitute many jobs, potentially causing a global unemployment shock. This week’s article is trying to enlighten a few details on that potentially disastrous outcome, explaining what can be considered science fiction and what might be a potential reality

Sixty-Eight Edition - Monday, 11th Every week, a complete snapshot of what happened around the world in the past seven day. Canadian Prime Minister Facing a Political Crisis Over Interference Allegations Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing potentially the biggest crisis of his political career as him and several from his government are being accused of exerting "sustained and inappropriate" pressure onto the former attorney-general and justice minister Jody Wilso

Sixty-Seventh Edition - Monday, 4th Every week, a complete snapshot of what happened around the world in the past seven day. The trade deal of US and China is becoming more and more of a reality. US President ​Donald Trump​ and Chinese leader ​Xi Jinping​ accorded to meet at the end of this month to conclude the trade war lasted one year so far: the two sides seem in the final stages of negotiation. The deal would consist on the one hand in lowering the Chinese tariffs on a r

Sixty-Sixth Edition - Monday, 25th Every week, a complete snapshot of what happened around the world in the past seven days ​​ ​​ US National Emergency: Despite many outlets advising against it, last week POTUS Donald Trump made headlines by declaring national emergency after not receiving the funding he had asked for the infamous “Border Wall/Slats/Fence”. There has been a lot of backlash, from both sides of the aisle. There are many reasons for this uproar, some of the most

Sixty-Fifth Edition - Monday, 18th Every week, a complete snapshot of what happened around the world in the past seven days China and USA: Competition between AI Superpowers USA, the inventors of the Artificial Intelligence movement may have an imminent overtake by China, their rival economic superpower. There is a correlation between technological advances and GDP. Spending money in an economy increasing not only the quantity but the quality of capital, increases the product

Sixty-Third Edition - Monday, 4th Every week, a complete snapshot of what happened around the world in the past seven days Brexit This week Theresa May will return to Brussels to discuss new approaches concerning certain aspects of the current Brexit Deal. However, just before traveling to Brussels, she has been warned by British Eurosceptics that her “diplomatic approach” will not achieve any progress. Furthermore, EU representatives (including Donald Tusk) have already clai