Economic growth: Flexing muscles

If the essential message of the last Scopus piece ('Economic consequences of the global war on terrorism,' May 03, 2019) was understood, the thrust of this particular piece should be predictable. That message was simply that plunging into militarisation becomes the result of pique from economic growth more than fear...

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Kim-Putin summit in Vladivostok

Though no tangible agreement or joint-communique was issued, Kim's meeting with Putin in Vladivostok on April 25 has renewed historical relationships and understanding between Pyongyang and Moscow. After multiple summits with US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean leader Moon Jae-in, it was Kim's first high-level...

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