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The Geopolitical Implications of China’s Evolving Economy

The Geopolitical Implications of China’s Evolving Economy

Caleb Smith
International Trade

The PRC’s quasi-control of the world’s markets, including its role as the primary exporter of goods, presents a massive risk to the sovereignty of nations large, like the United States, and small, like Taiwan. Taking into consideration the imperative function that cobalt plays in the building of a successful modern military containing stockpiles of munitions, jets, nuclear weaponry, and modern electronic weapons, and China’s ability to gather intelligence from nearly every country in the world, the PRC has positioned itself to become a dominant world power.

How the Ukraine War is Changing the World

How the Ukraine War is Changing the World

Ariel Siton
International Affairs

On February 24, 2022, Russia announced what its president, Vladimir Putin, called a “special military operation” into Ukraine. This war has damaged the global economy, the national economies of the world, and the lives and livelihoods of people in most regions of our planet, especially in developing countries. It has caused materials shortages, food shortages, and price rises in most regions of the world. However, what it is perhaps changing the most about the world is the Western-power-dominated global order. No longer do the nations of the West hold infinite power over international affairs; they now have serious contenders, most notably Russia and China.