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The tiny nation of Moldova, a key access point in Eastern Europe, could be the next to fall if Russia wins the Ukraine War.

Moldova will be next to fall if Russia wins Ukraine War

Russia plans to cut oil output by 500,000 barrels a day in March, testing the stability of the country's oil production.

Time to worry about the stability of Russian oil production

In yet another example of Chinese ineptitude, their spy balloon will end up giving the U.S. more intel on China than the other way around.

Spy balloon gives US more intel on China than other way around

You can expect egg prices to remain high for several more months, as we're still feeling the impact the bird flu had on supplies.

Blame birds, not the supply chain, for high egg prices

The scariest takeaway from the Ukraine war may be that it's just beginning. And the only viable option for Putin is winning at whatever cost.

Putin will fight to the bitter end in Ukraine, and then some

Both the Russians and Swedes have reason to offer aid to Turkey as the country grapples with the aftermath of a deadly earthquake.

Russia, Sweden have political incentives to aid Turkey after earthquake

Unless you live in Denver or Southern California, solar panels may not actually do much to reduce your carbon footprint.

Solar panels may not actually reduce our carbon footprint

Metal processing is vital to the production of many products, but the industry is in jeopardy due to shrinking China and Russian populations.

Metal processing in jeopardy due to Russia, China demise

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The US slide toward deglobalization is inevitable

While China is dominant in solar panel manufacturing, its lack of innovation and potential export bans gives the U.S. an opening.

Biden’s policies threaten China’s domination of solar panels

The Dutch and Japanese are joining the U.S. semiconductor sanctions against China, impacting the latter's ability to develop advanced chips.

Chinese semiconductor industry now blocked by Dutch and Japanese

Despite breakthroughs like ChatGPT and self-driving cars, the AI revolution in society is still decades away from being a reality.

The artificial intelligence revolution is still decades away

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Young and educated fleeing Christian Orthodox countries

Due to Putin's invasion of Ukraine, food prices have shot and African countries will see a humanitarian disaster in the second half of 2023.

Due to Russia, humanitarian disaster expected in second half of 2023

After a harsh "zero-COVID" policy, China has opened back up. But without accurate reporting, we have no idea how badly this will all end.

China stops collecting COVID data making its future difficult to predict

To go nuclear, a country like South Korea must have the technical capacity to pull it off and a strategic reason to justify using them.

South Korea rocks the boat with nuclear weapons comment

China's population crisis is very real. Some say that the declining birth rate suggests China is on the verge of collapse as a global power.

China birth rate decline suggests nation is on verge of collapse

Germany’s defense policy toward Ukraine might change very soon

A state-owned mining company in Sweden has just stumbled upon a million metric tons of rare earth metals...but what does that mean?

Sweden finds the largest deposit of rare earth metals in Europe

Joe Biden's leadership style and willingness to not be the smartest guy in the room sets him apart from recent U.S. presidents.

Analyzing 8 world leaders from the past to present

A toasty winter? It's great for Europe, terrible for Ukraine

A toasty winter? Great for Europe, terrible for Ukraine

There are fears that the group which has overtaken the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico could bring its violent methods across the border.

Arrest of El Chapo’s son sparks fears of drug cartel violence

Teslas won't go mainstream for at least a decade

Tesla and EVs will not go mainstream for at least a decade

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Is the US dollar at risk of losing its global currency status?