The prevailing narrative that frames Israel as a colonial power suppressing Palestinians’ struggle for statehood grossly oversimplifies a complicated conflict and inadvertently vindicates the region’s most oppressive regimes. Achieving a durable, lasting peace requires moving beyond such facile analogies.
rejects the facile moralism of those who view the ongoing war through the narrow lens of decolonization.
The far-right populist Geert Wilders’ election victory in the Netherlands reflects the same sentiment that powered Brexit and Donald Trump’s candidacy in 2016. But such outcomes could not happen without the cynicism displayed over the past few decades by traditional conservative parties.
shows what Geert Wilders has in common with other ultra-nationalist politicians, past and present.
阿布扎比—气候危机和第四次工业革命——及其突破性技术如人工智能和5G网络等——正在让世界走向地缘政治冲突。但推动去碳化和全球科技霸权之争需要依靠稀土、锂和钴等关键矿物——所有这些都高度集中在少数地区,包括中国。
控制这些元素的供应链之争正在加剧。比如,特斯拉和其他汽车公司的电动汽车要靠锂离子电池才能跑起来,但一小撮国家占据了大部分锂产量。关键资源的地理集中与日益加剧的全球供应竞争之间的矛盾将进一步动摇二十一世纪的地缘政治。
因此,漫长的稳定资源竞争时代正在迅速结束。历史上,帝国锁定经济供应链并管理竞争。在漫长的1945年后去殖民地周期中,作为全球经济霸权的美国是世界贸易规则与规范的基石。与此同时,关键矿物的供给——特别是化石燃料——随着地理信息的改善和新技术(如深海钻井和致裂)削弱了欧佩克的掌控力而变得更加分散。
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