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China Stakes Claim in the North, Redefines Arctic Politics Cold War

China Stakes Claim in the North, Redefines Arctic Politics

O f the 195 countries in the world, eight can be considered truly Arctic: the United States, Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, and Finland. These countries constitute, along with thirteen observer countries—including China—and six Indigenous representative organizations, the membership of the Arctic Council, which was formed in 1996 to…
bubmag
May 16, 2025
Central banks testing smart contract toolkit under BIS Project Pine Blockchain

Central banks testing smart contract toolkit under BIS Project Pine

The New York Fed and the Bank for International Settlements are trialing smart contracts for tokenized monetary policy, aiming to let central banks act instantly in future financial systems. Central banks are experimenting with smart contracts to implement monetary policy in tokenized environments, signaling a growing interest in integrating blockchain…
bubmag
May 16, 2025
Rico Nasty – LETHAL Space Debris

Rico Nasty – LETHAL

Lawless creative force reaches her final form... 16 · 05 · 2025 Rico Nasty does it her own way. The iconoclastic genre-busting rapper never stays still, with each project moving into a fresh space. A decade ago a string of mixtapes erupted definitions of what she could achieve, before debut…
bubmag
May 16, 2025
Clarence Thomas Appears to Side With Trump Move to Curtail Judges’ Powers Donald Trump

Clarence Thomas Appears to Side With Trump Move to Curtail Judges’ Powers

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appeared on Thursday to support President Donald Trump's push to curtail the power of federal judges. The situation unfolded during Supreme Court arguments over an executive order signed by Trump that aimed to deny birthright citizenship to children born in the United States to non-citizen…
bubmag
May 16, 2025