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President Trump speaks to reporters at the White House about border security amid a government shutdown on January 3, 2019. (Reuters / Carlos Barria) EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles lik…

Once upon a time, North of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges of the upper Himalayas in Nepal, abutting the Tibetan plateau, lay a kingdom. So remote was its location requiring an arduous trek over some of the highest mountain passes in the world and so fear…

(Tomdispatch.com) – Donald Trump was partly voted into office by Americans who felt that the self-proclaimed greatest power on Earth was actually in decline — and they werent wrong. Trump is capable of tweeting many things, but none of those tweets will stop …

It all started with the Vladimir PutinXi Jinping summit in Moscow on June 5. Far from a mere bilateral, this meeting upgraded the Eurasian integration process to another level. The Russian and Chinese presidents discussed everything from the progressive inter…

China is investing heavily in Xinjiang, especially in the Tarim basin within the ambit of its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). For nearly 2,000 years, the Tarim basin, comprising mostly the bone-dry Taklamakan desert, spired by the lofty Kunlun, Tien…

Craig Wright, the leading proponent of Bitcoin SV who says he is the creator of Bitcoin, claimed in Florida federal court on Friday that he is unable to easily access the $10 billion bitcoin fortune or even produce the addresses at which the coins are stored.…

Recently, China has expanded its presence in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. This increasing influence was crystallized during a state visit to Panama by Chinese President Xi Jinping in December 2018. Xis 24-hour state visit to Panama, the f…

Yiwu Grand Theater. Image Courtesy of MAD Architects MAD Architects have revealed the design of a new theater made of glass sails in Yiwu, China. Located on the south bank of the Dongyang River, the Yiwu Grand Theater encompasses a 1600 seat grand theater, m…

Sports Illustrateds annual Where Are They Now? issue catches up with the stars and prominent figures from yesteryearpast features have included Sammy Sosa, Brett Favre, Dennis Rodman, Tony Hawk and Don King. The 2019 issue features an inside look into the new…

China and Afghanistan are not immediately recognizable as close neighbors. But sandwiched Pakistan and Tajikistan, is an inaccessible 46-mile border which is mostly more than 5,000 meters above sea level. Afghanistan has been a close, if troublesome, ally …