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2025FOCUS on the “Anti-Vax” movementInternational News

China, Japan, and South Korea Meet for Historic Trilateral Talks

On March 22, Japan, China, and South Korea met in Tokyo for what Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is calling a “turning point in history.” According to Reuters, top diplomats from all three countries met to find common ground on security and East Asia and on economic issues. At this meeting, the foreign ministers of each country discussed trilateral cooperation on disasters, aging, the green economy, and declining birth rates writes The Associated Press.

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Southeast Asia’s Movement Towards Nuclear Energy

Southeast Asia is taking historic action with its ambitious movement towards nuclear power to create a sustainable energy source for the region—one that has never applied nuclear power before. This movement is not the first time Southeast Asian nations have sought nuclear energy. According to The Associated Press, Southeast Asia’s only nuclear power plant was completed decades ago, about 40 miles from Manila, the capital of the Philippines. However, the plant was left idle due to fears of corruption and never even produced a single watt of nuclear energy. 

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April 2024CultureSports Business and Culture

Fundraising effect on elections: Can Money Dictate Election Results?

A common belief among political scientists is that money is a crucial necessity when trying to win a presidential election. Both United States President Joe Biden and former U.S. President Donald Trump are highly aware of this fact and have spent months raising millions of dollars for their presidential campaigns. Election campaigns have never been more expensive.

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Summer 2022Analysis2022

EU and US Funding Influences Regional Development in West Africa and Central America through Migration Management

The European Union and the United States are both experiencing increasingly deadly migration crises at their southern borders. From 2000 to 2020, cases of missing or dead migrants are estimated at over 39,000 people in the Mediterranean and around 7,000 people along the U.S.-Mexico border, although humanitarian agencies believe the actual number is much higher.

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