US plans big expansion of navy fleet to challenge growing Chinese sea power - The Guardian9/17/2020 Interesting article about spheres of influence and hard power in the Pacific. The article outlines the US plan to expand its Navy (including unmanned vessels) at a cost of tens of billions of dollars in order to maintain superiority over Chinese naval forces, seen as the primary threat to the United States.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/17/us-plans-big-expansion-of-navy-fleet-to-challenge-growing-chinese-sea-power?utm_term=0987b9b262389654c8364e3e2e599a4b&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email
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Great article by Tim Marshall (author of Prisoners of Geography) about the recent clashes on the Indian Chinese border.
http://geographical.co.uk/geopolitics/hotspot/item/3742-the-geopolitical-fissures-of-india-and-china-s-border?awt_a=8l6Q&awt_l=DIiOs&awt_m=3YuhV9R7yEPJO6Q As rising superpowers, China and India often square up to one and other on the international stage. It is common for them to flex their soft power muscle through film, food and tourism but hard power flare ups are not unusual either...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/11/indian-and-chinese-soldiers-injured-in-cross-border-fistfight-says-delhi One of the things you will be looking at this week in Human Geography is how Globalisation affects the environment and people's health. At the moment, COVID lockdowns around the world are simulating a slow down of global interconnections. Fewer flights, reduced production and movement of goods, fewer people travelling and migrating. It is interesting to see some of the impacts of this on our environment and health.
Here is a great article from the World Economic Forum that highlights the impact on Air Pollution - https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/coronavirus-lockdowns-air-pollution In 30 years, most of the world’s largest economies will be those that are emerging today, surpassing current behemoths such as the US, Japan and Germany.
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200322-five-superpowers-ruling-the-world-in-2050?ocid |
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