Kenya and Somalia can’t settle a protracted dispute about the location of their maritime boundary. At stake is control over a 100,000 square km triangle in the Indian Ocean that’s got large deposits of oil and gas as well as lots of tuna. Christopher R. Rossi explains why colonial boundaries are part of what’s complicating the disagreement.
The ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China seems to be thawing, but what will be the long-term impact of the negotiations? James Anderson suggests China could successfully turn a new trade deal into an opportunity to surpass the U.S. as the world’s greatest economic power.
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Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (second left) and Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta (second right).
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Christopher R. Rossi, University of Iowa
The legacy of colonialism's unfinished business has now migrated to the Indian Ocean.
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U.S. President Donald Trump with China’s President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting in December 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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James L. Anderson, Queen's University, Ontario
America may have missed a window of opportunity to curb China’s rise when it pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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Politics + Society
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Ghaliya Djelloul, Université catholique de Louvain
Demonstrations against the current regime have opened up a space for debate and self-expression in Algeria, recalling the crucial need for a free and involved civil society.
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Lee Jarvis, University of East Anglia; Tim Legrand, Australian National University
The proscription of terrorist groups are part of the process through which a country demonstrates its self-identity.
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Science + Technology
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Judy Illes, University of British Columbia
Women leaders in science and technology are working together to address the gender imbalance in their fields.
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Tom McLeish, University of York
We talk about artistic inspiration all the time – but science demands inspiration too.
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