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China’s first trade war with the United States in 2018 may have done more than disrupt global commerce. According to the latest issue of The China Leadership Monitor (CLM), it marked a
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Editorial The USS Abraham Lincoln is sailing towards Thailand after one of the longest and most punishing deployments in recent US military history. More than 5,000 sailors and Marines are expected to
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The Pentagon has launched customised versions of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and xAI’s Grok, giving roughly 3 million civilian and military personnel access to generative artificial intelligence tools designed around what the Department of
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Apple has escalated its legal battle with OpenAI, presenting what it describes as “shocking evidence” to support allegations that former employees stole trade secrets for the artificial intelligence company’s benefit. The latest
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by Durga Velayudham For much of the Cold War, the Soviet Union’s military posture in Europe rested on a stark premise: if war came, Soviet forces would advance rapidly into Western Europe.
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Mystery continues about the strange Ratcliffe visit to Moscow, flying there in a massive C-17 Globemaster, a military airlifter. While the Globemaster has a specially designed secure roll off and roll on
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China’s biggest box-office surprise this year is about to face a very different test. Dear You, a low-budget Teochew-language family drama that has grossed nearly US$300 million in mainland China and become
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The US Federal Trade Commission has sued Amazon, alleging that the ecommerce giant manipulated advertising auctions on its platform to increase the prices paid by advertisers, in a case that could further
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An unprecedented agreement giving the United States access to a fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves, and the central role assigned to Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, are prompting questions and hesitation among some
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The Trump White House has put into place a series of mechanisms to fix or invalidate the midterm elections. Congress will not save us. The courts will not save us. Our only
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