Official Development Assistance (ODA) delivers economic aid to developing countries worldwide, amounting to over $204 billion in 2022. These funds are delivered in several forms, including concessional loans and debt relief, and hold significant importance in global poverty alleviation, aid during national crises, and, more recently, sustainable development. Official Development Assistance was designed to create… Read more »
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The time to govern artificial intelligence is now, and here’s how we can do it
The ancient Chinese board game Go is the ultimate strategy game. It has a few simple rules. But, these simple rules create the most complex strategy game of all time, with more potential combinations of games than there are atoms in the observable universe. In 2016, humans were no longer the best at playing Go,… Read more »
Giving Multilateralism a Cold Shoulder: Russian Domination and Exploitation of Frozen Conflict Zones
Russia—through arms trade, financial resource assistance, and war—establishes itself as a power maintaining control in its region. However, complete stability continues to escape the Kremlin due to frozen conflict zones, intra-state regions struggling to attain independence. Formed after the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), frozen conflict zones endure in an atmosphere… Read more »