Tech Wars are becoming the titanic struggle for supremacy

Technology has turned geopolitical. The US has blocked semiconductor exports to China. In turn, China has looked to limit US access to rare earth minerals, crucial to the manufacture of many tech products. Several countries have banned China’s Huawei from running their 5G telecommunications networks. India has also banned the Chinese-owned viral social media...

Second thought – what really caused the escalation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Canada in the beginning of August and what the West can learn from it?

This month, the Saudi government expelled the Canadian ambassador from Riyadh, and canceled flights, educational exchanges, and trade and investment activities between the two countries. This crisis was precipitated by a tweet – published both in English and, crucially, in Arabic on August 3 from the Canadian foreign ministry saying it was “gravely concerned” about the arrest of women’s rights activists...