Lithium Scarcity Pushes Carmakers Into the Mining Business
Ford, General Motors and others are striking deals with mining companies to avoid raw material shortages that could thwart their electric vehicle ambitions.
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A Lineage of White Insurgency: US Capitol Attack and the Lost Cause
The insurrection attempt cannot be understood without considering America’s history of White supremacy, particularly the Lost Cause of the Confederacy narrative.
From Deployment to Withdrawal: The C-17 Transport Plane in the Afghanistan War
Whose security the C-17 promoted or endangered varied, depending on U.S. political objectives and other components of the war’s security assemblage.
Jazz Diplomacy Paradox: Jazz Within The Maelstrom of Cold War Politics
During the Cold War, the US promoted Jazz music as part of an international cultural campaign despite its racial segregation at home.
Nirbhaya, #MeToo & Orientalism in Transnational Gender Politics
The propagation of neo-colonial Oriental epistemes detracts from ‘mainstream’ feminism aims by generating a cultural divide between East and West.
China’s Take on Changing Global Space Governance: A Moral Realist Argument
China aims to reposition itself within and change the current system of global space governance by increasing its strategic credibility through moral conduct in space.
Sig Sauer Inc. Acquires Israeli Robotics Expert General Robotics
Last week (16 March 2023), SIG SAUER announced the acquisition of Israeli robotics expert General Robotics, a world-leading manufacturer of lightweight, remote weapon stations and tactical robotics. According to Dan Cohen, SIG Sauer Inc. CEO, combinin…
Scientists Investigate a Bird Flu Outbreak in Seals
Wild birds passed the virus to seals in New England at least twice last summer, a new study suggests.
Global Declines in Maternal Mortality Have Stalled
Death rates in the United States have increased in recent years, as they have in Europe, the W.H.O. reported.
U.S. Jet Shoots Down Unidentified Flying Object Over Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada said that he and President Biden had ordered the downing of a flying object that “represented a reasonable threat to civilian aircraft.”