How Google Could Takeover The World

Google, the world’s leading search engine and technology company, has the resources and expertise to potentially take over the world in a variety of ways.

‘The Nutcracker’: How Tchaikovsky Created One Of The World’s Most Famous Ballets

The Nutcracker How Tchaikovsky Created One Of The World’s Most Famous Ballets

This year, ‘The Nutcracker’ marked its 130th anniversary. It is widely acknowledged that this masterpiece, set to the music of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is the most famous ballet in the world. Indeed, it’s hard to imagine any Christmas or New Year celebration without the universally known tunes of the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy or the Russian Dance. So, it’s amazing that, when first presented to the public, ‘The Nutcracker’ was met with quite an icy welcome.

Disinformation, Censorship, And Information Warfare In The 21st Century

Disinformation Censorship And Information Warfare In The 21st Century

In recent years, prominent national security officials and media outlets have raised alarm about the unprecedented effects of foreign disinformation in democratic countries. In practice, what they mean is that democratic governments have fallen behind in their command of the methods of information warfare in the early 21st century. As outlined herein, while information warfare is a real and serious issue facing democratic governments in the 21st century, the war on disinformation, as currently practiced, has backfired spectacularly and done far more harm than good, as evidenced most clearly by the response to COVID-19.

EU Announces World’s Largest Carbon Border Tax

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism’s details, which are the world’s largest carbon border tax, were announced by the EU, but it still needs formal approval from the European Council and Parliament.