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GIS Dossier: The South China Sea

A map of the territorial claims in the South China Sea

07.03.2018

The South China Sea is critical for global trade and security. Beijing’s moves to extend its influence throughout the sea have heightened tensions, risking conflict with neighbors and the United States. China’s global position, economic power and energy riches are all at stake. This survey presents GIS experts’ analyses and predictions for this crucial body of water.

GIS Feature

POLITICS

Options for European defense

French soldiers patrol near the Eiffel Tower in Paris

05.02.2018

After three decades of continuous decline, European defense budgets are again on the rise. What kind of military capabilities will these investments provide? Money will only go so far without the right strategic choices.

Professor Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen

DEFENSE

Taxation horrors and Europe’s frustration

Facebook’s European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland

03.10.2017

The European Union wants to create new, complicated systems to tax technology companies. Doing so will only harm its economy. Instead of engaging in an economic tit-for-tat with the United States, it should look at how Americans have fostered innovation and built tech giants. Good places to start include increasing investment in defense, reducing restrictive regulations and becoming less risk-averse.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

POLITICS

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