What's in a Chip? The Rising Conflict Over Mineral Inputs for Semiconductors

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The Future of the Alberta Separatist Movement

Separatism has been a recurring but minority political current in the Canadian province of Alberta. It tends to surge during periods of high federal–provincial tension, especially when federal policies are seen as constraining Alberta’s energy sector, such as carbon pricing, envi ...  Show more

Operation Just Cause and Venezuela

In December 1989, the U.S. military intervened in Panama to depose dictator Manuel Noriega. Known as Operation Just Cause, the U.S. invasion of Panama has resurfaced in public discourse as observers draw parallels between it and the large build-up of U.S. forces off the coast of ...  Show more

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