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Technology - Featured Article - Sep 3, 2019
The Age of Abundance – Part I
In this two-part series, the author provides a glimpse of the future, the Age of Abundance, when technology has overcome the need for mankind to work. If robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can…
Geopolitics - Featured Article - Jun 29, 2020
Containing the Dragon: Dealing with China
The best way to stymie China's moves is for countries to offer reasonable alternatives to Chinese investment and technical assistance, says Richard Fontaine.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 20, 2020
Renouncing the Head, but Not the Family
Barbados is set to bid adieu to the Queen as their sovereign but will remain a part of the Commonwealth for economic and socio-political advantages
Technology - Op-Eds - Nov 8, 2016
Medicine’s Big Breakthrough
Medicine's Big Breakthrough: Editing Your Genes
- Fake News - Feb 28, 2019
EU refutes Hungary’s “fake news”
An EU spokesperson has termed the latest Hungarian government campaign ad of supporting illegal immigration as “fake news”. The controversial ad contains US Billionaire George Soros and EU President…
Geopolitics - Featured Article - Sep 26, 2019
Future of Security-Middle East
Mr Haim Tomer, former Chief of Israeli Foreign Intelligence, Counter-Terrorism and International Operations, Advisor to Israeli Cyber Security Sector writes for Synergia Insights a thought-provoking…
World - Featured Article - Aug 28, 2020
America Must Continue to Be Guarantor of Security for Its Allies
Washington's ‘America First’ policy signifies a disengagement from long-standing ties with friendly nations, and without its protection, a vacuum of anarchy and opportunity will emerge, says David…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 21, 2020
Longer the Virus Stay, Wider the Gender Divide
The adverse impact of the pandemic is threatening gender –regressive effects if immediate steps are not taken to counter it. Its implications are far wider than was initially perceived.
World - Op-Eds - Nov 8, 2016
NATO set to extend its Afghan support
NATO allies are likely to formally extend their support for Afghan forces after President Barack Obama decided to keep thousands more U.S. troops in Afghanistan than planned through the end of his…
- Fake News - Apr 1, 2019
New Zealand take off Sky News from the air?
Following the horrific mosque shootings in New Zealand, it was reported that the government removed Sky News or Fox News from the air in March for the massacre coverage.
World - Featured Article - Jan 6, 2020
End of a Decade - End of the Teens
The teenage years of the Twenty-First Century is over , we at Synergia take a peek at some of the consequential events on our global patch that could help us better understand 2020 and beyond
Technology - Featured Article - Aug 31, 2020
How Will MNC’s Respond to the Challenge of Nationalism?,
The ban on TikTok raises a flag on how MNCs respond to the challenge of nationalist politics
World - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 10, 2020
NE India-COPING WITH THE PANDEMIC
Migratory patterns have caused a spike in cases in the northeast, where the absence of critical healthcare and job security worsens the situation
War - Op-Eds - Nov 19, 2016
Afghanistan opium trade
On 23 October 2016, UN Office for Drugs & Crime (UNODC) announced that in 2016, Opium cultivation in Afghanistan had grown 43% over 2015.
- Fake News - Jul 16, 2019
Is McDonald’s Replacing All Cashiers with Robots
A fake news site twisted information about self-serve kiosks into a false claim that McDonald's is replacing all their cashiers with "robots." McDonald's announced plans..
World - Featured Article - Feb 28, 2020
Pandemics, supply disruptions could turn into security threats
Originating in China in the 1850s, spread by the fleas during a mining boom in Yunnan, and moving to India and Hong Kong, the bubonic plague claimed at least 15 million lives and perhaps catalysed…
World - Featured Article - Sep 3, 2020
Thailand: Charge of the Youth Brigade
Inspired by popular protest movements around the world, Thai youth are spearheading demands for democratic reforms and curbing the all-powerful monarchy
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 18, 2020
Pandemic Support Over Debt Servicing
With the pandemic having driven government fiscals round the bend, the need of the hour is for medium-term credible financial consolidation
Cyber Security - Op-Eds - Nov 19, 2016
The Website Attack
On 21st October 2016, a cyber-attack on Dyn (Domain Name Service provider) disrupted traffic to hundreds of websites including Twitter, Amazon, the Financial Times, Airbnb, PayPal and Spotify, disa
- Fake News - Jul 16, 2019
Did the BBC Report on a Nuclear War Between NATO and Russia?
A convincing video showing a news report from the BBC about a nuclear incident between Russia and NATO forces was widely shared on social media platforms..