Anthropogenic activity has increased carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations in the atmosphere to unprecedented levels; approximately 414 parts per million just last year. Fossil fuel consumption for electricity, transport, heating and industry contributes 3.7 gigatons of CO2 annually. Consequently, global warming devastates our climate, demonstrated recently by heat waves in Europe and flooding in South Asia. […]
Is Thorium the Future of Nuclear Energy?
In August 2021, China completed an experimental Thorium-based nuclear reactor in the Gobi Desert. If the tests underway are successful, the Chinese plan on following up with another reactor capable of powering 100,000 houses. India, which has the largest proven reserves of Thorium, plans to generate 30% of its electricity via Thorium by 2050. The […]
Will the Ukrainian Crises lead to a more Nuclear World?
No on is addressing the long-term consequences of the Ukrainian conflict: expect a world where security guarantees are worthless, nuclear disarmament is inconceivable and countries expand their nuclear stockpiles. On October 19, Vladimir Putin formally declared martial law in Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson, four Ukrainian regions Russia annexed last month. This measure tightens Russia’s […]
An Education System for the 21st Century
Humanity stands at the precipice of great changes; we are living in an era of unprecedented scientific transformation and the 4th Industrial Revolution is just around the corner. New technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing have already commenced their disruptive cycles. Moving forward, the Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, 3D Printing, Block Chain, Virtual […]
A Temporary Parting of the Ways
The decision by OPEC+ to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day indicates that there might be strains in the US – Saudi relationship. The proposed cut would increase oil prices globally, distress consumers during the winter and propel the global economy towards a recession. Industrialized countries would face an economic slump but […]
More Nuclear Weapons will not Improve International Security
North Korea recently launched a ballistic missile over Japan. This is conceivably the last thing the world needed, with the global economy still recuperating from Covid and the Ukrainian conflict taking its toll. Trump once remarked that Japan and South Korea should develop nukes to deter North Korea. Military tacticians who view the world from […]
A Technological Cold War
Pondering about the nature of war, Roman statesman Marcus Cicero observed, “The Sinews of War are infinite Money.” Though still applicable today, his statement could be revised to include technological supremacy and scientific prowess. Since 1945, the US has been the predominant superpower, exercising global hegemony with its military might, economic power and industrial strength. […]