Sam Kaplan

Author of Challenging China, International Need to Know ( Munsrat Lives ( & Please Hold (

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We apologize to Senegal and ask if Vietnam is turning Chinese, lament lower global economic growth and eye China's long legal arm. It's this week's International Need to Know: https://t.co/lWhRMS8OH3

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@thomaschattwill @Ami61495883 It’s possible to be concerned about both

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Ironically, the false belief that things have gotten worse led to the current administration, which might actually make the future worse.https://t.co/EEZ5u0Sfxr

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@vshih2 More important, what does data show in efficacy of drones in domestic law enforcement?

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Crazy Australians lead us to World Cup/Olympics comparisons, beholding democracy, and the EU Strikes Back against China. It's this week's International Need to Know: https://t.co/JOKzcAwLvF

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@thomaschattwill Don’t know but around 175,000 die annually in Europe from heat-related deaths. Here is a helpful article from last year about the issue: https://t.co/yLnV4DHDI1

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World Cup distracts from corruption? Ironic since FIFA is one of the most corrupt organizations in the world. https://t.co/qiSSr7cocl

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@DKThomp Working with Claude, I quantified how this is the most corrupt administration in American history: https://t.co/CQsWdQSmJy

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@robinhanson @tylercowen I knew nothing about it when I watched it so was completely unprepared for the shocks. I keep thinking about it months later.

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That is a false narrative. It is the tyranny of narrative. In fact, it is that false narrative, including claims such as 50 percent of Americans only have $500 in savings, that best https://t.co/iiOTGX2dV1

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We hit a speed bump on the way to Laosy EV policy, sources of electricity, and not forgetting the Uyghurs. It's this week's International Need to Know:  https://t.co/pmEX1BaPB4

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@KevinOConnor I’m rooting for the Spurs but OG is super impressive. Happy to see him become such a great player

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@AdamKinzinger @Noahpinion Ukraine has replaced the U.S. as the beacon for democracy in the world: https://t.co/TemeHjiI5j

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Let’s think about that for a moment. The president of a country fighting for its existence, drafting the most consequential diplomatic overture of the war, treats the United States as a distracted and unreliable side party—a power that cut a deal with https://t.co/3hkv5n6mDZ

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@chris_kratovil @tylercowen The end of 24 hour society is because society got old. Another symptom of aging demographics

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@AndrewDBailey That is definitely true

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HAL opens the pod doors to global medical miracles, more Ukrainian progress and China Shock 2. It's this week's International Need to Know: https://t.co/CzB9Plu2ZN

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@kyleichan @tejparikh90 This shows China has 20% share of aerospace. What does that consist of? Does that include drones? Is that why it’s share is so high?

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@StratcomCentre @PhillipsPOBrien That’s a 3% decrease, which is noteworthy but not a “collapse”