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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. In other words, European agencies are treating their direct contact with migrants as the problem, instead of treating the migrants’ precarious situations at sea or in North Africa as the problem.

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Europe/US team: transitioning to a low-carbon world will create new rivalries, winners and losers

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Petro-states are compensated to transition smoothly to a sustainable economy, avoiding a last-ditch attempt to flood the world with cheap oil and gas. Some don’t manage, and political tensions rise in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. The result is a win–win for climate and security. Geopolitical friction is low.

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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

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With its efforts on Libra, Facebook drew a compelling picture of the plight of those excluded from banking—not only in sub-Saharan Africa but also in South Central Los Angeles and the South Side of Chicago. Google also has a huge base of both consumer and business users. The Final Pillar Elias Stein Pillar 4 is financial inclusion.