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Opinion: Ukraine’s Next Crisis? Economic [and energy] Disaster

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Ukraine’s next crisis will be a devastatingly economic one, as violent conflict destroys critical infrastructure in the east and brings key industry to a halt, furthering weakening the energy sector by crippling coal-based electricity production. Key industry sources say they will potentially run out of coal in less than three weeks.

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Firefly nears second orbital launch attempt as US forces Ukrainian founder to divest

Teslarati

Polyakov has supported the company since its second inception, privately funding the startup with over $200 million earned through success in Ukrainian tech industries. Previously, Polyakov expressed how excited he was to turn Firefly into a massive aerospace company that both the United States and Ukraine could be proud of and benefit from.

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Ricardo study predicts that BRIC automotive markets will be eclipsed by the “Rising-15”

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Ricardo’s Rising-15 automotive markets include: Argentina; Egypt; Indonesia; Iran; Malaysia; Mexico; Morocco; Nigeria; Peru; the Philippines; South Africa; Thailand; Turkey; Ukraine; and Vietnam. Nissan introducing new Datsun in Indonesia.

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PBL Study Finds Developed Countries Proposals for Copenhagen Fall Short for Reaching 2 °C Climate Objective

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In addition to the analysis of the current proposals, the report describes a scenario with reductions that would limit global warming to 2 degrees above the pre-industrial level, based on comparable efforts of Annex-I countries. Canada’s pledges are 25% lower and those of Russia and the Ukraine are even over 35% lower than required.

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Why Cyberwarfare Is Overhyped

Cars That Think

My primary appointment is at the law school where I teach legal philosophy. So it was from 1600 to 2014, about whether you’re allowed legally to go to war. And how does it relate to legal and ethical questions we have? Schneider: Before we talk about your book, tell me a little bit about yourself. What about cyber war?”

Legal 59