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Globalization 4.0 and the Globotics Upheaval
December 26, 2018
In a World Economic Forum blog post, Richard Baldwin explains how “Globalization 4.0” will cause a "Globotics Upheaval," whereby technology, artificial intelligence, and global telecommunicating will expose millions of service-sector and professional worker jobs to the challenges and opportunities of globalization.
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Experts: US Should Not Agree to UN Refugee Compact
December 19, 2018
In the wake of the US’s refusal to sign the UN migration compact, Joshua Meservey and Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation call on the US government to make the same decision on a separate Global Compact on Refugees, arguing that the accord threatens US sovereign control over its immigration policies.
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UN Agents Seek Revision of EU Terrorist Propaganda Proposal
December 19, 2018
A group of UN human rights mandate holders has called on EU leaders to revise the bloc’s proposal for legislation on preventing the online dissemination of terrorist content to ensure it does not require the removal of content protected by global standards on freedom of expression.
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NGO: China Seeks to Make UN Rights Review Meaningless
December 19, 2018
Sophie Richardson of the nongovernmental organization Human Rights Watch reports on China’s work in the UN Human Rights Council and other UN organs toward hollowing out any meaningful review of the country’s performance on civil and political rights.
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Haley Criticizes UN “Obsession” with Israel
December 19, 2018
At a recent UN Security Council meeting, outgoing US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley criticized the UN as “hopelessly biased,” citing the UN General Assembly’s failure to condemn Hamas as a terrorist group, and warned that the UN’s “obsession” with Israel has helped stall direct Palestinian-Israeli negotiations.
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