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Diplomacy

Bill Gates And The Chinese Government Want To Take On World Hunger

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is teaming up with Beijing to fund a series of revolutionary agricultural and biotech initiatives. China might be using Gates to further its economic imperialism. But maybe that's not such a bad thing.READ MORE

Hillary Clinton's Senior Tech Advisor Talks "Radical" Global Citizenship

Alec Ross on subversive technologies, Libya, Wikileaks, and the future of digital diplomacy."We're willing to make mistakes of commission," he tells Fast Company, "rather than omission."READ MORE

BBC Cutting Arabic Services During Egyptian Unrest

In polls, Egyptians stated they trust the BBC more than Al Jazeera. So why has the BBC announced plans to cut evening Arabic-language radio broadcasts just as Egypt undergoes a revolution and the Middle East enters an era of widespread unrest?READ MORE

Google Calls on the West to Tackle Chinese Web Censorship

It's spent most of 2010 trying to circumnavigate the Chinese authorities' draconian Nettitude. Now Google is calling on the U.S. to help.READ MORE

Israel and Palestine Leveraging Network Effect in Latest Peace Talks

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been an ongoing back-and-forth for years, but now the dispute is heading for a new battleground: social media.READ MORE

China to Google's Partners: Prepare Back-Up Plans

The Chinese government is quickly stepping up its pressure on Google, and it's now extending the threats to Google partners, warning them that they have to stick to censorship rules even if Google doesn't. They also need a backup ...READ MORE