"Examines the geo-economic and geo-strategic implications of a growing 'global' battle to promote infrastructural connectivity across and between continents of the world. Highlights the importance of China's Belt and Road Initiative and of corresponding initiatives by other countries. Examines...

"Until quite recently most people were either in the dark or in denial about climate change, and even now that the impact is showing up dramatically in (man-made) "natural" disasters such as typhoons, hurricanes, fires, floods, and rising seas, the world remains divided over what action to take...