1. Geopolitical and economic risks
Syllabus Link: How technological and globalizing processes create new geopolitical and economic risks for individuals and societies
Threats to Individuals & Businesses
Hacking, identity theft and the implications of surveillance for personal freedoms
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Article: Technology misuse threatens democracy
Article: Identity fraud reaching epidemic levels
Article: Long read - China's hi-tech war on it's muslim minority
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Political, economic and physical risks to global supply chain flows
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New & Emerging Threats to the Political and Economic Sovereignty of States
Profit repatriation and tax avoidance by TNCs and wealthy individuals
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Disruptive technological innovations, such as drones and 3D printing
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Article: Drone shuts down Gatwick airport
Webpage: The impacts of drones on the UK economy
Reading: Will 3D printing transform business and trade?
Article: 3D printing could erase 1/4 of world trade by 2060
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Increased Globalization & Renewed Nationalism/ Tribalism
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Reading: Overcoming our tribalistic nature
Article: Why tribalism explains the world
Article: The politics of fear - how it manipulates us to tribalism
Examples to Illustrate Geopolitical Tension/ Conflict
US - China Trade War
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The UK & Brexit
Article: Globalization isn't working for ordinary people
Article: America is fueling our age of impunity
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