Coronavirus in a Time of Chimeras
By Mathew Maavak As the global COVID-19 scourge appears to recede, questions remain over the source and morphology of a virus that had locked down…
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Bubble to Panopticon: Dark Undercurrents of the Big Data Torrent
By Mathew Maavak Abstract Big data is indispensable in scientific endeavours ranging from nuclear research to climate studies. However, there is a growing misperception that…
“Child Actorvism” and the Extinction Agenda of Neoliberal Racists
Op-Ed by Mathew Maavak There is no shortage of social justice causes trumpeted by the West† with a revolving medley of “child actorvists” at the…
US Blunders Have Made Russia The Global Trade Pivot
Op-Ed by Mathew Maavak The year 2019 had barely begun before news emerged that six Russian sailors were kidnapped by pirates off the coast of…
Why China Will Win The Artificial Intelligence Race
Op-Ed by Mathew Maavak Two Artificial Intelligence-driven Internet paradigms may emerge in the near future. One will be based on logic, smart enterprises and human…
India-US Bonhomie: Time For A Reality Check
By Mathew Maavak The ongoing India-US rapprochement has been couched in terms of a pact between the “two largest democracies in the world” and similar…
A $21 Trillion Global Pandora’s Kitty?
By Mathew Maavak As US federal debt approaches $21 trillion in a matter of months, an eye-popping equivalent amount seems to have gone cumulatively missing…
An American Paradox: Pillorying Fake News while Promoting False Flags
Op-Ed by Mathew Maavak The United States is a schizophrenic asylum of extreme paradoxes: While its internal politics reverberates with fake news-mediated recriminations, Americans yet…
Will Erdogan Resort to Regional Nuclear Blackmail?
By Mathew Maavak The failed “military coup” in Turkey last month is still replete with discrepancies, insinuations and outright lies. Disinformation and recriminations continue to…