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The Trade War the U.S. Will Lose – Essay by Wolfgang Scholtes

The Trade War the U.S. Will Lose: How Competent Governance Is China’s Ultimate Advantage When the United States launched its trade war against China under the Trump administration, the political and media narrative was unambiguous: China would blink first. The U.S., so the argument went,

Talk: AI in the Digital Humanities

In the lecture “AI for the Digital Humanities” Professor Herzog will address critical misunderstandings surrounding the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods in humanity studies. The session aims to debunk misconceptions while outlining an approach for using AI-focused methods in the academic work. Professor Herzog

Botchers of Defeat? Interview with Holger Afflerbach

In his book “The Art of Defeat,” historian Holger Afflerbach examines the history of surrender and efforts to contain violence in war. But what about the “art of defeat” in present-day conflicts? Mr. Afflerbach, it seems that the art of defeat, which you have described

“Just Hierarchy?” – A Book Review by Hans-Georg Moeller

The word “just” in the title of the latest book by Daniel Bell and Wang Pei, “Just Hierarchy,” plays with dual meanings, encompassing both “fair” and “merely.” The second sense highlights a deeper aspect of hierarchies: they do more than structure power; they shape personal

Talk: Yasmeen Lari on “Building Resilient Communities by Decolonizing and Decarbonizing Humanitarian Assistance”, December 12 , AKU Auditorium, AKU, Karachi

Yasmeen Lari will talk on ‘Building Resilient Communities by Decolonizing and Decarbonizing Humanitarian Assistance’, Tuesday, December 12 , AKU Auditorium Yasmeen Lari is a legend in Pakistan and increasingly all over the world. Her impressive journey from international modernism for the elite to zero-carbon architecture

Education Needs Personality: Chinese Translation of the Introduction

Below, we exclusively present a Chinese translation of the introduction to Gerhard Roth’s book “Education Needs Personality” on mediastudies.asia. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Professor Roth, J. Klett-Cotta Verlag represented by Mrs. Helen Gorman, and the translator, Zheng Jingwen, as well