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UPI - Opinion

Voices - 50 years ago, the Supreme Court broke campaign finance regulation - In 2024, spending on federal elections totaled almost $15 billion in the United States. The United Kingdom, in contrast, spent about $129 million.

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Marketing AI algorithms could affect your views on warfare

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China isn't retreating in Latin America -- it's recalibrating

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Why the 2026 EU-Mercosur deal matters -- and why it might still fail

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EU-India relations just hit a peak -- Washington should take note -- If there was any doubt that Brussels and New Delhi are entering a new era, the 16th EU-India Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi erased it.

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Political risk and the cost of capital: Venezuela, Ecuador and Uruguay -- Expropriations, abrupt regulatory shifts, weak institutions and policy reversals do not merely create uncertainty: They increase a country's risk.

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Preventing Armageddon amid fears of a nuclear arms race -- The expiration of the New START treaty last week -- long the framework limiting both nations to 1,550 warheads in 700 launchers -- has renewed fears of an emerging nuclear arms race.

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In the age of AI, Latin America must choose: Sovereignty or dependence -- Latin America stands at the threshold of a transformation it is not yet prepared to navigate: the growing influence of artificial intelligence.

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Peru between China and the United States: A strategic crossroads -- Peru is increasingly being viewed as the center of the growing strategic competition between China and the United States in Latin America.

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China's expanding Guatemala footprint: Competition in Central America -- Guatemala has become a focal point in the broader strategic competition between China and democratic states for influence in the Western Hemisphere.

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Perfectionism puts Olympic athletes at high risk for eating disorders -- Several Olympic figure skaters have spoken publicly of their eating disorders in recent years, highlighting the risks of intensity and perfectionism.

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Inflation's hidden tax on capital: Lessons from Argentina and Bolivia -- The contrasting experiences of Argentina and Bolivia illustrate how inflation reshapes the real cost of capital in ways that are often underestimated.

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Into the nuclear breach -- again -- It is almost inevitable that a new strategic nuclear arms race will be beginning or is underway. With the expiration of the 2010 New START Treaty.

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The country that executed a drama and the power that fears information -- Information does not attack the North Korean regime directly. Instead, it erodes the myths that the regime depends on to maintain itself.

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Ohio students used phones and drones to count city's headstones -- Students from Miami University's Geospatial Analysis Center used phones and drones to count and collect data on headstones at a city's cemetery.

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Texas, Okla. ranchers brace for harsh summer after 6th year of drought -- A pair of researchers look into causes and damage from the ongoing drought in the Southern Plains, which is expected to make for a difficult summer.

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New technologies stepping up the fight against wildlife trafficking -- A researcher explains new technologies are helping in the fight against wildlife trafficking, one of the world's most lucrative illicit industries.

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The cost of money in Latin America: How companies decide to invest -- Companies translate regional risks in Latin America into investment decisions using a tool known as the weighted average cost of capital, or WACC.

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Capitalism without conscience is not capitalism at all -- Much of the dissatisfaction with capitalism comes from a growing perception that economic life has drifted away from ethical restraint.

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Is the South China Sea a military springboard for Beijing? -- China's control of the South China Sea does not necessarily mean the ability to use the region as a springboard to mount a large-scale expedition.

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Historic February moments through the years

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