What’s next for NASA and space exploration after the SpaceX launch?

How important do you find the SpaceX launch, do you think it tells us something about the future of the space exploration? Read few comments.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched from Launch Complex 39A on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard, Saturday, May 30, 2020. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Will the death of George Floyd change something?

President Donald Trump tweeted: When the looting starts, the shooting starts. What do you think about Trump’s statement regarding the protests in Minneapolis over the death of an unarmed George Floyd? Unfortunately, I do not think that Floyd’s case is the last one, but do you think that it has the potential to change something in terms of police approaches? Read few comments.

Twitter is not going to change Trump’s behavior

As Twitter tags Trump tweets with fact-checking warning ,Trump, of course, claims it is a censorship, but the view is  that social media have a right to somehow regulate false statements of politicians, especially if those messages might have a widespread effect. But it will hardly change Trump’s behavior and it will not change anything on how his supporters consume President’s messages. Would you agree, or perhaps not, and why? Read few comments.

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Should Dominic Cummings go?

What does the PM Boris Johnson’s approach towards Dominic Cummings’ scandal tell us about how the PM (British government) operates? Do you think that Cummings will stay? Should he stay? Read few comments.

PM Boris Johnson. Credit: http://www.conservatives.com

Will nuclear tests resume?

According to The Washington Post Trump’s officials discussed conducting first U.S. nuclear test since 1992.  From your perspective, what does a debate about the idea of conducting an nuclear test tell us about Trump’s administration thinking regarding arms treaties and non-proliferation regime? If the US would carry out such test what would it mean for international security? Read few comments.

US-China relations will certainly be a major issue in the American presidential campaign

It seems that the US-China relations might be a big topic of the US presidential campaign. For better or worse neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden probably cannot afford to go too soft on China. I might be wrong but I would say the US, but also broadly the West, is probably entering the phase of some very tense relations with China. (Limited) military conflict is most probably not a real scenario, but from your perspective, how far could this escalate? Or am I perhaps simply too negative and relations with China are not that bad? Read few comments.

President Donald Trump with President Xi Jinping. Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead

Should Taiwan have (at least limited) seat in the WHO?

We are witnessing some support for Taiwan to participate as an observer at the World Heath Assembly. While it is unlikely that Taiwan well be part of it, what’s your view on this, do you think that Taiwan should participate in some limited capacity, or not, and why? Read few comments.

Taipei 101. Credit: Andrej Matisak

Michelle Obama: Back to the White House?

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Is Trump running against Obama?

It seems that the current favorite focus of President Donald Trump is to attack Barack Obama. We can probably say that Trump is somehow obsessed with his predecessor, but in the framework of upcoming presidential elections, how much does it make sense to attack Obama as he is pretty popular? Read few comments.

Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States. Credit: https://www.whitehouse.gov/

Will Belgium survive COVID-19 pandemics?

Do you think think that the COVID-19 pandemic could somehow exacerbate problems that might lead to more discussions about possible disintegration of Belgium? Or you perhaps see this less dramatically, and why? Read few comments.