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World - Featured Article - Apr 2, 2020
COVID-19 and Threats to Critical Infrastructure
While institutions have resilience strategies to navigate unconventional security threats, a pandemic is altogether different.
World - Featured Article - Sep 4, 2020
Have Passport, Will Travel? Not in Post-covid Skies
The pandemic progress card of nations will dictate the ease of international travel. While it's a rough road ahead for backpackers, high-net-worth individuals have the luxury of opting for…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 17, 2021
Feral Fire Under the Ice
A world battered by the pandemic must awaken to the new danger of global warming that can free deadly pathogens trapped in the permafrost for eons.
- Fake News - Mar 27, 2020
Is Modi planning for a period of Emergency under Article 360?
There has been news about PM Narendra Modi possibly declaring Emergency under Article 360, which categorises it as a Financial Emergency, yet this news has been fake. The article by inventiva.co.in…
World - Featured Article - May 2, 2020
No man is an island: Michael Chertoff
National security needs to take into account interdependence: Michael Chertoff, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Geopolitics - Featured Article - Jun 15, 2021
Sinification of the Emerald Island
The passing of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill (CPCEC) has generated concern, both domestically and internationally.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 17, 2021
Overwhelmed by ‘trumpism?’
Trump’s impetuous actions on the eve of his departure sent tremors through the Grand Old Party. How will the GOP ride out the present storm?
World - Fake News - May 5, 2020
China starts major trial of state-run digital currency
Reports claim that American chains Starbucks, McDonald’s and Subway were named on the People’s Bank of China (PBOC)’s list of firms that will test the digital currency in small transactions with 19…
World - Featured Article - May 11, 2020
'Global Order no more' ~ HE MK Narayanan
HE MK Narayanan predicted a change of guard in the global hierarchy of nations in a post-COVID geopolitical scenario at the Synergia Forum.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 20, 2020
Ethics in Military Use of Ai
With the right resolve, ‘AI Partnership for Defence’ can become the precursor to a global framework on ethical uses of military AI.
- Fake News - Jul 4, 2018
Trump votes for death penalty for being gay
On 3rd October 2017 the news was published by WashingtonSources saying that Trump votes for death penalty for being gay.
War - Featured Article - May 30, 2019
Conflicts of the Future – A Matter of Perception
What does the future hold for conflicts and disputes between countries? Will conflicts over natural resources increase in frequency? Will diplomacy play a more significant role or will the world…
World - Featured Article - May 13, 2020
The Humanitarian Silk Route
A humanitarian approach is what China is focusing on in the Health Silk Road initiative of BRI, says Dr Patrick Mendis, former U.S. diplomat.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 20, 2020
Renouncing the Head, but Not the Family
Barbados is set to bid adieu to the Queen as their sovereign but will remain a part of the Commonwealth for economic and socio-political advantages
- Fake News - Aug 25, 2018
Wrong sequence of photos used to spread fake news of Malaysian PM Mahathir
Two photos have gone viral of Prime Minister Mahathir during prayers at Masjid Negara. A sequence of photos has been used to depict that the Prime Minister fell during his prayer.
War - Featured Article - Jun 6, 2019
Disrupting the Mind of a Terrorist
We live in times of transformational change and the pace of that change is increasing. Over centuries, professional armed forces across nations have been at the forefront of these changes.
What can…
World - Featured Article - May 18, 2020
Estonian Perspective of Cyber Security
Mr Aasmann focused on Estonia's cybersecurity at the webinar, need to build trust for secure systems and interdependence among sectors.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 21, 2020
Longer the Virus Stay, Wider the Gender Divide
The adverse impact of the pandemic is threatening gender –regressive effects if immediate steps are not taken to counter it. Its implications are far wider than was initially perceived.
- Fake News - Oct 1, 2018
Danish man: first person to be sentenced by Malaysia’s Anti-Fake -News law
Salah Salem Saleh Sulaiman, 46, is a citizen of Denmark. He had posted a video on YouTube on April 21, after a Palestinian lecturer was shot and killed in Kuala Lumpur. In the video, Sulaiman "…
Geopolitics - Featured Article - Jun 27, 2019
Global Powershifts: Redefining Relationships in Asia
The proposition to build an Asian community of shared future for mankind was advocated by the Chinese government, with the aim to develop a new structure of international relations and upgrade the…