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Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 10, 2019
Canada mulls social media regulations
Canada, perceiving foreign interference in its October general elections, floats the idea of government regulations. Social media companies must be seen to do more, lest they face similar regulations…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
Trump threatens tariffs; risks hurting Americans
Trump threatens to place a 25% tariff on cars coming to the US from Mexico, demanding Mexican action on illegal immigration and the drug trade. The Mexico–United States barrier, sometimes…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
Social media bosses to be accountable: UK
The British government recently said that it will explore making social media executives personally liable for harmful content published on their platforms, in a raft of new online safety proposals.…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
IRGC designated “foreign terrorist organisation”
The US is expected to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organisation in an unprecedented move that sees a national security force as a terror agent. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
LNA marches towards Tripoli
The leader of Libyan National Army (LNA) forces in eastern Libya has ordered them to march on the capital Tripoli, the base of the internationally recognised government. Tripoli is the capital city…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
Google disbands AI advisory panel
Concerns over the presence of the defence industry and conservative voices on an AI ethics board results in Google disbanding the panel. Artificial intelligence is the development of computer systems…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
EU Trade chief criticizes China
Cecilia Malmstrom has voiced frustration over China’s trade policies ahead of a summit this week as Brussels struggles to get Beijing to deliver on commitments to open up its market to European…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
Iran’s IRGC – A terrorist organization?
US intends to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist, organization, a move condemned by Tehran. Iran's most powerful security organisation, the Islamic…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
Trump’s second veto?
The House voted Thursday to end U.S. participation in Yemen’s civil war, denouncing the Saudi-led bombing campaign there as worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis and sending the measure to…
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
Urgent action on Peatlands
The United Nations Environment Assembly in Kenya has adopted a new resolution for conservation and restoration of peatlands.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 9, 2019
Maldives delivers stunning electoral mandate
Maldives gives an overwhelming majority to incumbent President Solih’s MDP, in a rebuke of authoritarianism, China’s policies in the archipelago and nationalist politics. The Maldives, an island-…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 8, 2019
Israel’s elections: A turning point
The forthcoming Israeli general elections on April 9th will be the most vied for, equivocating and possibly pivotal in the country’s republican history. Israel’s society has become increasingly…
World - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 8, 2019
Healthcare sector failing in Venezuela
Venezuela’s health system is in “utter collapse,” according to a report, including the exponential spread of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and diphtheria and “dramatic surges” in…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
Russo-Kazakh cooperation to grow
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstan’s new president discussed boosting political and military cooperation as the two leaders met after the shock resignation of former President Nursultan…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
South Korea rolls out 5G service
South Korea will become the first country to commercially launch fifth-generation (5G) services on 5th April 2019 as it rolls out the latest wireless technology with Samsung Electronics’ new 5G-…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
America pressurises NATO members
American believes that NATO members are not fully cognisant of increasing Russian threat in Europe. European powers, for their part, fear a new Cold War. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
US to step up Black sea surveillance
The United States is set to unveil a Black Sea package, adding more warships and surveillance in the old Cold War arena on the 70th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
Facebook struggles to secure its data
Facebook faces another data breach, highlighted by the work of another cyber security firm who are increasingly protecting public privacy and security interests. Facebook, a social media and social…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
UN chief warns of nuclear threat
Izumi Nakamitsu, the U.N. undersecretary general and high representative for disarmament affairs, told Security Council members that the threat of nuclear weapons use has increased because the…
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 5, 2019
Canada warming at twice the global rate
According to a report commissioned by the Canadian Environment and Climate Change Department, Canada is warming up faster than the rest of the world.