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European Governments under Pressure to Do More for Refugees
The flood of refugees into Europe in recent years has led to the collapse of the continent’s screening and reception process, according to Filippo...
Testing Prince Mohammed’s pledge to return Saudi Arabia to moderate Islam
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s vow to return his kingdom to a moderate interpretation of Islam could be put to the test by...
Imagining a Shared ASEAN: New memories, old wounds
Bangkok – Imagining peace is a noble concept but what does it take to achieve it?
Where does peace begin?
In modern day Southeast Asia, this...
To Prevent a Digital Dark Age: World Economic Forum Launches Global Centre for Cybersecurity
The World Economic Forum announced today a new Global Centre for Cybersecurity to help build a safe and secure global cyberspace. The centre will...
Disasters sweep world while Trump scorns global warming … and grows an inch!
The presidential tweet scorning climate change, namely "We could do with some of that climate change here," after severe blizzards hit the U.S. east...
Automation is fuelling populist mistrust of technology and fears about jobs and privacy
The speed of technological change is accelerating convenience at the expense of trust, raising questions about tech companies’ values, intentions and responsibility to consumers,...
The Role of Knowledge in National Power from a Geostrategic Perspective
Today, there are developments in the world that all turn out to be on the heel of knowledge. If, in the past, military power,...
Chile’s renewable energy potential promises multiple benefits for the country
Chile has emerged as a world-class destination for solar and wind energy developers, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest review of the country’s...
Whither Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ‘moderate’ Islam?
Recent Algerian media reports detailing Saudi propagation of a quietist, apolitical yet supremacist and anti-pluralistic form of Sunni Muslim ultra-conservatism raises questions about the...
From Russia with Love: Will Mexico be Putin’s Next Guinea Pig?
Next July 2018, Mexico will elect over 3000 public posts all over the country, including a new president, members of the Congress, local officials...