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Anti-disinformation approaches will proliferate

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INT

However, these efforts are neither universally applied nor commonly accepted. The proliferation of frameworks to combat disinformation demonstrates shared motivations among…

US-China tensions loom over undersea internet cables

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INT

Most users’ interaction with the internet occurs wirelessly but underpinning global data delivery are hundreds of submarine cables that traverse the ocean floor. The sector’s…

Controversy over military roles will endure in Mexico

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MEXICO

The moves broadly coincide with the publication in August of a report alleging military failings in the handling of the 2014 Ayotzinapa student disappearances, and the October…

Rising emissions worsen global disaster risks

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INTERNATIONAL

Climate and disaster risk.

COVID-19 will reshape the EU’s defence priorities

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EU

EU defence priorities.

Natural disasters’ economic toll will grow in ASEAN

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ASEAN

This comes as severe flooding has again hit the region with thousands of Thais forced to flee their homes and at least 83 Vietnamese reported dead as a result of flash floods and…

Iran will expand its monitored national internet

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IRAN

Under development for over a decade, the NIN had its first major trial when Tehran imposed an internet blackout in response to mass protests last November, with mixed success.

Lawsuits may be key to tighter US data privacy rules

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US/INT

The move comes after Facebook suspended a UK political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, following allegations on March 18 that it improperly obtained personal data on 50…

Costa Rica’s OECD membership may assist its recovery

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COSTA RICA

Admission to the group demonstrates international confidence in Costa Rica’s economic management, even as the government struggles with the prolonged negative impacts of the…

Geopolitics of AI technical standards will heat up

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INT

This divergence has made the question of AI-related technical standards a particular area of commercial and geopolitical interest. China's priorities lie more in creating a market…