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Tunisia’s local elections will help Saied

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TUNISIA

Apart from President Kais Saied's core supporters, most Tunisians chose to ignore the event, deeming it irrelevant to the country’s current concerns. The elections are part of a…

Content moderation issues on social media are evolving

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INT

The fast pace of technological innovation, and the growing scale of user content, have made content moderation on social media increasingly difficult. Types of content under…

Aid is a blunt tool for promoting democracy

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INT

The move reflects the conventional wisdom that aid can influence the behaviour of recipient countries, promoting democratic values. However, such goals are undermined by multiple…

Export controls may harm global cyber research

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INTERNATIONAL

The impact of the new additions to the Wassenaar Arrangement.

Global spyware industry will expand despite scrutiny

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INTERNATIONAL

Public and political scrutiny of the surveillance-for-hire industry has intensified ever since the Pegasus scandal broke last year. This has been aided by efforts by several large…

Australian push on India ties likely, but with hurdles

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AUSTRALIA

Australian policy thinking on India.

Surveillance firms will aid dictators worldwide

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INTERNATIONAL

Surveillance technology.

Pandemic will widen major gender gaps

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INTERNATIONAL

Gender costs of the pandemic.

Sex bias in medicine has high costs

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INTERNATIONAL

Yet women continue to be under-represented in clinical trials: a joint 2018 review of clinical trials in 2015 by the University of Illinois and University of Wisconsin (by S…

Costa Rica’s refugee stance may harden

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COSTA RICA

However, an influx of asylum seekers since 2018, largely from Nicaragua and Venezuela, has put it under heavy strain, threatening the country’s longstanding commitment to an open…