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COP28 actions will fall short of Paris goals

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INTERNATIONAL

Hopes of a leap forward in implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement largely fell flat, despite a historic acknowledgement of the need to “transition away” from fossil fuels in order…

Technology offers hope in tackling water scarcity

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INTERNATIONAL

Droughts threaten knock-on effects for areas without direct water scarcity challenges, in the form of food price pressures, increased irregular migration from displaced…

Russian foreign influencer campaigns are evolving

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INT

In recent months, multiple European intelligence services have issued warnings of increased efforts by Russian state organisations to undermine social cohesion in Europe via…

Pyongyang’s rising cyberthreats are hard to combat

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NORTH KOREA

On November 30 the same trio plus Australia announced coordinated sanctions, in response to Pyongyang’s launch on November 21 of a military reconnaissance satellite. For the first…

Rules for cloud cybersecurity will tighten

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INT

These standards can help customers differentiate between service providers and ensure that data are stored in regions where data protection legislation and law enforcement access…

South-east Asia opium trade will likely increase

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

The report contains the results of opium poppy cultivation surveys in Myanmar and Laos during the 2022/23 poppy season. The ‘Golden Triangle’ -- centred on the…

Greater risks lie ahead for Italy’s government

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ITALY

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has thus far delivered stability, but political and economic challenges lie ahead that could threaten FdI's popularity and thus its dominance of the…

Partnerships between AI firms and militaries will grow

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INT

However, recent trends and developments in the AI industry also point towards these same tools’ potential to serve valuable defence purposes, including threat detection, enhanced…

Russia will struggle to expand West Africa gold mining

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WEST AFRICA

More recently, this has involved widely publicised claims that Russia is skirting international sanctions by using African gold from mines seized by proxy forces to help finance…

Sudan’s oil infrastructure faces growing risks

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SUDAN

Although the parties have given no signs of attacking the oil pipelines yet, as the conflict escalates the risks may grow.