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June 2, 2011

Monetary Policy
Oil, Inflation, and Monetary Policy

Monetary policy is one of the basic mechanisms through which rising oil prices are believed to hurt the economy: oil prices rise, inflation results, central bankers raise rates, and the economy slows…

September 20, 2014

Egypt
Weekend Reading: Surveillance in Egypt, Inside ISIS, and Peace in Libya

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports on the mysteries surrounding Egypt’s new surveillance system. Rozh Ahmad interviews a former member of ISIS. Thalia Beaty evaluates the efforts of the United N…

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March 27, 2015

Yemen
Weekend Reading: Wahhabism and ISIS, the Yemeni State, and the State of Yemen

Lorenzo Kamel examines how the Wahhabi establishment in Saudi Arabia attempts to differentiate itself from the ideology of ISIS. Jay Ulfelder finds that recent events in Yemen challenges traditional…

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August 10, 2018

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: August 10, 2018

This week: mobile blockchain voting, no word from Google on its China plans, and ICANN loses in a European court. 

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February 14, 2024

Ecuador
Can Ecuador Avoid Becoming a Narco-State

Criminal groups have captured parts of the state. A broad political coalition must fight corruption and root them out.

Photo of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa