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February 19, 2021

Cybersecurity
Cyber Week in Review: February 19, 2021

New activity from and against North Korean hackers; Russian hackers target French IT monitoring company; Cambodia adopts China-style internet firewall; Facebook blocks Australian news outlets; and Mo…

A person uses a smartphone to look at the Facebook page of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen.

December 28, 2012

Is Education a Threat to Peace?

The newest threat to peace in the Middle East is a college--at least according to the government of the United Kingdom. The educational institution in question is Ariel College, now Ariel University…

February 24, 2015

Cybersecurity
A Red Cross for Cyberspace Is a Novel Idea, but Would it Work?

Alex Grigsby is the assistant director for the Digital and Cyberspace Policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Tim Maurer and Duncan Hollis from the New America Foundation published a pie…

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July 8, 2013

Sub-Saharan Africa
Political Ferment in South Africa

South African politics recently appears to be entering a period of flux. The opportunity for change is signaled by national icon Nelson Mandela’s serious illness. The media is regularly reporting tha…

Anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele launches her new political party "Agang" to challenge South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) in Pretoria, June 22, 2013.

May 1, 2017

France
How the French Debacle in Algeria Shaped the Rise of Marine Le Pen—and What America Can Learn From It

Marine Le Pen's neofascist movement was fueled by lingering resentment over a military humiliation. Maybe ours too.

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