January 10, 2019
EthiopiaHe recalls the popular challenge now underway against Omar al-Bashir’s rule in Sudan; the deaths of Kofi Annan, the first African secretary General of UN, and Winnie Mandela, a flawed leader of the South African liberation movement; the highly positive emergence of the reform-minded Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian prime minister; and the international attention to Congolese surgeon Denis Mukwege, who won a Nobel Peace prize for his work with rape victims.
January 14, 2019
United StatesThe president's push to "build the wall" fails to grasp the role of modern technology in policing U.S. borders.
January 2, 2019
Elections and VotingA look back at election security in 2018.
February 6, 2019
International OrganizationsPresident Trump has nominated David Malpass to be the next World Bank president. A more transparent process is needed in selecting the institution's head.
October 23, 2018
Human RightsA UN working group is drafting a new treaty that could make social media companies liable for content hosted on their platforms that infringe international human rights law.
August 14, 2018
United StatesThe advent of drones has led to calls for new law to regulate the skies. One such proposal from the Uniform Law Commission is causing a stir in the United States.
December 27, 2018
United StatesYear’s end is a time for taking stock, counting successes, and assessing failures. It is also time for remembering those who are no longer with us. Here are ten Americans who died in 2018 who through…
July 11, 2018
Digital PolicyWith Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, two recent cases shed light on how Chief Justice John Roberts might decide technology cases if he becomes the court's new swing vote.
November 30, 2018
CybersecurityThis week: Huawei is scary, a test for the CLOUD Act, Iranians indicted for ransomware that affected Atlanta, Russia fines Google, and considering export controls for frontier technologies.
November 26, 2018
IndiaTen years ago today, terrorists laid siege to Mumbai over a period of three days. Images of the iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in flames shocked the world, but terrorists also attacked the Oberoi Hote…