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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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May 15, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: SpaceX Shoots for ISS on Saturday
Space commercialization may take a small step forward on Saturday (NYT). SpaceX is planning to launch the first commercial capsule to the International Space Station (ISS). If successful, SpaceX’s Dr…
August 29, 2019
Cybersecurity
Cyber Crime in Outer Space: Houston, Do We Have a Problem?
Recent allegations of criminal wrongdoing by an astronaut on a computer network from space suggests that how U.S. law applies to citizens engaged in government, commercial, or non-governmental space …
June 1, 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa
It’s Bad (Again) in Eastern Congo
The UN office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that internally displaced people (IDP) in Congo-Kinshasa numbers more than two million, as of March 31. That is up from 1.7 …
June 29, 2016
United States
How Not To Estimate and Communicate Risks
Estimating and translating the probability of an event for decision-makers is among the most difficult challenges in government and the private sector. The person making the estimate must be able to …
July 5, 2011
Defense and Security
The Danger of Space Debris
A Minotaur 1 rocket, carrying the Operationally Responsive Space 1 (ORS 1) satellite, lifts off from Wallop Island, Virginia in this undated handout photograph provided June 30, 2011. ORS 1 will s…
