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Preventing Digital Feudalism

2019-10-14

By exploiting technologies that were originally developed by the public sector, digital platform companies have acquired a market position that allows them to extract massive....

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Democracy on a Knife-Edge

2019-10-13

The failure to protect minority rights is a readily understood consequence of the political logic behind the emergence of democracy.

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Can Cyberwarfare Be Regulated?

2019-10-08

In the cyber realm, the same program can be used for legitimate or malicious purposes, depending on the users intent.

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The Death of Anglo-American Conservatism

2019-10-02

The conservatism of Edmund Burke has long served as a source of frustration for radicals, and as a necessary restraint against destructive root and branch reforms.

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Will Lebanese wait hours in gas lines as fuel crisis bites?

2019-09-30

Lebanese citizens are living day by day the repercussions of the dollar scarcity crisis, as the fuel sector threatens an open strike next week if the government fails to find a proper solution.

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Is Greed Destroying Your Soul?

2019-09-30

Greed is less about accumulating wealth than filling an inner void.

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Across a divided nation, skepticism about impeachment

2019-09-28

Protesters call to impeach President Trump in front of the White House on Sept. 24

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Greening Our Cities

2019-09-28

Cities are the worlds leading source of both economic growth and greenhouse-gas emissions, and those contributions will continue to grow as more of the world...

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How AI Can Promote Social Good

2019-09-25

Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve billions of peoples lives but only if it creates and delivers value directly to those most in need, rather than fattening corporate profits

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The truth about eating Eggs

2019-09-24

Are eggs helpful to our health… or a cause of heart disease? BBC Future examines the evidence.

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How close does the Ukraine scandal bring Donald Trump to impeachment?

2019-09-24

Democrats are torn: the president may have abused his office, but be unimpeachable

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Strengthening Land Rights Will Curb Migration

2019-09-22

What the US faces on its southern border is not a security problem, but a humanitarian crisis, and punishing attempts at deterrence cannot resolve it.

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Is education standing up to the task of climate action?

2019-09-19

A mid todays climate crisis, the global education community is faced with the reality that it has done too little too late.

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Trump Team Debates Response to Strikes on Saudi Oil

2019-09-17

Pentagon is cautious as Riyadh requests additional U.S. forces.

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The Biomedicine Threat

2019-09-17

Rapid advances in biotechnology demand additional regulations to keep experiments safe, control the spread of potentially dangerous knowledge

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What would happen if all the world’s trees disappeared?

2019-09-15

As the Amazon fires continue to burn, Rachel Nuwer asks: how dependent are we on the survival of forests?

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Explainer: what Western civilisation owes to Islamic cultures

2019-09-06

Algebra, alchemy, artichoke, alcohol, and apricot all derive from Arabic words which came to the West during the age of Crusades.

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Myths of Kashmir

2019-09-05

India is wedged between two nuclear-armed allies that routinely defy fundamental international rules and norms. Until China and Pakistan stop trying to undermine...

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How Likely Is It That the United States Will Begin Backchannel Talks With the Houthis?

2019-09-05

A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.

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The man who wants to make university degrees obsolete

2019-09-04

Latin America faces huge skills gaps in the workforce, and college is expensive. One man is looking to shift the education model on its head

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The Fall and Rise of Public Heroism

2019-08-29

The value of heroism is again on the rise, especially in countries where undemocratic regimes can no longer be relied on to deliver economic prosperity

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Planetary Thinking

2019-08-29

As policymakers, academics, and activists prepare for next months United Nations climate summit in New York

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Can you cool a house without air conditioning?

2019-08-29

As summer temperatures rise, more buildings are installing energy hungry air conditioners a major contributor to climate change. But are there other ways to cool buildings down?

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Will Democracy Die Last?

2019-08-26

These days, liberal democracy and authoritarianism seem to be engaged in a process of competitive decay, the outcome of which remains uncertain.

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