International
The Week Ahead: 28 January-3 February 2018
Trump’s State of the Union. Turkey intensifies operations in Turkey. Merkel mends her coalition. All this in The Week Ahead.
The Week Ahead: 21 – 27 January 2018
Meeting in Davos to unite several world leaders and financial experts. Cape Town restricts water use. Secretary Tillerson travels to EU to discuss Iran.
Emerging technologies: when terrorists print their own weapons
Additive manufacturing (3D printing) could have a major impact on terrorist capabilities – especially with regards to the ease of obtaining arms.
The Week Ahead: 14-20 January 2018
German coalition building. Greek labor protests. Fallout from Trump’s faux pas. Tunisia protests. All in The Week Ahead.
How governments manage security risk with facial recognition technology
Facial recognition technology has the potential to reduce security costs, but carries its own risks and may entrench discrimination.
Emerging technologies: terrorism and UAVs
Deployment of UAVs in warzones by non-state actors presages their use in terrorist attacks – and as regulation struggles to catch up with technological advances, the risk is rising.
The Week Ahead: 7-13 January 2018
North and South Korea prepare for Olympic talks. Iran protests raise more questions. Consumer Electronic Show lights up Vegas. U.S. budget showdown looms. All in The Week Ahead.
For American business to thrive, bilateral trade deals aren’t enough
As the Trump administration pulls out of multilateral free trade agreements, other world powers are increasingly commiting to them.
The Week Ahead: 10 -16 December
Brexit moves to round two. U.S. Congress heads towards budget battle. German government moves closer to a coalition. Judge calls for arrest of former President Kirchner. All in The Week Ahead.
Catch-22 in the South China Sea: why preserving fish stocks is key to a resolution
ASEAN disunity means no end in sight for China’s island-building in the South China Sea. Yet those islands will destroy the coral reefs they are built on, and the very fish stocks China wants to control in the first place.
