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11.01.2025 | Эра «Живого» Интеллекта | Ежегодный доклад за 2024 год от Future Today Institute
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29.12.2024 | Science and Technology Daily: Tech with Heart AI for Good AI with a Human Touch | BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In 1949, pioneering computer scientist Edmund Callis Berkeley envisioned a future filled with thinking machines in his book Giant Brains, or Machines That Think. Decades later, his vision has become a ... |
19.12.2024 | Securing Our Digital Lifelines: Quantum Technology and the Battle for Arctic Supremacy | Back to Publications
View of the U.S.-Canada fourth joint mission to map the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean in August and September 2011. Photo: U.S. Department of State
The battle for Arctic supremacy is heating up as melting ice an... |
12.12.2024 | Commentary: President Yoon’s actions have tarnished South Korea’s international reputation | SINGAPORE: South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol has terrible timing. His declaration of martial law has tested the resilience of his country’s democracy, at a time when the economy is under pressure, and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un ha... |
09.12.2024 | Uncertainty reigns amid power vacuum in Syria after the collapse of the Assad regime | New: You can now listen to articles.
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As Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad after five decades of brutal dynastic rule, analysts cautioned the situation remains uncertain and precarious as a ... |
06.12.2024 | CNA Explains: Subsea cables and why it matters when they're damaged | Listen to this article
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03.12.2024 | The Future Battlefield is Melting: An Argument for Why the U.S. Must Adopt a More Proactive Arctic Strategy | Back to Publications
A Royal Netherlands Navy Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel is anchored as U.S. Marines prepare to disembark the HNLMS Rotterdam for an amphibious beach landing during Exercise Cold Response 2022, Norway, March 21, 2022. P... |
28.11.2024 | Navigating the Digital Storm: Strategies for Internet Resilience | In a world increasingly reliant on digital connectivity, the threat of internet shutdowns looms large. Governments wield this power like a double-edged sword, often using it to control information during elections, protests, or crises. The ... |
27.11.2024 | Top 5 Ways to Bypass Internet Shutdowns | It used to be that a government shutting down internet access was an extreme move taken in times of severe upheaval. However, the practice has become increasingly common, as internet shutdowns have been used during elections and student exa... |
23.11.2024 | Commentary: Putin escalates Ukraine war by a step, not a leap, with missile experiment | LONDON: Ever since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has tried to deter the West from supplying Kyiv with ever more potent weaponry by threatening retaliation and escalation of the war. On each occasion – the suppl... |
15.11.2024 | A New Era of Loyalty: Trump’s Cabinet Choices Signal a Shift in Governance | Donald Trump is back, and he’s bringing a whirlwind of change with him. His recent Cabinet selections reveal a strategy steeped in loyalty and a willingness to reshape American institutions. The nomination of Matt Gaetz as attorney general ... |
14.11.2024 | Trump taps loyalists with few qualifications for top jobs | US President-elect Donald Trump chose loyalists with little experience for several key Cabinet positions on Wednesday (Nov 13), stunning some allies and making clear that he is serious about reshaping - and in some cases testing - America's... |
24.10.2024 | China races to outflank Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service | On August 6, a Long March 6 rocket emblazoned with the Chinese flag roared off the launch pad of the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, spewing fire and plumes of smoke. Its powerful engines hoisted 18 communications satellites into low Earth... |
17.10.2024 | BRICS Expansion: What it Means for Malaysia’s Economic Future, According to Global Broker Octa | KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 October 2024 – BRICS represents a formidable economic bloc that significantly influences global trade and geopolitics. In January, the alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South... |
13.10.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Nicholas R. Micinski and Kelsey Norman: A year of escalating conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a new era of regional displacement
By Nicholas R. Micinski and Kelsey Norm... | By Nicholas R. Micinski and Kelsey Norman
A year of conflict has ushered in a new era of mass displacement in the Middle East.
Since Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the subsequent sustained Israeli bombardment of Gaza, Israel h... |
11.10.2024 | The Arctic This Week Take Five: Week of 7 October, 2024 | Back to Publications NWT Government Launches Program to Offset Shipping Costs from Supply Disruptions
As reported by CBC News on October 10, the government of the Northwest Territories has announced that a new program will provide funds to ... |
08.10.2024 | Understanding Gaza: Lessons for the "day after" and beyond | On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas and other Gaza-based Palestinian armed groups launched a surprise attack on Israel’s southern border communities, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. In response, Israel retaliated by imposing a total closur... |
04.10.2024 | Understanding Gaza: A reflection on decades of failed policies and their lessons for the “day after” and beyond | On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas and other Gaza-based Palestinian armed groups launched a surprise attack on Israel’s southern border communities, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. In response, Israel retaliated by imposing a total closur... |
03.10.2024 | Biden says US would not support Israeli strike on Iran nuclear sites | WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday (Oct 2) that he would not support any Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear sites in response to its ballistic missile attack and urged Israel to act "proportionally" against its reg... |
03.10.2024 | Green energy realities threaten Asia’s tech dreams | It was just before dawn on a sweltering Taipei morning, and Pegatron Chairman T H Tung was still hunched over his desk analyzing energy portfolios, carbon emissions, government policies and decades of energy-related data from several countr... |
30.09.2024 | IFF Official Talks Geoeconomic Fragmentation at Inaugural Kazakh Economic Meeting | (Yicai) Sept. 30 -- Zhou Xin, Deputy Secretary-General of the International Finance Forum (IFF) and Director of the IFF Hong Kong Center, addressed a conference held in Kazakhstan’s capital of Astana on September 17. Zhou’s speech to the Fi... |
03.09.2024 | Ethiopia: The Need to Design Energy Transition That Strikes Balance Between Tech and Nature | As the world becomes highly engaged in the hot agenda of de-carbonization which is threatening the global climate two things are also becoming important points of discussion. One is how to effectively exploit the huge volume of minerals req... |
01.08.2024 | Strengthening Ties: The US-Singapore Partnership in a Changing World | In the heart of Southeast Asia, Singapore stands as a beacon of stability and progress. Recently, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited this island nation, marking a significant moment in the ongoing partnership between the United St... |
31.07.2024 | CNA Explains: What Singapore’s ‘123 Agreement’ with the US means for its exploration of nuclear energy | Listen to this article
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30.07.2024 | China wants more overseas buyers for C919. Can Southeast Asia help it soar? | Listen to this article
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28.07.2024 | Netanyahu and Trump: A Reunion of Political Titans | In the ever-shifting landscape of international politics, alliances can be as fleeting as shadows. The recent meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former U.S. President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago serves as a reminde... |
26.07.2024 | National Politics | Trump welcomes Netanyahu to Mar-a-Lago, mending his relationship with a key political ally | “We’ve always had a great relationship,” Trump insisted before journalists. Asked as the two sat down in a muraled room for talks if Netanyahu’s trip to Mar-a-Lago was repairing their bond, Trump responded, “It was never bad.”
As president,... |
02.07.2024 | The Dragon and Phoenix: How Beijing is Winning Battles in Its “Peaceful War” with the United States | Beijing has discretely employed a “red thread,” dragon and phoenix strategy to compete in the sea and air with its global rival—the United States. Following the Chinese mythology of the invisible red thread—which connects those who are dest... |
17.06.2024 | Taiwan’s Diplomatic Setback: How Much Longer Will Eswatini Maintain Diplomatic Ties with Taiwan? | Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, is the last African country maintaining diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Given China’s growing economic influence in Africa, why does Eswatini persist in its alliance with Taiwan?
The Republic of Chin... |
12.06.2024 | NATO has always been an Arctic Alliance (Part II) | Back to Publications
A Dutch Marine participates in amphibious landing training in March 2024 as part of NATO’s Nordic Response exercise. The exercise brought 20,000 soldiers from 13 NATO member states to the Norwegian Arctic. Photo: NATO N... |
16.05.2024 | Putin and Xi condemn U.S., agree to strengthen Russia-China strategic ties | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday pledged to deepen the countries' already close strategic ties and condemned what they claimed was aggressive behavior from... |
07.05.2024 | CNA Explains: What is Chinese President Xi hoping to achieve in Europe? | Listen to this article
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29.04.2024 | Disintegration of the State in Sudan: A Year After the Eruption of War | Ongoing violence in Sudan is causing a severe humanitarian crisis. The involvement of international actors is exacerbating the escalation.
The streets of Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, echoed with the cries of “Madaneyah” — civilian rule —... |
19.04.2024 | Polarisation, Political Violence and the U.S. Elections | In this episode of Ripple Effect, Michael and Steven talk with Rachel Kleinfeld, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the state of U.S. democracy and the risk of political violence as the U.S. heads toward ... |
15.04.2024 | Arab states unexpectedly helped Israel fend off Iran's attack | Military & Defense Arab states unexpectedly helped Israel fend off Iran's attack
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12.04.2024 | EU External Partners: MEPs Renew Criticism of EU Migration Deals ― Aid Organisations Sue Dutch Government Over EU-Turkey Agreement ― More Reports of Interference and Violence by Libyan Coast Guard ― N... | Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have repeated their criticism of the European Commission for signing migration agreements with North African countries. Three aid organisations are suing the Dutch government over its involvement in... |
08.04.2024 | Gold boosted to new records as China beefs up reserves | Source: World Gold Council; Note: The percentage share of total foreign reserves held in gold, as calculated by the World Gold Council. The value of gold holdings is calculated using the end-of-quarter gold price. Data for the value of othe... |
02.04.2024 | Meet the woman who engineered Russia's wartime economy and helped secure another term for Putin | Economy Meet the woman who engineered Russia's wartime economy and helped secure another term for Putin
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2024-04-02T01:35:08Z
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01.04.2024 | Turkey's opposition party just won the local elections. It could prompt a change in the country's relationship with Russia. | Politics Turkey's opposition party just won the local elections. It could prompt a change in the country's relationship with Russia.
Huileng Tan
2024-04-01T10:07:36Z
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27.03.2024 | Внутренние стремления и внешние злоупотребления — переплетённые риски ИИ | Это перевод статьи Якоба Стейнхардта. Эта статья базируется на другой — «Какой будет GPT-2030».
С учётом того, насколько они будут способными, будущие ИИ‑системы смогут представлять серьёзные риски для общества. Некоторые из рисков исходят ... |
15.03.2024 | Western special operations activity is on the rise around a new US partner in a strategic but unstable area of the Mediterranean | Military & Defense Western special operations activity is on the rise around a new US partner in a strategic but unstable area of the Mediterranean
Constantine Atlamazoglou
2024-03-15T10:45:01Z
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11.03.2024 | Four things we learned when US spy chiefs testified to Congress | Cyberattacks, regional conflict, weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, commercial spyware, AI, misinformation, disinformation, deepfakes and TikTok. These are just some of the top perceived threats that the United States faces, according ... |
02.03.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Sabine von Mering: Peace is necessary to give the climate a chance | By Sabine von Mering
When my son was a teenager and he first began to notice what I do for work, he used to roll his eyes when he saw the books I was reading: “Why do you like reading about all this depressing stuff, Mom? World War II, the ... |
26.02.2024 | Putin appears unstoppable, but even he 'doesn't know where the tolerance of the Russian people lies,' an economic historian said | Economy Putin appears unstoppable, but even he 'doesn't know where the tolerance of the Russian people lies,' an economic historian said
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2024-02-26T04:41:07Z
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25.02.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Michael J. Socolow: Tucker Carlson’s visit to Russia highlights the difference between propaganda and journalism | By Michael J. Socolow
Tucker Carlson, the conservative former cable TV news pundit, recently traveled to Moscow to interview Russian dictator Vladimir Putin for his Tucker Carlson Network, known as TCN.
The two-hour interview itself proved ... |
19.02.2024 | The US is almost out of options to make Russia pay for Navalny's death | Politics The US is almost out of options to make Russia pay for Navalny's death
Tom Porter
2024-02-19T12:48:15Z
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18.02.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Klaus W. Larres: Why the United States needs NATO – 3 things to know | By Klaus W. Larres
Former President Donald Trump has long made it clear that he deeply resents NATO, a 75-year-old military alliance that is composed of the United States and 30 other countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany... |
13.02.2024 | How Trump’s NATO comments escalate his disdain for America’s allies | Former President Trump's recent anti-NATO comments fit into his longtime disdain for the defensive alliance, but went a step further with the suggestion he'd stand by Russia if it invaded a NATO ally.
The big picture: The comments from the ... |
12.02.2024 | 2024 Election Watch: Indonesia, Pakistan, Belarus, and Senegal | In the second of this series on the global election scene, Colin Chapman looks at controversial elections taking place in February. The one likely to have the biggest impact globally, and in Australia, is the Indonesian presidential and leg... |
11.02.2024 | First U.S.-India joint space mission will deliver hyper-detailed view of Earth | An upcoming satellite mission will provide a first-of-its-kind, hyper-detailed view of Earth — and a glimpse of how shifting geopolitics on the ground may play out in space.
Why it matters: Earth-observing is now a key space capability for ... |
19.01.2024 | Indonesia steps up global role as 'bridge to peace' in Ukraine | This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in.
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13.01.2024 | Almost half of the world's population will vote in a national election this year. These are 9 elections to watch. | Politics Almost half of the world's population will vote in a national election this year. These are 9 elections to watch.
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2024-01-13T10:38:35Z
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11.01.2024 | Canberra steps into the AI arena without a policy framework | Source: Adobe Stock article-article-body
A partnership with Microsoft will trial the use of AI within the Australian Public Service, even while safety policies are still being developed.
The Australian Public Service will become one of the ... |
01.01.2024 | Investment bankers are watching these 6 signals as they pray for an M&A rebound in 2024 | Finance Investment bankers are watching these 6 signals as they pray for an M&A rebound in 2024
Emmalyse Brownstein, Bianca Chan, Rebecca Ungarino, and Kaja Whitehouse
2024-01-01T12:15:01Z
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01.01.2024 | Citizen Planet: 10 Things to Do for the Climate in 2024 | 8 Mins Read If you’re looking for a New Year’s resolution, here are 10 things you can do in 2024 to curb your footprint and planetary impact and tackle climate change.
“We are heading for environmental disaster unless we change our habits q... |
31.12.2023 | 50 самых посещаемых нейросетевых инструментов 2023 года, и их поведение при трафике более 24 млрд уникальных хостов... | Искусственный интеллект был вездесущей темой прошедшего года, он раздвинул рамки и заставил переосмыслить многие отрасли за короткое время.
С сентября 2022 по август 2023 года только 50 лучших инструментов искусственного интеллекта сгенерир... |
19.12.2023 | Putin runs the Russian economy in the same heavy-handed way he navigates his yacht, researcher says | Economy Putin runs the Russian economy in the same heavy-handed way he navigates his yacht, researcher says
Jennifer Sor
2023-12-19T18:49:01Z
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18.12.2023 | Putin is trying to solve a 'trilemma' in Russia's fragile wartime economy now, a former Russian official says | Economy Putin is trying to solve a 'trilemma' in Russia's fragile wartime economy now, a former Russian official says
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2023-12-18T05:19:04Z
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09.12.2023 | Nuclear power plans could sink East Africa | The East Africa region has the fastest growing population in Africa. Between 2013 and 2017, its growth rate was twice the African average. The region is also experiencing strong economic growth. It’s sub-Saharan share of GDP has risen from ... |
07.12.2023 | North and South Korea are taking their missile race underwater. Here's how their new missile-launching submarines stack up | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the launch of a new "tactical nuclear attack submarine" in September. KCNA via REUTERS
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06.12.2023 | Dumb, Telecom Industry Backed ‘Network Fees’ Drive Twitch Out Of Korea | Twitch has announced that the company is shutting down in Korea after regulators there imposed a ridiculous new regulatory framework that drove the company’s operational costs through the roof. |
12.11.2023 | Commentary | Opinion: Jorge Heine: Reaction to Gaza siege has exposed the rift between the West and the Global South | By Jorge Heine
The lopsidedness was stark: 120 countries voted in favor of a resolution before the United Nations on Oct. 26, 2023, calling for a “humanitarian truce” in the war in Gaza. A mere 14 countries voted against it.
But the numbers... |
22.10.2023 | Commentary | Opinion: Nathan French: Hamas was unpopular before attack. Gazans cared more about fighting poverty than armed resistance. | By Nathan French
Amid the escalation of the Israel-Hamas war, observers in the region and internationally continue to make assumptions about Gazan public support for Hamas.
Mistaken assumptions such as those by U.S. presidential candidate R... |
19.10.2023 | A US State Department official resigned over Biden's 'blind' military support for Israel | Military & Defense A US State Department official resigned over Biden's 'blind' military support for Israel
Thibault Spirlet
2023-10-19T15:00:08Z
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15.10.2023 | Commentary | Guest opinion: Aaron Pilkington: In the Israel-Hamas war, no matter who loses, Iran wins | By Aaron Pilkington
There will be only one winner in the war that has broken out between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. And it is neither Israel nor Hamas.
In an operation coined “the Al-Aqsa Storm,” Hamas, whose formal na... |
12.10.2023 | China May Blacklist Illegal AI Training Data | Aldohn Domingo, Tech Times 12 October 2023, 09:10 pm
China's National Information and Security Standardization Committee, Reuters reports, wants to assess and determine the percentage at which AI is trained using illegal or harmful informat... |
10.10.2023 | The world's first real AI rules are coming soon. Here's what they will look like. | President Joe Biden. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky
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Governments across the world are at different stages of creating and enacting AI regulations.
The EU may be the first to enact generative-AI regulation. China takes a more restrictiv... |
02.10.2023 | A Ukrainian soldier called up Russian tech support when his captured Russian tank wouldn't start: report | Russia's T-72B3 tanks at a rehearsal for a military parade in 2020. Viktor Vytolsky/Epsilon via Getty Images
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A Ukrainian soldier called Russian tech support to help with a captured Russian tank, Forbes reported.
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16.08.2023 | The evolution of cyber threat tactics [Q&A] | Data breaches and cyberattacks are seldom far from the news, and it's an area that seldom stands still for long.
We spoke to founder and CEO of White Knight Labs, Greg Hatcher, to discuss how threat tactics are evolving and what organizatio... |
15.08.2023 | Ukraine's counteroffensive would fall apart without all the Russian vehicles it has captured, frontline mechanic says | A Russian tank seized inside of the woodland is examined by Ukrainian soldiers in Irpin, Ukraine in April 2022. Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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15.08.2023 | A Ukrainian says he paid $5,000 for a medical diagnosis to avoid conscription, an example of widespread corruption and draft-dodging | Military & Defense A Ukrainian says he paid $5,000 for a medical diagnosis to avoid conscription, an example of widespread corruption and draft-dodging
Mia Jankowicz
2023-08-15T11:53:03Z
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21.07.2023 | Prigozhin's uprising failed, but it triggered China's 'psychology about warlords,' top White House official says | Military & Defense Prigozhin's uprising failed, but it triggered China's 'psychology about warlords,' top White House official says
Christopher Woody
2023-07-21T18:55:14Z
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19.07.2023 | What’s New about the UN’s New Agenda for Peace? | On 20 July, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will launch “A New Agenda for Peace”, a policy brief on the future of multilateral security cooperation. The report is one of a series of papers that Guterres has circulated to UN member sta... |
18.07.2023 | Israel's workhorse Merkava tank could soon be refilling foreign arsenals depleted by the war in Ukraine | An Israeli Merkava tank trains in the Golan Heights in March 2008. Israel Defense Forces/Neil Cohen
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Israel may be about to export its workhorse Merkava tank for the first time.
Reports say Israel is in talks to sell the tank to a... |
18.07.2023 | Thailand’s Prospects for Democracy Blocked by the Junta-Appointed Senate | A return to street politics and another mass movement campaign may once again be on the cards for Thailand’s government. With a junta-led constitutional system designed to protect the conservative establishment, many Thais, and especially y... |
18.07.2023 | A man who runs the web domain for a Russian-allied country says he's been accidentally sent millions of US military emails for 10 years, including sensitive information like a general's travel itinera... | The emails included maps, photos of bases, and terrorism briefings, said Johannes Zuurbier. MivPiv/Getty Images
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A Dutch business owner is warning that millions of US military emails are being sent to Mali.
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14.07.2023 | Технологии искусственного интеллекта в Европе | В Европе динамика развития искусственного интеллекта сильно отличается от аналогичной в США или Китае. Сказывается сложная правовая структура и то, что 60% рынка составляют средние и даже малые предприятия. Тем не менее, в странах Евросоюза... |
13.07.2023 | Secretary Yellen’s China mission underscores economic diplomacy, domestic climate policy nexus | Notwithstanding the United States’ industrial might, wealth and technical know-how, achieving the decarbonization and energy security goals set by the Biden-Harris administration is easier said than done. Because while recent legislation ha... |
12.07.2023 | Japan turns to livestreamed fish in Fukushima safety campaign | Tokyo, Japan – Japan has launched a torrent of advertising campaigns to help convince a sceptical public that releasing treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean is safe.
Details of the release –... |
09.07.2023 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Nir Eisikovits: AI is an existential threat – just not the way you think | By Nir Eisikovits
The rise of ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence systems has been accompanied by a sharp increase in anxiety about AI. For the past few months, executives and AI safety researchers have been offering predictions, du... |
08.07.2023 | Why the War in Ukraine May Be a Long One | How do Ukrainian officials define victory, and what are their prospects?
Ukrainian officials, and their backers, tell two stories of what victory looks like. The first entails Ukraine regaining all of its territory and receiving reparations... |
05.07.2023 | Africa: AI Is an Existential Threat - Just Not the Way You Think | The rise of ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence systems has been accompanied by a sharp increase in anxiety about AI. For the past few months, executives and AI safety researchers have been offering predictions, dubbed "P(doom)... |
27.06.2023 | The Kremlin spent over $1 billion on Wagner's mercenary army just to see them capture a destroyed city and then turn around and invade Russia | Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
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25.06.2023 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Krista Wiegand: China and the U.S. are locked in struggle – and Blinken’s visit is only a start to improving relations | By Krista Wiegand
In the weeks building up to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China on June 18-19, 2023, there was a lot of uncertainty in both the United States and China about the purpose and possible outcomes of the vis... |
22.06.2023 | Biden bets big on India despite friction on Ukraine and human rights | India is undercutting President Biden's strategy on Ukraine and backsliding on the human rights and democracy issues at "the core" of Biden's foreign policy — but U.S. officials are anxious to demonstrate this week that relations ... |
21.06.2023 | 'No sane investor' could be fooled by Putin's charade of optimism for Russia's economy, researcher says | Putin's show of Russia's economic strength won't fool any "sane investor," Carnegie scholar Alexandra Prokopenko said.
She pointed to Russia's growing budget deficit and labor shortage as its war on Ukraine drags on.
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20.06.2023 | Texas Legislature Convinced First Amendment Simply Does Not Exist | Over the past two years, there has been a concerted push by state legislatures to regulate the Internet, the likes of which has not been seen since the late 90s/early aughts. Content moderation, financial relationships between journalists a... |
05.06.2023 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements
Monday, June 5, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. ET: The Brookings Institution hosted a webinar on the threats facing refugees and migrants in Tunisia—from unsafe border crossings to authoritarianism and remarks from the Tunisian pre... |
05.06.2023 | Not a Rose by Any Other Name: Dual-Use and Dual-Purpose Space Systems | The dual nature of many space systems is considered by many members of the international community to be a significant issue of concern that can pose challenges to space security, hampering efforts to protect space systems from possible thr... |
05.06.2023 | Russia's economy faces a 'massive brain drain' as over 1 million young workers exit labor force, says former central bank official | Russia's economy faces a "massive brain drain," a former central bank adviser told NPR.
More than 1 million young Russians are believed to have left the workforce last year alone.
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31.05.2023 | Egypt in the Balance? | Egypt is in the midst of a profound economic crisis that threatens to disrupt its domestic, economic and foreign policies – deepening public disenchantment and potentially fuelling social unrest. The war in Ukraine has exacerbated this pred... |
30.05.2023 | Could AI carry out coups next unless stopped now? | Steve Wozniak is no fan of Elon Musk. In February, the Apple co-founder described the Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter owner as a “cult leader” and called him dishonest.
Yet, in late March, the tech titans came together, joining dozens of high-pro... |
30.05.2023 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements
Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. ET: The Center for Strategic and International Studies will host a discussion of the role of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in American diplomatic efforts, fe... |
29.05.2023 | Local Currency Settlement – An “Asianised Way” in trade? | There is a deep and growing preference among Asian countries to settle trade deals in their local currencies. This follows an acknowledgement by ASEAN leaders that it is high time they reduce dependence on the US dollar and accelerate plans... |
22.05.2023 | Exposed: Understanding the threat of digital spying & stalkerware | The global market for commercial spyware is currently estimated at around $12 billion, which over the last 10 years has seen 80 countries purchase the technology. Spyware is used for a range of purposes, allowing operators to gain remote ac... |
15.05.2023 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements
Monday, May 15, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. ET: The Wilson Center hosted a virtual event to discuss how G7 leaders can lead by example and demonstrate unity and a respect for international law, ahead of the summit meeting in Jap... |
09.05.2023 | Russia's economy will be frozen for a long time as it relies more on China and 'yuanization,' think tank says | Western sanctions will keep Russia's economy frozen, according a Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center scholar.
Russia is now over-reliant on commodities and China, and can't secure advanced technologies.
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08.05.2023 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements
Monday, May 8, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. ET: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a conversation about how great power competition has affected U.S. international development programs. The discussio... |
07.05.2023 | A new law allows Putin to draft Russians via an online portal — even if they don't have an account. It 'brings the digital Gulag much, much closer,' critics say | A military cadet stands in front of a billboard promoting contract army service in Saint Petersburg on October 5, 2022. OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images
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03.05.2023 | A Vision for Regulatory Harmonization to Spur International Research | On May 1, Reps. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) and Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) sent a letter asking the Biden administration to “initiate a multilateral negotiation to establish an international research center to facilitate cross platform research on ... |