This detailed and thoughtful article asks “How did digital technologies go from empowering citizens and toppling dictators to being used as tools of oppression and
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Artificial Intelligence Is Now a Pentagon Priority. Will Silicon Valley Help? -NYTimes
Here is a brief article on the militarization of Artificial Intelligence: “In a May memo to President Trump, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis implored him to
The man who declared the ‘end of history’ now fearful of the very fate of liberal democracy -National Post
In the early 1990s, just after the end of the Cold-War, Francis Fukuyama argued that we had reached the “end of history”. He was not
The Surprising Science of Cease-Fires: Even Failures Can Help Peace -1New York Times
No one expects the current ceasefire in Syria to last very long or provide a long-term solution to the conflict. However this article suggests that
2016: World military spending resumes upward course, says SIPRI -SIPRI
The SIPRI Military Expenditure Database is now accessible http://www.sipri.org. A few highlights from this year’s report: World military expenditure rose by 1 per cent in
I Love the U.N., but It Is Failing -NYTimes
Here is a rather scathing review of UN operations by Anthony Banbury, the former United Nations assistant secretary general for field support. He lambastes the