kirill_makarov via Shutterstock Paul Rogers, University of Bradford Following political developments in the past fortnight, two state-level policy changes in the Middle East are likely to combine to have a substantial impact on regional stability. On March 10, in a deal brokered by China and signed in Beijing, Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed
As the 20th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq approaches, it is crucial to examine the war’s impact and legacy. The Iraq War lasted from 2003 to 2011 and has had a significant impact on the world, shaping the geopolitical landscape in the Middle East and beyond. In this article, we will
The recent drone incident in the Black Sea involving a Russian drone and a US Navy destroyer highlights the growing role of emerging technologies in international security. As unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cyberweapons become more accessible and sophisticated, countries must develop comprehensive strategies to address these threats. This requires a multifaceted approach
Despite a high-profile pledge from U.S. President Joe Biden’s to eliminate US$31 billion in fossil fuel subsidies, the country’s oil and gas industry is still lining up for billions in financial support under the national climate plan it once opposed. Biden included the subsidy measure in a US$6.9-trillion budget plan, released Thursday, that
Jimmy Carter answered reporters’ election-monitoring questions in Caracas, Venezuela, May 29, 2004. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images Jennifer Lynn McCoy, Georgia State University When former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter founded the nonprofit Carter Center in 1982, one of their goals was to help Latin American countries – many of
by Adam Goldstein, Alaska BeaconJanuary 26, 2023 WASHINGTON – A panel of policymakers and educators, including author Dave Eggers and former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, gathered at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to promote the American Teacher Act. The bill, if passed, would authorize the federal government to create four-year grants
by Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota ReformerJanuary 25, 2023 This week the state Senate plans to take up a bill that will codify stronger protections for abortion and other reproductive health care rights into state law. The bill has already passed the House, and is considered a top legislative priority for the new DFL trifecta
Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, has fought a battle with conservatives in his party for the speakership. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Rachel Paine Caufield, Drake University Second in the line of presidential succession after the vice president, the speaker of the House occupies a central role in our national government. But what is
Georgios Giannakopoulos, City, University of London The war in Ukraine has put Turkey into the geopolitical spotlight. One of Nato’s earliest member states, with a special relationship with Russia, Turkey is attempting to balance its competing interests, as well as increasing its own influence. Meanwhile, Turkey is in the middle of launching a
In 2021, 108 individual ransomware attacks affected 2,302 medical organizations, which impacted 19.76 million patient records. We estimate that these attacks cost medical entities almost $7.8 billion in downtime alone. Since 2016, ransomware attacks have been a well-known threat to medical organizations. We saw a massive influx of attacks from the pandemic onwards.