Walls are cropping up all over the world. But as with guns, the sense of safety and security that comes from a wall is almost entirely illusory. Geopolitics, like thermodynamics, has its laws of conservation. If a wall comes down in one place, you can bet that it will go up somewhere else. It...
Read MoreAs the world awaits AI, sleepwalking has become the preferred method of decision-makers. The Daily Devil’s Dictionary explains. Scott Ritter, a former Marine Corps intelligence officer and nuclear arms inspector, assessing the state of the world in the wake of the US withdrawal from the 1987...
Read MoreA decade until 2030 looks like a long time, but not when the world is faced with crises on multiple fronts that require sustained action. The world was intended to be a better place when the international community pledged commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) after the relative...
Read MoreTo date, the notion of gateway organizations has in the most part been used to help explain processes of radicalization in relation to Islamic extremist Islam. Since September 11, 2001, the radical right has been on the rise in terms of popularity and reach across Western states. The 9/11 attacks,...
Read MoreWashington has fallen in love with a new insult designed to protect the interests of one of their favorite lobbies. The Daily Devil’s Dictionary has elected the word “trope” as the most abused word of the week. Here is a selection of its repetitive use: Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic...
Read MoreA remote Russian region of Novaya Zemlya has declared a state of emergency after what a local resident referred to as an “invasion” by polar bears. For many years now, the image of a lonely polar bear standing on a small body of ice floating in the arctic has been invariably attached to...
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Walls are cropping up all over the world. But as with guns, the sense of safety and security that comes from a wall is almost entirely illusory. Geopolitics, like thermodynamics, has its laws of conservation. If a wall comes down in one place, you can bet that it will go up somewhere else. It wasn’t Read More
As the world awaits AI, sleepwalking has become the preferred method of decision-makers. The Daily Devil’s Dictionary explains. Scott Ritter, a former Marine Corps intelligence officer and nuclear arms inspector, assessing the state of the world in the wake of the US withdrawal from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with Russia, warns us Read More
A decade until 2030 looks like a long time, but not when the world is faced with crises on multiple fronts that require sustained action. The world was intended to be a better place when the international community pledged commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) after the relative success of the Millennium Development Read More
To date, the notion of gateway organizations has in the most part been used to help explain processes of radicalization in relation to Islamic extremist Islam. Since September 11, 2001, the radical right has been on the rise in terms of popularity and reach across Western states. The 9/11 attacks, the subsequent war on terror Read More
In the UAE, a young woman has been imprisoned and tortured since 2015, but no one has heard about her. As the world’s media has once again picked up on the story of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s involvement in the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, another story is receiving scant attention. Alya Abdulnoor is a Read More
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Former GE Vice Chair Beth Comstock talks about her time at the company and the challenges that lie ahead for new CEO Larry Culp. Challenges continue... View More