Intersections

The cloud needs water: How big tech’s data centers are fueling the global water crisis (Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering)

Amazon, Microsoft, and Google’s push to create data centers in some of the world’s driest areas threatens to deepen a looming water crisis. An...

Amnesty International, record di persone giustiziate nel mondo nel 2024

(Maria Eva Pedrerol) Il 2024 annus horribilis che segna il record delle pene di morte eseguite nel mondo. Oltre 1.500 persone sono state giustiziate in...

How the Global Migration Crackdown Affects Climate Finance (Noah Gordon, Debbra Goh – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

All across the North Atlantic region, rich countries are putting up barriers to keep foreigners out. Some are physical, like the wall separating San...

Canada’s Draft Cybersecurity Legislation Must Be Resurrected (Ryan Westman, Centre for International Governance Innovation)

Much has been written about the travails of the Liberal government at the end of 2024 and the subsequent prorogation of Parliament. Less discussed...

Joint Communiqué of France and the United Kingdom on the Paris Conference of the Pall Mall Process (GOV.UK)

On 3 and 4 April 2025, the UK and France convened the second Pall Mall Process conference, in Paris. The Process is an international...

Commission to invest €1.3 billion in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital skills (European Commission)

The Commission will allocate €1.3 billion for the deployment of critical technologies that are strategically important for the future of Europe and the continent's...

ICC Office of the Prosecutor Releases Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes (Marko Milanovic, Lawfare)

On March 6, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court published a draft Policy on cyber-enabled crimes, which is now open...

Truth and Consequences: The Post-Election Regulatory Landscape for Big Tech (Susan Ness, Just Security)

Elections have consequences. In July 2019, the European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen to become president of the European Commission. Under her leadership,...

Generative AI, Democracy and Human Rights (David Evan Harris, Aaron Shull – Centre for International Governance Innovation)

Disinformation is not new, but given how disinformation campaigns are constructed, there is almost no stage that will not be rendered more effective by...

Latest articles