Intersections

USA’s exit from international organizations leaves digital governance largely unscathed (Jovan Kurbalija – Diplo)

On 7 January, the United States withdrew from a slate of international organisations and initiatives. It was not a surprise, following the overall spirit...

UN News (13 January 2026)

(World News in Brief) More civilians in Sudan continue to be killed and displaced as fighting escalates in multiple parts of the country, the...

Moroccan Government Plans AI Roadmap to 2030, Targets $10B GDP Contribution (Wearetech.Africa)

Morocco plans to launch its “Maroc IA 2030” strategy to modernize public services, enhance digital interoperability, and strengthen economic competitiveness. The government will establish...

From lab to market, China accelerates frontier tech deployment (People’s Daily Online)

From robots deployed at airports and hotels to autonomous vehicles navigating city roads and quantum computing tackling complex industrial calculations, innovations in China are...

Russia–PRC Technology and Hybrid Operations (The Jamestown Foundation)

Technological innovation is reshaping the modern battlefield. Russia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are combining conventional warfare with electromagnetic disruption, cyber attacks,...

Trump threatens 25 percent tariff on ‘any country’ that trades with Iran (Politico)

President Donald Trump threatened Monday to impose a 25 percent tariff on “any country” doing business with Iran, potentially affecting U.S. trade with China,...

Inside Democrats’ brewing war over the resurgence of “defund ICE” (Axios)

Last week's shootings in Minneapolis and Portland has supercharged a push by Democrats in Congress to use an upcoming government funding deadline to try...

New York Could Show Cities a Better Way to Work With Big Tech on Safety (Nikhil Jain – Tech Policy Press)

In his inauguration speech at the start of this year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a promise to govern New York City “expansively and audaciously.”...

Inside North Korea’s IT Worker Scam: Sophos CISO Shares How to Stay Protected (video) (Infosecurity Magazine)

In this Infosecurity Magazine interview, Sophos CISO Ross McKerchar discusses one of the fastest-evolving cyber threats, North Korean IT worker schemes. These operations are...

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