CYBER-SECURITY – DIGITAL TRANSITION – TECHNOLOGY
USA. Frank Konkel, Nextgov: The federal government’s tendency to over-classify data is harming national security and “erodes the basic trust that our citizens have in their government,” said Avril Haines, U.S. director of national intelligence, in a letter to two senators. Haines’ letter follows sustained pressure from Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., to reform the country’s declassification system, which they—along with privacy and government transparency advocates—have long argued is overly broad and antiquated. US Spy Chief Warns Government Is Classifying Too Much Data
IN-DEFENSE
USA. Brandi Vincent, Nextgov: The Defense Department recently unveiled two new, ultramodern supercomputing research center facilities in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Funded in 2018, the spaces will enable major high-performance computing workloads to help solve some of the nation’s most complex and pressing challenges associated with national security. DOD Opens Two Fresh Facilities to Field Next-Gen Supercomputers – Nextgov
GEOPOLITICS & WORLDS
Israele e Palestina secondo Amnesty International. Reuters: Amnesty International accused Israel on Tuesday of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of “segregation, dispossession and exclusion” that it said amounted to crimes against humanity. The London-based rights group said its findings were based on research and legal analysis in a 211-page report into Israeli seizure of Palestinian land and property, unlawful killings, forcible transfer of people and denial of citizenship. Amnesty accuses Israel of enforcing ‘apartheid’ on Palestinians | Reuters
In Myanmar. Reuters: Streets in some of Myanmar’s main cities were nearly deserted on Tuesday as opponents of military rule called for a “silent strike” to mark the first anniversary of a coup that snuffed out tentative progress towards democracy. Myanmar sees anti-junta protests on coup anniversary despite crackdown
Il Parlamento del Giappone ha adottato una risoluzione sulla situazione dei diritti umani in Cina. Kiyoshi Takenaka, Reuters: Japan’s parliament on Tuesday adopted a resolution on the “serious human rights situation” in China, and called Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government to take steps to relieve the situation, as the Beijing Winter Olympics loom just days ahead. Japan has already announced it will not send a government delegation to the Games, following a U.S.-led diplomatic boycott over concerns about China’s human rights condition, although Tokyo avoided explicitly labelling its move as such. Japan parliament adopts resolution on human rights in China
Il PIL cinese a confronto con quello europeo. Global Times: China’s GDP has surpassed that of the European Union for the first time in history in 2021, one year earlier than previously estimated, as EU posted its whole-year GDP performance on Monday. The 27-member EU posted a preliminary annual GDP growth of 5.2 percent on Monday, which translates into a GDP of 14.09 trillion euros, roughly $15.73 trillion in current dollars, below Chinas $18 trillion GDP recorded in 2021. 27-member bloc’s GDP falls behind that of China in 2021, EU data shows
Dentro la crisi russo-ucraina (e dintorni). RFE RL: More than 2,000 Russian intellectuals, including prominent rights activists, have urged the Kremlin to avoid starting an “immoral, irresponsible, and criminal” war against Ukraine amid global concerns that Moscow may be on the verge of launching a wide-scale invasion of its western neighbor. Thousands Of Russian Intellectuals, Activists Urge Kremlin To Avoid ‘Immoral’ War With Ukraine – Andrew Macaskill, Reuters: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will vow to uphold Ukraine’s sovereignty on a visit to Kyiv on Tuesday as part of the West’s diplomatic efforts to stop a possible Russian invasion which Moscow says there is no proof it is planning. It comes as the United States said it is in active discussions with allies about possible U.S. troop deployments to NATO’s eastern flank, separate from some 8,500 forces already placed on alert last week. Kyiv-bound, UK’s Johnson vows to uphold Ukraine’s sovereignty – Natalia Zinets, Reuters: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a decree on Tuesday to increase the size of Ukraine’s armed forces by 100,000 troops over three years and raise soldiers’ salaries, but said it did not mean war with Russia was imminent. Ukraine to get bigger army but it doesn’t mean war imminent- president
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