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Take Time to Judge Taliban’s Actions, Not Words (Just Security)

Lisa Curtis During their first week back in power, the Taliban leadership has gone to great lengths to show the world their movement has evolved...

Mexico v. Smith & Wesson: Does US Immunity for Gun Manufacturers Apply Extraterritorially? (Just Security)

William S. Dodge and Ingrid Wuerth Earlier this month, Mexico sued six U.S. gun manufacturers, one foreign manufacturer, and a Boston-area wholesaler in federal court in Massachusetts....

Expert Backgrounder: How Can The Taliban Be Prevented From Representing Afghanistan In The United Nations? (Just Security)

Larry D. Johnson To repeat a common phrase, there are some things we know we know and there are some things we know we don’t...

CIA’s Former Counterterrorism Chief for the Region: Afghanistan, Not An Intelligence Failure — Something Much Worse (Just Security)

Douglas London While it’s certainly convenient to depict the shock and miscalculation U.S. officials claim over Afghanistan’s tragic, rapid fall to the Taliban as an...

Il Giappone porterà a Terra un pezzetto di luna marziana (Global Science)

Giulia Bonelli Mentre la corsa alla Luna della Nasa riceve un ulteriore colpo, anche per quanto riguarda Marte l’agenzia statunitense potrebbe essere battuta sul tempo. Almeno...

Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community: Culture is Critical (Just Security)

Corin R. Stone Several weeks ago, I wrote an article praising the widespread, bipartisan support for the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), which would dramatically expand...

Hydrogen: Savior or Boondoggle for Russia? (GMF)

Aliaksei Patonia The Russian government’s just-released strategy document for the development of hydrogen as an energy source could be viewed as a turning point in...

Broader and Deeper: Transatlantic Responsibilities in the 21st Century (GMF)

Ian Lesser The Western community of values has a shared responsibility to think more creatively across latitudes. We should take a more expansive and long term view of transatlantic...

Can Italy’s Draghi Keep Up His Winning Streak? (GMF)

Dario Cristiani During his first six months in office, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has notched several key accomplishments. In June, he secured the European...

Aid Flows a Bit More Quickly into Haiti; Challenges Remain (VoA)

Relief for the victims of a powerful earthquake and tropical storm began flowing more quickly into Haiti on Thursday, but the Caribbean nation’s entrenched...

USA/Cuba – US Sanctions More Cuban Officials Over Protest Crackdown (VoA)

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three senior Cuban officials, the latest in a series of actions in response to the crackdown...

Sudan/South Sudan – Sudan PM Visits Juba Amid Political Crisis (VoA)

Waakhe Simon Wudu Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok arrived in Juba on Thursday for two days of talks aimed at bolstering peace efforts in South...

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Secure Afghan Users’ Accounts Amid Taliban Takeover (VoA)

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn said this week they had moved to secure the accounts of Afghan citizens to protect them against being targeted amid...

Biden Seeks to Weather Afghan Withdrawal Storm (VoA)

Patsy Widakuswara U.S. President Joe Biden remains defiant in the middle of a political storm triggered by the swift Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and chaotic...

A-74 iceberg near collision with Brunt Ice Shelf (ESA)

Iceberg A-74, approximately 1.5 times the size of Greater Paris, calved from Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf earlier this year. Over the last six months, it...

Stop della NASA per lo Human Landing System (Global Science)

Francesco Rea Stop della NASA per la realizzazione per Human Landing System affidata a SpaceX. La decisione, riporta Spacenews, presa a valle della decisione della Blue Origin di intentare...