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25Oct/24

BRICS creates new opportunities for Africa

October 25, 2024Economy11th BRICS summit, 7th BRICS summit, Brazil–Russia relations, Brazil–South Africa relations, BRIC, BRICS, China–South Africa relations, India–South Africa relations, Kazan, Russia, Russia–South Africa relationsadmin

At the ongoing BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, the leaders of BRICS member states are focusing on strengthening strategic partnerships and enhancing the grouping’s role in international affairs. Continue reading

04Jun/24

How is BRICS (Brazil, Russia,India,China,South Africa) bloc doing so far?

June 4, 2024EconomyArgentina, Brazil–India relations, BRIC, BRICS Astronomy, China, China–India relations, Economic history, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, JOHANNESBURG, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Ukraine, United Arab Emiratesadmin

June 4, 2024 /Economy/ — The BRICS bloc has been in the news recently due to a significant development: it doubled its membership in January 2024. Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates were all invited to join Atlantic Council. This expansion has the potential to reshape the bloc’s influence, but it also comes with challenges. Continue reading →

18Mar/24

Half the world will vote in 2024, but how many elections will be fair?

March 18, 2024PoliticsAlexey Navalny, Belarus, Canada, Creative Commons, Democracy, E-democracy, Elections, Electoral Commission, Electoral fraud, Electoral integrity, Electoral Integrity Project, Electoral reform, Finland, Holly Ann Garnett, Ireland, Joe Biden, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia, Seoul, South Korea, Soviet Union, Sweden, Toby James, Types of democracy, United Kingdom, United States, university of east anglia, Voter registration, Voter turnoutadmin

Toby James, University of East Anglia and Holly Ann Garnett, Royal Military College of Canada

This year has been widely proclaimed to be the year of elections, with national elections expected in at least 64 countries. This means that half of the world’s population will have the opportunity to change their government, choose their representatives and indirectly shape policy. It began as a year of hope – and the prospect of democratic empowerment.

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19Feb/24

History’s crisis detectives: how we’re using maths and data to reveal why societies collapse – and clues about the future

February 19, 2024SocialAn-Nasir Faraj, Athens, Boris Johnson, Chile, China, Cliodynamics, Creative Commons, Daniel Hoyer, Dispute resolution, Donald Trump, Econometric modeling, Egypt, Eugène Delacroix, Germany, Ireland, Jack Goldstone, Julius Caesar, Mark Twain, Michael Sweerts, Nepal, New Zealand, Peter Turchin, Poverty, Rodney Mace, Rome, Russia, Seshat, SHUTTERSTOCK, Social history, South Korea, State, Taiping Rebellion, Thomas Cole, Tiberius Gracchus, Trishuli, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Violence, Waradmin

Daniel Hoyer, University of Toronto

American humorist and writer Mark Twain is believed to have once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”

I’ve been working as a historian and complexity scientist for the better part of a decade, and I often think about this phrase as I follow different strands of the historical record and notice the same patterns over and over.

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05Oct/23

Barrick Strengthens Zambia Partnership, Invests in Major Expansion of Lumwana Mine

October 5, 2023FinanceBarrick, Barrick Gold, Economy of Zambia, Equinox Minerals, Forward-looking statement, Hakainde Hichilema, Kathy du Plessis, Lumwana, Lumwana mine, Lusaka, Mark Bristow, Mining, North-Western Province, North-Western Province, Zambia, Richard Peattie, Russia, Ukraine, Zambiaadmin

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Barrick’s transformation of its Lumwana mine into a world-class producer will provide strong impetus for the government’s thrust to revive the country’s copper industry, president and chief executive Mark Bristow said yesterday after a meeting with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema.
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18Sep/23

Prominent dark sides and hidden agendas of social media moderators

September 18, 2023MediaCATO, Censorship, Content moderation, Controversial Reddit communities, Elon Musk, Facebook, Hunter Biden, Internet culture, Joe Biden, META, Misinformation, Russia, Social information processing, Social media, TikTok, Twitter, United States, Universal Windows Platform appsadmin

Mon, Sep 18 — It is important to note that not all social media moderators are motivated by these dark sides and hidden agendas. Many moderators are genuinely trying to create a safe and welcoming environment for users. However, the power that social media moderators wield means that it is important to be aware of the potential for abuse. Continue reading →

29Aug/23

International ransomware gangs are evolving their techniques. The next generation of hackers will target weaknesses in cryptocurrencies

August 29, 2023SecurityAdam Young, Alpesh Bhudia, Anna Cartwright, Beatrix Potter, British Airways, Clop, Coinbase, Computer security, Conti, Creative Commons, Cyberattack, Cybercrime, Dallas, Darren Hurley-Smith, Dorchester, Edward Cartwright, Guilford, Joseph Popp, Malware, Martin, Moscow, Ransomware, Royal, Royal Mail, Russia, Ryuk, SHUTTERSTOCK, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vitalik Buterin, WannaCry ransomware attackadmin

Alpesh Bhudia, Royal Holloway University of London; Anna Cartwright, Oxford Brookes University; Darren Hurley-Smith, Royal Holloway University of London, and Edward Cartwright, De Montfort University

In May 2023, the Dallas City Government was hugely disrupted by a ransomware attack. Ransomware attacks are so-called because the hackers behind them encrypt vital data and demand a ransom in order to get the information decrypted.

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26Aug/23

Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner Group boss joins long list of those who challenged Vladimir Putin and paid the price

August 26, 2023PoliticsAlexander Litvinenko, Alexander Lukashenko, Alexei Navalny, Anna Politkovskaya, Anti-Ukrainian sentiment in Russia, Belarus, Boris Berezovsky, Boris Nemtsov, Creative Commons, Dmitry Utkin, Don, Germany, Heroes of the Russian Federation, Igor Girkin, Ivan Popov, Lithuania, London, Moscow, Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia, Poland, Russia, Russian mercenaries, Russian nationalists, Russian oligarchs, Sergei Magnitsky, Sergei Skripal, Sergei Surovikin, Sergey Shoigu, Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, St Petersburg, Stefan Wolff, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Valery Chekalov, Valery Gerasimov, Vladen Tatarsky, Vladimir Alexeyev, Vladimir Putin, Wagner, Wagner Group, Wagner Group rebellion, Yevgeny Makaryan, Yevgeny Prigozhinadmin

Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham

Two months after challenging Vladimir Putin’s leadership in an apparent but abortive “mutiny”, Yevgeny Prigozhin – the former owner of the mercenary private military company Wagner Group – has joined a long list of prominent Russians to die in mysterious circumstances.

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23Aug/23

Wagner group command team plane crash

August 23, 2023Conflict and WarRussia, Russian mercenaries, Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war, Syria, Transnational organized crime, Ukraine, Wagner, Wagner Group, Wagner Group activities in the Central African Republicadmin

Aug. 23, 2023 /War and Conflict/ — The reason why the Wagner group command team was traveling at the same time on a plane is not yet known. It is possible that they were all traveling to the same meeting or event. It is also possible that they were simply taking advantage of the convenience of traveling together. Continue reading →

25Jul/23

Women storm climate leadership

July 25, 2023EnvironmentBelgium, Bert Bolin, Brazil, Claudia Ringler, Climate change, Debra Roberts, Hoesung Lee, Indah Lestari, India, Indonesia, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC First Assessment Report, IPCC Third Assessment Report, James Skea, Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Jim Skea, Kanpur, Michael Taylor, Monaco, Moscow, NAIROBI, Roli Srivastava, Russia, Shivraj Nishad, South Africa, Sweden, Thelma Krug, Thomson Reuters Foundation, United Kingdom, United Nations Environment Programme, Vladimir Putin, Women in climate change, World Meteorological Organizationadmin

By Alister Doyle | Climate Correspondent

July 25, 2023 /Environment/ — Since it was set up in 1988, the U.N.’s prestigious panel of climate scientists has been led by men – a Swede, an Anglo-American, an Indian and a South Korean.

That 35-year all-male run may end this week when governments pick a new chair for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) at a meeting in Nairobi from July 25-28. Continue reading →