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Has Angela Merkel no shame?
When Angela Merkel left the German chancellorship in December 2021, after 16 years in power, she had a credible claim to ...
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To pre-empt extremist violence, we need real-time social media data sharing
Law enforcement and social media platforms must implement real-time data sharing to stop online extremism before it leads to ...
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Climate security is an opportunity in Australia’s regional strategy
From Pacific leaders to regional intelligence analysts, climate change is consistently identified as the foremost security ...
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To combat disinformation, Japan could draw lessons from Australia and Europe
Japan is moving to strengthen its resilience to disinformation, though so far it’s only in the preparatory stage. The EU and ...
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Beijing’s online influence operations along the India–China border
The Chinese government is likely conducting influence operations on social media to covertly dispute territorial claims and denigrate authorities in India’s northeastern states. As part of a joint ...
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A new chance for the Middle East
The word ‘opportunity’ rarely appears in the same sentence as the Middle East, and for good reason, but there is a case for suggesting we are approaching an exception. An opportunity—if not for ...
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As China tries harder to collect data, we must try harder to protect data
China is stepping up efforts to force foreign companies to hand over valuable data while strengthening its own defences. Some ...
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It’s not too late to regulate persuasive technologies
Social media companies such as TikTok have already revolutionised the use of technologies that maximise user engagement. At the heart of TikTok’s success are a predictive algorithm and other extremely ...
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China’s strategic shift to ‘small but beautiful’ projects
Amid an economic downturn and intensifying competition in the Pacific, China is refining its foreign investment strategy, increasingly starting projects it calls ‘small but beautiful’. Although modest ...