AssessmentsFeb 26, 2020 | 10:00 GMT
Between slowed Chinese growth, coronavirus concerns, Brexit uncertainty and U.S. trade tensions, the European Union will struggle to keep the economy of its currency area from further shrinking in 2020.
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SITUATION REPORTFeb 19, 2020 | 15:28 GMT
Europe: EU Commission to Present Artificial Intelligence, Digital Initiatives to ParliamentThe European Commission will unveil its strategy on artificial intelligence and data to the European Parliament on Feb. 19.
READ MORESITUATION REPORTFeb 12, 2020 | 16:41 GMT
U.S.: Federal Trade Commission Widens Scope of Antitrust Probes Against Tech FirmsThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission is expanding its probe into five U.S. technology companies -- Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft -- as to whether some of their smaller deals in the last 10 years violated U.S. antitrust laws, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 11.
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Amid the recent bout of nationwide protests in Iran, government-enforced blackouts have taken more than 90 percent of the country's internet offline and blocked most Iranians from communicating with the outside world. The move has drawn substantial international media attention, and #Internet4Iran has been a worldwide trending topic on Twitter.
READ MORESITUATION REPORTNov 15, 2019 | 20:17 GMT
Italy: Rome Plans Digital Tax Despite U.S. PressureItaly is planning to go ahead with a plan in its draft 2020 budget that would introduce a 3 percent tax on large digital companies' internet transactions with Italian customers, Reuters reported Nov. 15.
READ MOREAssessmentsNov 11, 2019 | 09:45 GMT
The European Commission's new president-elect has laid out an ambitious vision for the bloc's future. A challenging economic and political environment, however, will likely keep most of her proposals from ever seeing daylight.
READ MOREContributor PerspectivesOct 23, 2019 | 09:00 GMT
As President Daniel Ortega ramps up the pressure on the press, he might do well to heed the lesson of the last time an authoritarian Nicaraguan leader attacked the country's journalists.
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U.S.: Facebook CEO Accuses Russia of Trying to Meddle in 2020 ElectionsFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Russia, among other countries, is attempting to use the company's social platforms to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, The Guardian reported Oct. 21.
READ MOREContributor PerspectivesOct 17, 2019 | 09:30 GMT
A groundbreaking game four decades ago in Beijing gave the NBA a toehold in basketball-crazy China. Over the intervening years, the league has tapped a gold mine in the country worth billions of dollars in TV rights and endorsements. The importance to the NBA of maintaining its Chinese operations became
READ MOREPartner PerspectivesOct 17, 2019 | 09:00 GMT
Social and economic grievances in Iraq open possibilities for positive Gulf Arab engagement and investment.
READ MOREGuidanceSep 21, 2019 | 09:00 GMT
The United States' trade war with China grabs all the headlines, but U.S. President Donald Trump is also bearing down on another major Asian economy: India. In June, Trump accused the Indian government of failing to provide "equitable and reasonable market access" and stripped New Delhi of its benefits under
READ MOREAssessmentsSep 2, 2019 | 10:00 GMT
Chinese tech firm Huawei has been increasing its footprint across Africa, providing countries with new technology and telecommunications equipment, including most notably 4G and 5G mobile networks. According to an Aug. 14 article in The Wall Street Journal, some of this expansion has involved Huawei technicians helping governments in Africa
READ MOREContributor PerspectivesAug 30, 2019 | 09:00 GMT
With authorities often turning a blind eye to far-right and neo-Nazi activities and an increasingly unpopular government opening the way for more ultraconservative groupings to enter Parliament and spread their views, Georgia stands on the verge of a shift much further to the right.
READ MOREContributor PerspectivesAug 21, 2019 | 19:28 GMT
A transition is underway as digital currencies move slowly into the mainstream. Some case studies offer clues where the shift is headed and what threats bitcoin, Libra and other systems might pose or what benefits they might bring.
READ MOREGuidanceAug 17, 2019 | 18:08 GMT
Read this week's review of the world's most pressing geopolitical events and insight into what the coming week will bring.
READ MOREPartner PerspectivesAug 16, 2019 | 10:00 GMT
China’s tech prowess offers business opportunities – but also security concerns – for Southeast Asian nations. So how will the United States respond?
READ MOREAssessmentsAug 15, 2019 | 09:30 GMT
The success of the Libra -- and potentially the entire cryptocurrency market -- will hinge on its creator's ability to convince regulators that it's more trustworthy than Facebook and more stable than Bitcoin.
READ MOREOn SecurityAug 6, 2019 | 09:00 GMT
Before his attack, the El Paso shooter, who I will purposefully not name to deny him the attention such killers seek, posted a four-page statement to the website 8chan. This is the same website that the perpetrators of the Christchurch, New Zealand, mosque attacks in March and the Chabad of Poway, California,
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The ruling party’s quest to gain control of more state assemblies may be inching forward with the collapse of its rival's ruling coalition in the southern state of Karnataka.
READ MOREPartner PerspectivesJul 17, 2019 | 11:00 GMT
Imposing a system of norms on largely unregulated internet giants would require an effort beyond the power of individual countries to successfully manage.
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