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AssessmentsOct 31, 2018 | 09:00 GMT
A journalist takes a picture of a tomb at Madain Saleh, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Saudi Arabia's northwest on March 31, 2018.
Can Saudi Arabia Build a Successful Tourism Industry?
Saudi Arabia wants to lure tourists -- and their currency -- to the kingdom. The effort is another element of the country's ambitious Vision 2030 reform plan and part of its strategy to bring in more foreign direct investment. The kingdom already hosts millions of pilgrims each year for the Muslim pilgrimage, or hajj, to the cities of Mecca and Medina. But entering the secular tourist trade will be a new experience for the Saudi government, which has previously reserved most of its visas for foreigners coming either to do business or make their hajj. Already the kingdom is liberalizing its visas for tourists and setting up infrastructure with cinemas, amusement parks, museums and other entertainment venues. But that's the easy part. Reforming a poor international reputation, luring middle-class tourists away from regional competitors, convincing pilgrims to visit new tourist attractions and grappling with the cultural impact of an influx
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Broken Contracts in the Middle East
On SecurityDec 21, 2017 | 08:00 GMT
New artificial intelligence audio and video programs could revolutionize disinformation, enabling criminals and operatives alike to sow seeds of chaos like never before.
When Seeing Isn't Enough to Believe
In 1896, cinema pioneers Auguste and Louis Lumiere debuted a short film showing a train pulling into a station. Audience members reportedly fled the Paris theater in terror, afraid they would be run down. Though the train on screen could do them no harm, of course, the experience, and the danger, nevertheless felt real. Today, filmgoers are a savvier lot, well-versed in the many feats camera tricks and post-production can accomplish. But a certain threat still lurks in the deceptions of the cinema -- only now the dangers are often more real than the objects and actors depicted on screen. On Dec. 11, Vice's Motherboard ran a story discussing how advances in artificial intelligence made it possible to digitally superimpose celebrities' faces onto other actors' bodies with an algorithm. The article focused on the technology's use for making fake celebrity porn videos, but the trick has come in handy for mainstream
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Contributor PerspectivesSep 1, 2017 | 12:09 GMT
Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive is the crowning political achievement of his first presidential term.
The Chinese President’s Dilemma: Into the 19th Party Congress and Beyond
The Chinese Communist Party will hold its 19th Party Congress on Oct. 18, marking the end of President Xi Jinping's first five-year term as the organization's general secretary. During his tenure, Xi has bewildered Western observers and politicians by turning back to a Mao style of authoritarian practice, with the consequence of creating a more nationalistic China at the rest of the world's expense. Many observers were unpleasantly surprised because, dazzled by the country's economic rise, they had forgotten that China's ruling Communist Party retains a Leninist core. Not that this Leninist core has anything to do with "communism." What remains of it is simply a vast and powerful bureaucracy that puts its own collective interests above all, including the welfare of the people it is supposed to serve.
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AssessmentsFeb 12, 2017 | 14:12 GMT
Honduras, From Banana to Narco Republic
Honduras, From Banana Republic to Narco State
Most Central American countries fought bloody, ideologically driven civil wars from the 1960s to 1990s, but Honduras escaped that fate -- mostly because of its weak and divided leftist movements. In fact, Honduras was so stable and so strategically located that U.S. military planners used it as an intelligence and operations base from which to counter the Soviet-backed guerrillas waging war in the rest of Central America. But now, as one of Central America's most violent nations, Honduras is a far cry from the bastion of stability it once was. Understanding how it fell so far requires a look at its geography and its history.
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Honduras
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On GeopoliticsSep 20, 2016 | 08:01 GMT
A picture of Slovenia's medieval castles.
Europe, Unhappily Ever After
The scene at Bratislava Castle last week was a familiar one: European leaders gathered for another summit in a typically idyllic setting, where the natural beauty of their surroundings belied the deep imperfections of the union they were struggling to salvage. But now, in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the Continental bloc, delusion steeped in the ideals of an "ever-closer" union is wearing thin, and the realists in the room seem to be gradually gaining ground.
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AssessmentsAug 26, 2010 | 17:58 GMT
China Security Memo: Aug. 26, 2010
Four suspected Uighur militants were arrested for an attack in Xinjiang that killed eight people, and a Chinese supermarket chain has been embroiled in a lawsuit for using the name of French chain Carrefour. (With STRATFOR interactive map)
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