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Mutually Assured Diplomacy: Governance, ‘unpeace’ and diplomacy in cyberspace
Media and Internet | Cyber Security | Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology Oct 19, 2019

Mutually Assured Diplomacy: Governance, ‘unpeace’ and diplomacy in cyberspace

Those working on the diplomatic challenges of cyberspace stability and internet governance have their work cut out.

The Facebook ‘Supreme Court’: Setting realistic expectations
Privacy & Data Protection Oct 19, 2019

The Facebook ‘Supreme Court’: Setting realistic expectations

There are serious concerns about the scope of powers that the Board has been given. Even though the Board’s decisions on individual cases are binding on Facebook, the Board has to adhere to Facebook’s Community Standards and other written policies in its rulings.

The M‒Pesa phenomenon: Disruptions and innovations
Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology Oct 10, 2019

The M‒Pesa phenomenon: Disruptions and innovations

As the M‒Pesa phenomenon integrates itself into the economies of East and Central Africa, the region should prepare for both benefits and disruptions it can bring.

How dissent is prosecuted in Bangladesh
Media and Internet | Cyber Security Oct 05, 2019

How dissent is prosecuted in Bangladesh

In the last few years, the administration in Dhaka has brought a number of cases against poets, journalists and activists who have taken to social media to question the government’s authority.

Chinese funding of Indian startups: Key investors and patterns of investment
Privacy & Data Protection Oct 03, 2019

Chinese funding of Indian startups: Key investors and patterns of investment

The last few years have seen Chinese investors deepening their push into the Indian startup ecosystem.

West Asia’s tech-talent balance
International Affairs | Cyber and Technology Aug 13, 2019

West Asia’s tech-talent balance

Arabs got talent, and they need technology to make its best use. But how much of reliance is enough?

Understanding the neurobiological processing of violent extremists
Healthcare Aug 07, 2019

Understanding the neurobiological processing of violent extremists

Radicalisation is a spectrum graph where the mass of non-violent extremists have accumulated at the bell curve on the horizontal axis. A smaller number, the violent extremists, bundle on the tail of this horizontal axis, are involved with the most heinous events in the human ...

Easing the US-India divergence on data localisation
Privacy & Data Protection Jul 22, 2019

Easing the US-India divergence on data localisation

Addition of data localisation to the basket of persisting trade issues warrants greater compartmentalisation and consultative approaches to US-India ties.

The UNSG High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation outlines the challenge: Here’s what we need to work on for the solution
Cyber and Technology Jul 12, 2019

The UNSG High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation outlines the challenge: Here’s what we need to work on for the solution

In this age of contestation, the Panel's report falls short in contributing to coherence and stability. ...

Amidst US-China standoff Huawei battles for survival
Privacy & Data Protection Jul 09, 2019

Amidst US-China standoff Huawei battles for survival

As the conflict over Huawei persists, allegations and counter-allegations from all sides are flying in different directions.

Towards an inclusive digital economy in Africa
Gender | Digital Inclusion Jul 04, 2019

Towards an inclusive digital economy in Africa

There is an urgent need to deploy radical and concerted efforts to address the deeper cultural stereotypes that women face in accessing, using and participating in technology.

G20 countries’ agreement promises to trip the tech giants
Economics and Finance | Multilateralism | Cyber and Technology Jun 27, 2019

G20 countries’ agreement promises to trip the tech giants

Enforcement of the G20 agreement shall see stringent rules in order to contain the situation of tax avoidance.

US-China: Storm before the calm?
Great Power Dynamics | International Trade and Investment | Cyber and Technology Jun 12, 2019

US-China: Storm before the calm?

Investment restrictions and import tariffs cannot by themselves stop China’s technology juggernaut.

BioMethics: Bioethics issues and aspects in modern biomedical engineering
Healthcare | Cyber and Technology Jun 07, 2019

BioMethics: Bioethics issues and aspects in modern biomedical engineering

This revolution is creating a veritable tsunami of computer data on patients, their illnesses, the diagnostic tests carried out and genetic data.

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Tigran Yepremyan

Tigran Yepremyan

Tigran Yepremyan is the Dean of the Faculty of International Relations and an Associate Professor of World History and IR at the Yerevan State University, Armenia. ...

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Sambit Mishra

Sambit Mishra is an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer currently posted as the Chief Executive Officer of the Zila Panchayat Korba Chhattisgarh. He has an academic background in Engineering, having graduated with a Bachelor of Technology (B Tech) in Biological ...

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