Focus on Walls: Northern Ireland
Constructed by settlers over 400 years ago, the border walls at Derry, Northern Ireland, draw tourists year-round to the last completely enclosed city in Ireland.
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Focus on Strongmen: Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia
Following the death of King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz in 2015, bin Salman’s father ascended to the throne. The face of Saudi Arabia has drastically changed over the course of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s (MBS) leadership.
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Focus on Strongmen: Paul Kagame of Rwanda
Paul Kagame, the current president of Rwanda, runs one of the most repressive regimes in Africa, complete with secret police, censorship of the press, and complete political control with no meaningful opposition party.
Read MoreFocus on Cybersecurity: North Korea’s Elite Cyber Schools
North Korea’s team of over 5,000 hackers is growing and improving faster than most have predicted. Despite only recently recognizing the magnitude of this threat, the U.S. and other countries claim that North Korea poses a significant threat to their national security.
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Focus on Cybersecurity: Iran and Stuxnet
The Stuxnet worm. Described as a “cyber-missile” by The Economist, this computer worm is capable of targeting specific equipment designs while leaving nontargeted pieces of technology unharmed.
Read MoreFocus on Cybersecurity: United States and the Shadow Brokers
A mysterious group of hackers, calling itself the Shadow Brokers, stole a few disks full of National Security Agency secrets in 2013. They have waited to unleash those disks’ secrets onto the Internet – until now.
Read MoreFocus on Cybersecurity: Israel Now a Home to Cyber Mercenaries
Israel is leading the world in producing cyber mercenary groups. When these highly-trained Israeli cyber soldiers leave the army, they enter the private sector and begin selling their skills to the highest bidder.
Read MoreFocus on Social Media Activism: The United States ‘Pizzagate’
On December 14, 2016 Edgar Welch open fired fire at a pizzeria in D.C. due to the ‘Pizzagate’ Conspiracy surrounding the establishment.
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Focus on Social Media Mobilization: Syrian Early Warning System
Hala Systems created an innovative solution to alert Syrians of an incoming airstrike. These alerts have saved many lives by giving Syrians the advanced warning they need to seek shelter when it spots a plane heading their way.
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Focus on Social Media Mobilization: Egypt’s Arab Spring
Looking back on the use of social mobilization through media in the Egyptian Arab Spring.
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