A bilateral free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union (EU) has been forthcoming since 2013. Six years later, on February 1, 2019, the trade deal finally entered into force, becoming the largest trade agreement since the Trans-Pacific Partnership...

The era of structuring programs around restrictions in physical memory are long past, but the powerful system specs of today’s production systems integrate predictive functions that allow backdoor attacks underlying a broad category of exploits...

In recent years artificial intelligence (AI) has started seeping into government services, aiding or replacing human labor. Estonia’s chief data officer, Ott Velsberg, is currently working towards the installation of AI in courts...

The World Bank has selected David Malpass as its 13th president. He began his five-year term on April 9, 2019. This appointment has made Malpass one of the strategic leaders nominated by President Donald Trump...

The results of the Turkish local elections held on March 31, 2019 are a punch in the gut for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his hold on power...

Ever since taking office in June 2016, the Philippines’ President Duterte has followed a hardline policy against drugs and crime. Duterte’s shoot-to-kill policy against drug traders and drug consumers is a crusade of national scope...

The European Union (EU) has recently adopted the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) II regarding the use of Crude Palm Oil (CPO). The EU has...

On March 27, 2019, India carried out an anti-satellite missile (ASAT) test, Mission Shakti, and destroyed one of the country’s own satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 186 miles. The anti-satellite missile launch was...

Reputational risk has become an increasing concern for many companies, particularly large ones with executives and CEOs eager to avoid negative publicity. It is clear that...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to be a transformer for the global economy and much of its value potential will be accessible for investors and entrepreneurs...