Tag: politics

• Spies for Hire: China’s New Breed of Hackers Blends Espionage and Entrepreneurship

  August 29, 2021

  The state security ministry is recruiting from a vast pool of private-sector hackers who often have their own agendas and sometimes use their access for commercial cybercrime, experts say. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/26/technology/china-hackers.html more ›

• The world’s largest human migration is coming — and it will affect you

  August 22, 2021

  So far this year, wildfires have displaced tens of thousands of people in the U.S., Canada, Greece and Turkey. Monsoons have displaced thousands in the U.S., India and Bangladesh. And… more ›

• The Coming Afghan Refugee Crisis Is Only a Preview

  August 22, 2021

  Two developments over the past week are harbingers of a storm that may test Western democracy to destruction. First, the imminent collapse of the Afghan state risks sending a massive… more ›

• Liberal Democracy Is Worth a Fight

  August 21, 2021

  Not all battles can be won with language, arguments, conferences, or diplomacy. About the author: Anne Applebaum is a staff writer at The Atlantic, a fellow at the SNF Agora… more ›

• What tech does China want?

  August 15, 2021

  THE VISION is becoming clear. In a decade or so China will, if the Communist Party has its way, become a techno-utopia with Chinese characteristics, replete with “deep tech” such as… more ›

• China’s Sweeping Crackdown on Big Tech Is a Wake-Up Call for the U.S.

  August 8, 2021

  This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. The tech giants have grown so powerful that they’ve become… more ›

• How Zello keeps people in the loop during South Africa’s unrest

  August 3, 2021

  The “walkie-talkie” app is fast evolving from a 911 replacement to a neighborhood communication app. On June 29, former South African president Jacob Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in… more ›

• The Tao of Snoop Dogg

  August 1, 2021

  Nearly 30 years after emerging as a profane gangster rapper from Long Beach, Calif., Snoop Dogg has transcended his hip-hop roots and become culturally ubiquitous. Here he is in the… more ›

• Allegations, lawsuits and damning reports: How Frontex became the most contentious EU agency

  August 1, 2021

  One of the EU’s largest and costliest agencies is facing an unprecedented crisis of confidence. https://www.euronews.com/2021/07/29/allegations-lawsuits-and-damning-reports-how-frontex-became-the-most-contentious-eu-agency more ›

• Why is China smashing its tech industry?

  August 1, 2021

  Those who pay attention to business news have probably noted an interesting and curious phenomenon over the past few months: China is smashing its internet companies. It started — or… more ›