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Cyber Attack Shuts Down Twitter and Facebook

James Joyner | August 07, 2009
Georgia Cyber Attack Twitter

Yesterday, Twitter, Facebook, and other popular social media sites were brought to a halt by distributed denial of service attacks.  It appears the target was a lone blogger in Georgia and the attack was timed to coincide with the anniversary of Russia's invasion of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

China-Europe Relations a One-Way Street

Damien Tomkins | June 04, 2009
Beijing Street Checkpoint

Sino-European relations are a one-way street going in China’s direction.  A recent report describes it as “unconditional engagement,” a “policy that gives China access to all the economic and other benefits of cooperation with Europe while asking for little in return.” 

State Capitalism on the Rise?

James O'Connor | December 01, 2008
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The rise in attractiveness of “State Capitalism” development models is cited as a potential consequence of the increasing economic power of Russia and particularly China in the latest report from the National Intelligence Council,  Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World.

Has Terrorism Lost its Sex Appeal?

Nicholas Siegel | November 26, 2008
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A few years ago I sat at a friend’s kitchen table on a cool summer evening in Dublin, Ireland.  I don’t visit there very often, so I inevitably wanted to catch up on Irish sports, the music community, as well as the political scene of a country that, for its size, is well adept at making world headlines. 

Economic Rise of the East

James O'Connor | November 26, 2008
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In its latest report entitled Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World, the National Intelligence Council has made various predictions about the continuing and changing influence of globalization around the world. It is argued that “as some countries become more invested in their economic well-being, incentives toward geopolitical stability could increase.” This is positive.

Climate Change Will Be More Severe in 2025

Erica McCarthy | November 25, 2008
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The National Intelligence Council’s “Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World” report considers likely scenarios for nearly all strategic global issues, including nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and climate change.  Climate change in particular is an issue that we will be faced with on a daily basis two decades from now.

Asia's Ascendency Seen in Intelligence Forecast

Joseph Snyder | November 24, 2008
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The National Intelligence Council’s "Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World," released on November 20, poses a fascinating variety of alternate futures. 

UK Urges Obama to Embrace 'New Multilateralism'

James Joyner | November 22, 2008

UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has called on President-Elect Barack Obama to embrace a "new multilateralism."

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