Islamism and Immigration in Germany and the European Context (Russell A. Berman)

Large scale immigration has led to important changes in political discourse across much of Europe. The lack of successful integration policies has put pressure on government services, thereby weakening social cohesion and, unsurprisingly, producing a vocal and sometimes violent backlash. Large scale immigration has led to important changes in political discourse across much of Europe. …

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City Journal Delves Into the Crisis of Liberal Education (Peter Berkowitz)

Like all rights-protecting democracies – and especially as a 21st-century great power with globe-spanning interests – the United States requires a host of highly-trained individuals to keep its government functioning, military operating, economy churning, and civil society thriving. Essential men and women perform manual labor, offer basic services, and run small businesses. In addition, the …

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The Crumbling Nuclear Order: How to Save the Norms Against Testing, Building, and Using the Ultimate Weapon (Doreen Horschig and Healther Williams, Foreign Affairs)

The risk of nuclear war is the highest it has been since the end of the Cold War. The cause lies primarily with Russia’s ongoing nuclear threats and drills amid the conflict in Ukraine, but not with Russia alone. Tensions in the Middle East may spur Iran to speed up its suspected pursuit of a …

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Nature-dependent people: Mapping human direct use of nature for basic needs across the tropics (Giacomo Fedele, Camila I. Donatti, Ivan Bornacelly, David G. Hole)

Abstract Understanding where people depend the most on natural resources for their basic human needs is crucial for planning conservation and development interventions. For some people, nature is a direct source of food, clean water, and energy through subsistence uses. However, a high direct dependency on nature for basic needs makes people particularly sensitive to …

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Global Threat Report (Elastic Security , Labs)

This philosophy has guided Elastic Security Labs since its formation in 2021, and we feel just as strongly about it two years later. Many of our peers in the industry seem content to observe and report on threats, but this permissive posture does little to actually stop cybercriminals. Elastic Security Labs was founded by a …

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Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) is a publicly available conflict event dataset designed for disaggregated conflict analysis and crisis mapping. This dataset contains information on the dates and locations of all reported political violence events and demonstrations in over 70 countries. The data are drawn from news reports, publications by civil …

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ACLED Conflict Index Results: July 2024 (ACLED)

Palestine is the most dangerous country in the world as of July 2024 The most dangerous and violent place in the world at the moment is Palestine — specifically Gaza, with 87% of the Palestinian population exposed to conflict. Palestine is now at the top of the index overall, edging out Myanmar as the most conflicted territory. Whereas Palestine …

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Conflict Watchlist2024 (ACLED)

2024’s Year of Elections May Fuel World’s Violent Conflicts The harshest blows of conflict in 2024 will likely fall on the world’s countries that are already the worst hit by violence. In 2023, 97% of all political violence occurred in 50 countries, as ranked by the ACLED Conflict Index. In 2024, our new Conflict Watchlist suggests …

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