National Security

Google Lifts Ban: A New Era for AI in Defense?

Google lifts the AI ban for military and surveillance use. Discussions on AI use in defense, national security, and privacy risks continue.

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French AI Surveillance: Composing for Algorithms or Audiences?

Musicians begin adjusting melodies and samples to satisfy code rather than listeners with French AI rules in effect.

Gaddafi Assassination Opens a Road for Haftar in Libya

Gunmen in Zintan ended a name that haunted the country for fifteen years and opened a road for the current strongmen to settle the scores they hold today.

From the Plains to Mainland Europe: Botswana’s Elephant Ultimatum

Botswana’s threat to send more than one elephant to Germany questions who truly pays the price for protecting Africa’s wildlife.

Secession After Annexation: U.S. Alberta Oil Bid

Alberta separatists met U.S. officials, sought $500B backing, sparking sovereignty fears as Washington eyes the province’s oil.

Gulf AI Ambitions Drive Demand For Renewables

As the Gulf trades oil wealth for artificial intelligence, a hidden thirst for power creates an opening for Europe's truly massive renewable energy surplus.