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October 5, 2023
Granada crocevia d’Europa - ISPI

Circa 50 tra capi di stato e di governo si riuniscono oggi e domani a Granada per una due giorni di incontri in cui si parlerà di guerra in Ucraina, certo, ma anche della situazione in Nagorno-Karabakh, della crisi ambientale e climatica, delle sfide poste da migrazioni ed intelligenza artificiale. Ma soprattutto si inizieranno a tratteggiare

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October 5, 2023
The US Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy: A blueprint for building cyber talent in the Gulf - Middle East Institute

In July 2023, the White House released the National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy (NCWES), which was presented as the very first strategy of its kind that aims to build the nation’s cyber talent. As technology takes center stage in Washington during this era of great power competition, the strategy, unlike other documents released by

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October 5, 2023
L’economia russa è sempre più un’economia di guerra - ISPI

Il governo russo ha dichiarato che, nel 2024, le spese per la difesa ammonteranno all’equivalente di 108 miliardi di dollari: il triplo del 2021, l’ultimo anno pre-invasione, e il 70% in più rispetto a quanto previsto per il 2023. Per sostenere lo sforzo bellico in Ucraina, Mosca sembra disposta a utilizzare ogni risorsa disponibile, fra tasse

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October 5, 2023
Recompositions géopolitiques au Caucase - Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques

 Un des conflits gelés, du nom des conflits non résolus qui se sont cristallisés à la suite de l’implosion de l’ex-URSS et de l’ancien bloc soviétique, vient de connaitre un dénouement d’une rapidité spectaculaire. L’autodissolution du Haut-Karabakh, qui sera effective le 1er janvier 2024, a en effet surpris plus d’un observateur. Des recompositions géopolitiques sont

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October 5, 2023
Rabat Business School accueille 19 nouveaux enseignants-chercheurs permanents de 11 nationalités différentes - Hespress Français

Hespress Français – Actualités du Maroc Société Hespress FRjeudi 5 octobre 2023 - 17:10 Rabat Business School (UIR) intègre 19 nouveaux enseignants-chercheurs permanents au cœur de son corps professoral, issus de 11 pays différents. Ce groupe diversifié de professeurs offre aux étudiants de l’École une expérience académique unique et contribue à enrichir l’environnement de recherche

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October 5, 2023
Climate Change, Conflict, and Corruption: Reflecting on Libya's Catastrophic Floods - Carnegie Middle East Center

On the night of September 10, after Storm Daniel brought heavy rains to the region, two dams near the eastern Libyan city of Derna collapsed. 30 million cubic meters of water flooded entire neighborhoods, causing severe infrastructural damage, and killed more than 11,000 people. A week after the storm, there were still over 10,000 others missing

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October 5, 2023
Climate Change, Conflict, and Corruption: Reflecting on Libya's Catastrophic Floods - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

On the night of September 10, after Storm Daniel brought heavy rains to the region, two dams near the eastern Libyan city of Derna collapsed. 30 million cubic meters of water flooded entire neighborhoods, causing severe infrastructural damage, and killed more than 11,000 people. A week after the storm, there were still over 10,000 others missing

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October 5, 2023
Ukraine Needs Weapons, Not Debates Over Which Ones - Critical Threats Project

13 hours ago The debate in Washington among those who favor continued support for Ukraine has focused too much on individual weapons systems. Skeptics and military professionals rightly point out that there are no “magic bullets” in warfare. But that misses the point. F-16s, on which Ukrainians have started to train in anticipation of receiving

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October 5, 2023
Chaos in the US House of Representatives - Arab Center Washington DC

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives just voted to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from his post, a first in the chamber’s history. The vote was 216 to 210; all of the Democrats in the chamber voted with eight Republican ultraconservative critics of McCarthy to strip the speaker of his post. The move came after

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October 5, 2023
Exclusive: Iraq to end all dollar cash withdrawals by Jan. 1, 2024, central-bank official says - Reuters

BAGHDAD, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Iraq will ban cash withdrawals and transactions in U.S dollars as of Jan. 1 2024 in the latest push to curb the misuse of its hard currency reserves in financial crimes and the evasion of U.S. sanctions on Iran, a top Iraqi central bank official said.The move aims to stamp

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