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An investigation revealed that spyware tools from Israeli-based surveillance firm NSO Group have been used to target political dissidents, journalists, and human rights activists. NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware tool is so sophisticated that it can defeat high-end encryption and security protocols of electronic devices. Prior to this week’s news reports, …

The Biden administration responded to China’s aggressive cyber operations by “naming and shaming” Beijing in an attempt to confront the growing threat posed by criminal hackers. For China, cyberattacks are an asymmetric means of confronting the West while attempting to maintain a thinly veiled veneer of plausible deniability.

The recent announcement by President Macron that France would end Operation Barkhane, its regional counterterrorism military operation in the Sahel, raises questions about the role of regional and international partners in countering the rising tide of jihadist violence in the region. At the July G5 Sahel summit, Macron further explained …

Pegasus, military-grade spyware designed by the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group to track terrorists, was used to hack 37 smartphones of journalists, human rights activists and politicians, according to an investigation known as “The Pegasus Project” conducted by The Washington Post and 16 other news organizations led by the journalism …

New Delhi: Afghan Taliban and their local associates are active in Pakistan’s border regions, sources told VOA as Pakistan has acknowledged that bodies of militants killed in Afghanistan arrive in Pakistan, and wounded Taliban are treated in local hospitals. In a June 27 interview with Geo News, a local Pakistani …

The re-election of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad illustrates the failure of Western policy thus far to achieve meaningful political change in Syria. Russia and Iran have benefitted strategically from their respective military support of the Assad government. The July 2021 renewal of a UN cross-border aid mechanism to opposition-held …

Основний сюжет тижня — те, що відбувається у відносинах України, Німеччини та США в галузі будівництва Північного потоку-2. Україну, грубо кажучи, кинули американські й німецькі партнери Але є подальший розвиток у цього сюжету, який може вплинути на подальший хід подій. Видання Politico написало на цьому тижні, що Білий дім вимагає …

Η συμφωνία ΗΠΑ – Γερμανίας για τον αγωγό Nord Stream 2 είχε τρεις κερδισμένους και δύο χαμένους. Στην πρώτη κατηγορία περιλαμβάνονται οι δύο χώρες που συμφώνησαν και η Ρωσία που βλέπει το σχέδιό της να προχωρά ακάθεκτο. Στη δεύτερη κατηγορία βρίσκονται η Ουκρανία και η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση. Χωρίς να γνωρίζουμε …

There is growing concern among the Lebanese and other Arabs that Iran is planning to exploit the severe political, economic and financial crisis in Lebanon to complete its takeover of the country. Iran already has a political and military presence in Lebanon through its terrorist proxy, Hezbollah. The current crisis, …

Il ne faut pas trop compter sur nos gouvernants et les citoyens accros au smartphone pour se réveiller et appréhender la menace globale que les technologies de sociétés privées font peser sur nos vies privées, regrette Philippe Delmas. Philippe Delmas est l’auteur de Un pouvoir implacable et doux (Fayard, 2019), …