Category: Science & Technology
86 Articles
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The Ageism of the Pandemic
“Fully Vaccinated and Time to Party: If You Are 70,” proclaimed The New York Times’ frontpage headline in March 2021. The story detailed how older people were going out…
July 12, 2021
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Promises and Pitfalls: China’s Financing of the Atewa Bauxite Mining Project in Ghana
President Xi Jinping has touted China’s recently unveiled Five-Year Plan as his country’s pursuit of ‘ecological civilization,’ a vision of promoting environmental…
July 11, 2021
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Biden Could Be a Climate Change President, and COVID-19 Is Only Part of the Story
Just a few months into his presidency, Joe Biden is already the most ambitious climate president in history. On his first day in office, he signed five climate-related executive…
May 3, 2021
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Parched Cities of India: Jal Jeevan Mission as a Ray of Hope for Urban Water Resilience
Rapid urbanization in India poses extreme water risks, including scarcity and pollution, creating obstacles for urban utilities to provide adequate clean water for all. The…
April 23, 2021
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SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange: Hacks Wrapped in a Cybersecurity Dilemma Inside a Cyberspace Crisis
Once again, foreign cyber espionage has US policymakers scrambling. In late 2020, the United States acknowledged that Russia hacked SolarWinds, Inc., a software vendor, and…
April 12, 2021
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PART II: Energy Infrastructure and the Epistemological Pillars of Peace
Governance The Palestinian National Policy Agenda: 2017-2022 is subtitled “Putting Citizens First.” Putting the well-being of its citizenry first is not only a sound…
March 1, 2021
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Stemming the Flow: The United States Needs a Strategy to Address China’s Strategic Exportation of Digital Authoritarianism
As the Chinese economy grew exponentially over the past couple decades, so did its capacity to support technological innovation. China’s tech giants have flourished, responding…
February 25, 2021
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PART I: Energy Infrastructure and the Epistemological Pillars of Peace
A Bigger Problem Dwight Eisenhower reportedly said, “Whenever I run into a problem I can’t solve, I make it bigger.” With this in mind, it may be the case that the…
February 22, 2021
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Cyber Security of Nuclear Power Plants: US and Global Perspectives
Global nuclear energy capacity is expected to grow for several decades. About 10 percent of the world’s electricity today is generated by about 440 nuclear reactors. Thirty…
January 22, 2021
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PART II: Sustainable Energy Pathways for Post-Pandemic Bangladesh
Renewable Energy for SustainabilityThe power sector crisis has clearly highlighted the unsustainability of the country’s current energy landscape. Fossil fuel-based power…
December 19, 2020