Despite tightening its control of cryptocurrencies over the past year, the Chinese government appears to have endorsed blockchain technology as a core component of the country’s future economy.
Numerous protests against proposed legislation governing special economic zones show that Vietnamese anti-Chinese nationalism remains a potent political force, posing a risk to Chinese investments in the country, as well as the long-term stability of the Vietnamese government, writes Rob Attwell.
All eyes are on Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front’s (Zanu-PF) new leader and how he navigates the difficult political situation in Zimbabwe, in the first post-Mugabe elections in 38 years. However, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s greatest challenges could lie after the ballot is cast, writes Joschka Opitz.
Facing mounting socio-political and economic pressure, Venezuelan president Nicholás Maduro continues to deploy a strategy of appeasement in an effort to maintain his military’s support and avoid a large-scale mutiny amongst its ranks, writes Renato Whitaker.
Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers (VHF) generally refer to a group of diseases characterised by severe fevers and bleeding symptoms. The most well-known of these is Ebola, a deadly disease affecting humans and non-human primates, which typically occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa.
On 4 March 2018, Sergei Skripal (Skripal), a former Russian military officer, and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia, were found slipping in and out of consciousness on a public bench, close to a shopping centre in Salisbury, a city in Wiltshire in the UK. They were rushed to the Salisbury District Hospital.
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude exporter, has suspended all its oil shipments through the Bab Al Mandeb Strait at the southern tip of the Red Sea, following an attack on two vessels by Yemeni Houthi fighters. This article assesses how the ongoing conflict in Yemen impacts the region’s maritime and oil and gas operations.
James Jackson from S-RM Cyber Security investigates the series of attacks on ProtonMail to pull out some valuable lessons on what motivates various threat actors and how you can respond when you’re in the crosshairs.
At German chancellor Angela Merkel’s request, ten EU leaders gathered on 28th June for an emergency meeting in Brussels to discuss the crisis of migration in Europe.
The Nigerian government has long framed Borno State as a potential alternative to its south-eastern oil fields, amid speculation of significant oil reserves in the region. Yet, with Boko Haram’s ongoing insurgency there, coupled with a recent kidnapping in the area, the region is more likely to become a second Niger Delta than an answer to Nigeria’s…
With President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, more commonly referred to as the Iran Deal, and summit with North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, in Singapore, the US leader has shown a significant lack of consistency on the issue of nuclear proliferation. The president’s apparent preference for “going it alone” has…
South Africa has experienced a significant increase in reported kidnappings, with targets now including middle to upper-income businesspersons. Gabrielle Reid investigates the nature of these attacks and how South Africa’s worsening criminal underworld has offered the perfect environment for the growth of this lucrative crime.