"How can Ethereum be a cryptocurrency and a computer at the same time? Instead of running on a laptop or a server, it runs on thousands of individual computers at once, all kept in sync with …
Asymmetric naval warfare in the Taiwan Strait
The recent landing in Taiwan by two USMC F/A-18C Hornet, allegedly due to a mechanical fault and the object of a prompt protest by Beijing, has served as a reminder of the Island's key location. …
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Google reportedly buying artificial intelligence startup for $400 million
"According to reports, Google has bought Deepmind: a relatively small AI company from London. Re/code broke the news, stating that Google had sunk $400 million into the purchase -- a figure that the …
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Cold War II? Russia and the US in Syria
The civil war in Syria is creating a Russia-US divide that could push the countries into a second Cold War. The US faces many threats abroad but none have yet surpassed the threat of her former …
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Active Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Impact Gulf Petroleum Production
Experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are projecting a 75 percent chance that the Atlantic Hurricane season will be above normal in 2007. NOAA scientists have …
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Ivory Coast ‘on the brink of war’
At first glance, it might be easy to see why Cote d'Ivoire's (Ivory Coast) southern protestors are confused, angry, and even threatening United Nations and other peacekeeping forces. Despite a coup …
Assembly Members Struggling to Fit the Bill
More than three months after taking their seats, members of the transitional National Assembly find themselves neck-deep in the mundane details of modern government. Lawmakers meet three days a week, …
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Pace of new online threats picks up
New worms are becoming more efficient and the window between exposure of a vulnerability and the appearance of an exploit is shrinking, according to the latest Internet Security Threat Report from …
Homeland Defense: Threats and Policies in Transition
In a May 1998 commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy, President Clinton announced his approval of two important Presidential Decision Directives (PDDs). PDD-62 and PDD-63 address …
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International Terrorism
Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright Remarks to the American Legion Convention New Orleans, Louisiana, September 9, 1998. As released by the Office of the Spokesman U.S. Department of State …