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Today, Irish people are commemorating the 1916 Easter Rising, the failed rebellion that led a few years later to Irish independence. Here’s what you need to know about it.
Why did the Rising happen? Read more about This is the 100th anniversary of Ireland’s Easter Rising. What was the Easter Rising?
Dani Rodrik is the Ford Foundation professor of political economy at the John F. Kennedy School. His recent book, “Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science,” was published by W.W. Norton. I asked him some questions about the book’s argument. Read more about Here’s why economists should be more humble, even when they have great ideas
Last week, at an event co-hosted by Just Security and NYU’s Brennan Center for Justice, the NSA’s Civil Liberties and Privacy Director Rebecca Richards dropped the ball. Read more about Surveillance Oversight Should Be President-Proof, But We’re Still a Long Way Off
The terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels highlight an important dilemma for the European Union. Over the past two decades, the E.U. has made it much easier for people to travel across borders, especially among countries which had signed the Schengen agreement. Read more about Here’s why Europe can’t police terrorism very well
This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks ahead to key developments on the horizon. Read more about Upcoming International Criminal Law Trifecta
Secretary of State John Kerry announced on March 17 that, in his judgment, ISIL is committing genocide against a number of minority groups in Syria and Iraq, including Christians: Read more about ISIL = Genocide, Per Secretary Kerry
In August 2015, I had the good fortune to present at the New York State Emergency Management Certification and Training (EMC&T) Academy in Albany, NY. The EMC&T is a unique program New York State runs to provide training, insights into state operations and professional development to state and local emergency management officials. The areas covered ranged from continuity of operations and social media to emergency operations center procedures, terrorism and natural hazard threats. Read more about Bringing Cyber Security into Emergency Management
If you’ve been paying attention to the fight between Apple and the FBI over the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, you’ve probably heard the term “warrant-proof phones” thrown about in an ominous way. Read more about The Feds Are Wrong to Warn of “Warrant-Proof” Phones
Bitcoin, the decentralised, mainly digital currency that is neither issued nor guaranteed by central banks, has always seemed like a magic trick. Rather than spinning straw into gold it transforms wasted computing power into money that people will actually accept as payment. Read more about Bitcoin is losing the Midas touch
