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Ursula von der Leyen’s message at G7 Summit, Italy 2024

Ursula von der Leyen’s message at G7 Summit, Italy 2024

At the G7 Leaders’ Summit kick-off, 2020 World Leader for Peace and Security Award, President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, delivered her message on the G7 Summit 2024 in Bari, Italy: “In turbulent times, the strongest message we can send is unity....

The Role Of Government And Industry In Safeguarding AI

The Role Of Government And Industry In Safeguarding AI

Lila Kee, the General Manager for GlobalSign's North and South American operations, as well as the company's Chief Product Officer.   AI Governance In Action These key points were top of mind at a recent event I attended, sponsored by the Boston Global Forum...

China’s hidden unemployment rate

  China's real jobless rate may be considerably higher than the official 5 percent. Bai Peiwei, an economics professor at Xiamen University, estimates, in the words of Bloomberg News, that the rate "may be 10 percent in industries with excess capacity, such as...

Eurozone’s Big Three to meet on post-Brexit planning

The leaders of Germany, France and Italy -- the Eurozone's three largest countries -- are meeting on a small southern Italian island for talks on how the European Union should proceed  following Britain’s  vote to leave. Italy’s prime minister, Matteo Renzi, German...

Many young Europeans leave future behind

  An increasing number of young people in Europe are neither working, nor in school nor being trained. This bodes ill for the socio-economic future of the Continent. Bloomberg reports that "The problem isn't only that they are currently without a job. They 'face...

Obama prepares for last Asia trip as president

  President  Obama next month will make what is expected to be his final trip to Asia. There he will  meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders. During his time in the White House,  Mr. Obama has sought to "rebalance" America's defense and...

Inside Assad’s giant torture chamber

  This Guardian piece takes you inside Syrian dictator Bashar Assad's giant prison and torture chamber, where people seized by Assad's forces undergo horrific abuse. "Now ex-detainees and architects have built an accurate model, using 'ear-witness' testimony, of...

Syrian city’s recapture seen as model for taking ISIS ‘capital’

  U.S. officials see the recapture of an Islamic State stronghold in Syria  --  the city of Manbij -- as a model for future U.S.-backed operations against the murderous terror group, and especially for  supporting a march by allied forces on Raqqa, the group's...