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Myanmar鈥檚 military junta appears to be in terminal decline

Myint Swe, the acting president of Mynamar鈥檚 military government, has warned that the country 鈥渨ill be split into various parts鈥� after his armed forces suffered聽huge territorial losses聽to resistance fighters recently. His response was to call on Mynamar鈥檚 people to support his military forces, a call that is likely, based on previous experience, to fall mainly on deaf ears.
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Expert comment: AI Safety Summit - why it's important and what can be expected

For the next two days, leaders, tech executives, and experts - including Elon Musk, will gather at Bletchley Park for the AI Safety Summit 2023.

海角网 bolsters ties with RAF to improve the future of military technology

海角网 has strengthened its long-standing relationship with the Royal Air Force by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) - an agreement which will see the two institutions working towards common goals.
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海角网 to host roundtable discussion supported by the Fund of the President of the Ukraine

海角网 is proud to be hosting one of the 鈥榃orld Academic Talks鈥� events, a series of roundtable discussions supported by the Fund of the President of the Ukraine.

How nurturing refugee businesses can help with integration

A global surge in the number of people being housed in temporary refugee camps means new opportunities need to be created to allow those communities to integrate into their host countries.

New scheme will enable Ukrainian refugees to rebuild their country after the war

Ukrainians who have fled the war in the East will soon have access to expert mentoring to help them rebuild their country once the fighting has stopped and it is safe to go home.

How climate change and net zero commitments will impact the future of war

A new project will assess the impact that achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will have on the UK鈥檚 armed forces.

Revolutionary forensic fingerprint technique could help fight against fraud

Forensic examiners can now determine whether a fingerprint was placed on a piece of paper before or after any text was printed on it.
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Myanmar: death penalty the latest tactic for military junta鈥檚 murderous regime

Since the 2021 coup, Myanmar鈥檚 death penalty moratorium has been a myth. The junta has routinely targeted civilians for extra-judicial killing, including using army snipers to callously pick off peaceful protesters.

Ukraine war: crisis between the west and Russia gives Turkey a chance to strengthen its hand at home and abroad

The longstanding neutrality of Sweden and Finland was abandoned when both states submitted formal applications to Nato. But they are facing an unexpected obstacle on the way to membership: Turkey. While Turkey supports the alliance鈥檚 鈥渙pen door鈥� policy, Ankara鈥檚 veto reflects its aims to change the status quo and make gains in three areas: the eastern Mediterranean, Syria 鈥� and in its own domestic politics.

The ethics of trading with Putin

Western leaders should consider cutting business ties with Russia even if it impacts their own economies, according to 海角网鈥檚 business Dean.
Landing of Italian Troops in Tripoli, Libya in October 1911. (Image supplied by the Illustrations Bureau (Whitefriars, London)).

Photos of wartime Europe still shape views of conflict 鈥� here鈥檚 how we鈥檙e trying to right the record

A war in Europe instantly creates parallels with the world wars for people in the UK and other European countries. This connection represents what most people know and are taught about conflict on the continent. The media coverage and response to the war in Ukraine have also invoked familiar images of the second world war, in particular those of bombed buildings, armed soldiers and civilians, and children clinging to their parents.

Ukraine war: Sweden and Finland eye the Nato option, but it鈥檚 a security dilemma for the west

The Kremlin has issued an ominous warning to Nato about the consequences for the Baltic if it allows Sweden and Finland to join the alliance, as has been widely reported.

Dignity, Strategy, Regret 鈥� Putin's actions explained

Vladimir Putin鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine is an attempt to regain dignity and stave off the threat he sees moving in from the West, according to international relations expert Dr Afzal Ashraf.

Ukraine war: Turkey鈥檚 unique role in peace negotiations

After more than a month of fighting, a fresh round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine has begun in Istanbul in the hope that progress can be made. Following weeks of fruitless talks in Belarus, negotiations were hosted by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdo臒an, who made a short opening statement telling both sides: 鈥淭he world is waiting for good news, and good news from you.鈥�

University launches podcast about the impact of Putin鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine

A new podcast has been launched which examines the impact the conflict in Ukraine is having on the world as well as assessing the future implications for the global economy and our everyday lives.

St. Basil's Cathedral, Russia. Image courtesy of Getty Images.

Vladimir Putin: risk-taker who is gambling his country鈥檚 future

In the early 1990s, when he was deputy mayor of St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin was known to a member of the city鈥檚 legislature, Viktor Talanov. A psychologist by profession, Talanov prepared a study of Putin in which he concluded that one of his subject鈥檚 fundamental psychological characteristics was a very high tolerance of risk.
Photograph of Italian troops in Libya in October 1911. It was taken by journalist and reporter Victor Forbin for several French newspapers. (Image from the Service Historique de la D茅fense (2K34-161) form the Rumpf archival fonds.)

鈥淗istorical photographs of armed violence can impact our view of present conflicts鈥�: New project to use AI to collate overlooked war images

鈥淲hen we focus too much on the First and Second World Wars, this has an impact on our view of present conflicts.

Ukraine war: how Ghana is vulnerable, and what can be done

The seismic aftershocks of Russia鈥檚 invasion of its neighbour, Ukraine, on 24 February 2022 continues to reverberate across the globe.

Ukraine: nonviolent resistance is a brave and often effective response to aggression

Responses to the Russian invasion have been swift. Thousands of people both in Ukraine and abroad are enlisting to fight against the odds.
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SWIFT: ejecting Russia is largely symbolic 鈥� here鈥檚 why

Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine is horrifying. Western leaders, fearing a broader war, are responding primarily with economic sanctions. A prominent economic sanction has been Russia鈥檚 exclusion from the international payments messaging system SWIFT, presented as a powerful means of undermining its economy.

EXPERT COMMENT: Putin and the West - The restoration of Russia's ambitions in Europe

As Russian troops enter the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Professor Caroline Kennedy-Pipe explains the root causes of the conflict and ambitions of President Vladimir Putin to restore 'Russian greatness'.

Myanmar: while the world sits on its hands, people fight military junta with violence and silence

A year after a military coup, Myanmar remains mired in conflict. The country鈥檚 military, the Tatmadaw, has failed to convince most of Myanmar鈥檚 55 million people of the legitimacy of its rule. Anti-coup resistance continues to be widespread nationwide.

Sir David Amess, Jo Cox and the knotty problem of local constituency security

The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that they are treating the attack that killed Conservative MP Sir David Amess on October 15 as terrorism. A 25-year-old man was arrested at the scene of Amess鈥� death 鈥� Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.

How to minimise the chances of a terror attack at the Olympic Games 鈥� new paper

Counter-terrorism experts have proposed a method for minimising the chances of a terrorist attack at this summer鈥檚 Olympic Games.