What Islamic State speaking in an English accent tells us about the group's strategy
Jan 13, 2016 16:04 pm UTC| Law
A new year brings with it the feeling of hope that can only come with starting afresh. It did not take long, however, for us to be abruptly reminded of the most unpleasant aspects of 2015. The release of a new Islamic...
Capture of El Chapo won't stop drug war in Mexico as long as the rest of society is corrupt
Jan 13, 2016 15:05 pm UTC| Law
The recent capture of Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán Loera, better known as El Chapo, is but the latest episode in the absurd, unending and media-driven spectacle of the drug war. El Chapo had topped the...
Silk Road Operator Ross Ulbricht Seeks Fresh Trial
Jan 13, 2016 11:08 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
Ross Ulbricht, the creator and operator of the online dark market Silk Road, is seeking a new trial. Ulbricht waswas found guilty on a total of seven charges, which include narcotics trafficking on the Internet, conspiracy...
Europol Arrests Key Suspects of Bitcoin Extortionist Group DD4BC
Jan 13, 2016 06:16 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
In a major breakthrough in the DD4BC case, the European Unions top law enforcement agency, Europol, announced on Tuesday that one individual had been arrestedand anotherdetained as part of an effort called Operation...
Why politicians hate the idea of taxing the homes of 'the rich'
Jan 13, 2016 05:38 am UTC| Law
A call from the Australia Institute to remove the exemption of capital gains tax (CGT) on main residences was never likely to go anywhere, considering the inherent political issues associated with such a...
Why the UN isn't winning its battle against sexual abuse by peacekeepers
Jan 13, 2016 05:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The fact that recent allegations of sexual abuse of four young girls in the Central African Republic by United Nations peacekeepers were not more widely publicised suggests, perhaps, the frequency of such...
Governments undermining encryption will do more harm than good
Jan 13, 2016 02:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Technology
Western governments, notably the UK and the US, are pushing the software industry to open backdoors into our encrypted communications. The argument touted by government agencies for nearly 20 years is that terrorists...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects