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ISIS Goes for Broke in Libya
Despite the announcement of a UN-backed Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) on 17 Dec, the rivalry between the broadly Islamist government in Tripoli and its eastern rival in Tobruk has continued, with neither side ready to accept the new GNA just yet. Listen ⇢
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PS21 Review — How Doctor Who’s Stephen Moffat explains Donald Trump
Peter Capaldi as Doctor Who, via BBC.co.uk Robert Colvile is former editor at the Telegraph and BuzzFeed who writes about politics, technology and culture and — hey! — has a book out soon. He is also a PS21 Global Fellow. He tweets at @rcolvile. There’s a certain kind of sci-fi fan for whom it’s not about the stories — it’s… Listen ⇢
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Imagining 2030: Living with Pandemic
Imagining 2030 is a series in which PS21 writers describe the world as they see it in 14 years time. Listen ⇢
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PS21 update week ending February 6
The US presidential primary campaign is hotting up on the side of the pond while in Europe, the migrant crisis is continuing to put the EU under more pressure and a UK Brexit referendum is, we can only assume, also getting closer… We have some more great events lined up for February in New… Listen ⇢
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Kidnap for ransom: developments on the horizon 2016
The year 2015 has demonstrated that kidnap for ransom is a threat that is here to stay. For 2016, Aegis Response has identified two factors that will significantly affect the threat landscape: technology and the Islamic State. Listen ⇢
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Why Zika may be as tough to beat as Ebola
Taraneh Shirazian, obstetrician and gynecologist at New York University Langone medical center has been seeing some very worried women — those with pregnancies who have traveled through Latin America and the Caribbean in the last few months. As the scale of Zika virus outbreak becomes apparent, they are terrified that… Listen ⇢
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Showcasing PS21’s “Imagining 2030” Series
At the start of the year, the Project for the Study of the 21st Century [PS21] began its creative writing series “Imagining 2030”. These pieces explore various potential worlds and fields as they might exist 14 years in the future. They are written by PS21 Global Fellows and other experts… Listen ⇢
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Imagining 2030: Elections and Tech — “Thanks For All You Do”
Imagining 2030 is a series in which PS21 writers describe the world as they see it in 14 years time. Listen ⇢
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PS21 update week ending Jan 29
This week marks PS21’s true first year anniversary. It’s exactly a year since our first events in London and Washington DC. Many thanks to all of you who helped us reach this milestone. While New York and Washington seem to have recovered from blizzard Jonah and the UK gets hit by… Listen ⇢
Executive Director, Peter Apps.
Peter Apps is executive director of the Project for Study of the 21st Century (PS21), a global defence columnist for Reuters and presenter of the “Facing Coming Storms” global defence podcast from PS21 and the British Army’s think tank the Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research (CHACR).
