Halifax International Security Forum uses video to introduce each plenary panel. These short visual essays use a combination of moving images, still images, and popular music to convey appropriate urgency. The videos, together with the written opinion essays and the panel titles themselves, enhance the topics and create an atmosphere that is conducive to constructive and honest conversations that embrace new ideas and inspire action.
As discussions on gun violence in the #US remain frustrated, author @roseveleth notes that biometric surveillance systems are increasingly filling the civilian demand for public safety--at a cost. @WIRED bit.ly/2HxirKP
19 hours agoCompelling and concerning: this must-read article from @nytimes examines the role of #mercenaries in the age of #cyber warfare. ht.ly/vUF330o9qKN
4 days agoAfter almost 30 years, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of #Kazakhstan, has decided to step down from office with upper house speaker Kassym-Jomart Tokayev serving in his place. He is the only President the country has had since gaining its independence @AP bit.ly/2ukIoUZ
5 days ago