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.
In 2015, #ISIS obtained nearly $6B through territorial control. Today, it has new ways to fundraise: extortion, drug smuggling, trafficking, & more. @ColinPClarke argues in @ForeignPolicy that these resources will aid ISIS’ ability to regroup & reorganize bit.ly/2NHAs7C
1 hour agoAfter striking a peace deal with #Ethiopia, #Eritrea applied for a seat on the UNHRC. This application will most likely be accepted but @abraham_zere of @AJEnglish argues that the world shouldn't turn a blind eye to the regime’s abuses. bit.ly/2yeNMvv
3 days ago#Russia is waging an information war in #EasternEurope, determined to alienate the region from the West. In @DefenseOne, @Ragumagdin proposes four counter measures western countries could take bit.ly/2yhUhxt
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