The U.S. government had in custody one of Maduro’s most notorious financial operators, while the Venezuelan strongman had in his jail the person who bribed a number of top military officers and their civilian accomplices
The amount of money needed to address climate change is so large that it makes most people want to throw up their hands in defeat. But that’s a very bad idea
Over the last 20 years, Russia has invested heavily in systems capable of attacking the network of underwater cables that account for 95% of all online traffic
The world’s despots know that losing power will mean a long prison sentence and the loss of the vast fortunes they pillaged. Therefore, for dictators, retaining power is no longer just about politics: it’s an existential requirement
Innovations in artificial intelligence are not a passing fad whose consequences are being exaggerated. These are transformative technologies that will be with us for a very long time. The wave of innovation sparked by AI will change the world
It is imperative that societies start imposing high costs and severe consequences to organizations and individuals who deliberately and continuously disseminate false information. Hard, but not impossible
We should not take it for granted that the old democracies of Europe are strong enough to survive the sustained assault of the forces out to destroy them
As populism, polarization and post-truth take hold, Colombia seems headed for the same toxic political environment that has become the norm across the region
The Russian president’s absolute faith in firepower is straight out of the 19th century; his way of thinking about geopolitics is so old it’s unknown to us
As the economic situation worsens, the Kremlin will likely feel more threatened by its own citizens protesting in the streets and public squares than they will by democrats abroad