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National Defense
September 2015
Jon Harper |
NATO Funding Shortfalls Likely to Continue The latest Russian military intervention in Ukraine is forcing NATO to refocus its attention on its eastern flank. But concerns about a resurgent Russia will not prompt a large boost in alliance procurement.   |
Information Today
August 11, 2015 |
UN Sets 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development It features 179 targets for economic, environmental, and social development that all countries can use. |
Chemistry World
July 29, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Switzerland R&D spending falls after Horizon 2020 cash freeze This check on Swiss research collaboration on EU-funded projects was in response to a vote that limited EU immigration from other member states. |
National Defense
August 2015
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Big Data Analytics Helping to Secure the Seas While new tracking and mapping technologies have given oceangoing ships unprecedented visibility of the seas, it has also lead to a glut of data that can be unreliable. One system -- Windward's MARINT -- works to sort and verify that information to create safer seas |
National Defense
July 2015
Craig R. McKinley |
Partnering Against Russia's Bad Behavior Until defense budgets increase and reach levels more reflective of the global situation, we must look for ways to leverage defense efforts in both the operational and technological arenas. |
Chemistry World
June 4, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Call to embed science in US foreign policy Science and technology should be significantly expanded throughout the US State Department given its importance to various key foreign policy issues such as climate change. |
Chemistry World
May 29, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Majority of global chemical weapons stockpiles destroyed The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has announced that 90% of the world's declared chemical weapons stockpiles have been destroyed. |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
Russia, Fresh On The Heels Of Criminalizing Memes, Threatens Facebook, Google, Twitter Russian authorities have ordered Facebook, Twitter, and Google to censor "extremist" content and share traffic information with the government. If the companies don't comply, they could face fines or even be banned in Russia. |
Chemistry World
May 15, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Trade agreement could limit access to medicines A leaked draft of a trade agreement under negotiation among 12 Pacific rim countries, including the US and Japan, contains language that could delay the entrance of generic competition for much-needed medicines. |
Information Today
April 14, 2015 |
UNESCO Report Analyzes Global Education Trends UNESCO released its 2015 Education for All Global Monitoring Report, "Education for All 2000-2015: Achievements and Challenges," which found that one-third of countries have achieved the EFA goals they set in 2000. |
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