Global terrorist threat
THE deadly attack on a concert hall in Moscow last week, which left around 140 people dead, marks the expansion in the terrorist operations of the so-called Khorasan chapter of…
Global conflicts, economic uncertainties
2024 emerged as a comparatively optimistic period in contrast to the challenging preceding years marked by Covid-19 pandemic. In its aftermath, global economy faced significant upheavals, with numerous businesses shutting…
AI summit a start but global agreement a distant hope
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak championed a series of landmark agreements after hosting the first artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit but a global plan for overseeing the technology remains a…
UK’s role in global illicit finance?
On the face of it, the UK government has made good progress in implementing the actions of its 2019 Economic Crime Plan. According to one study, 80% of the actions…
Who’s a terrorist?
THE banning of TLP as a terrorist group has produced an oddity. Many liberals oppose this action against an organisation whose vile ideology contradicts liberal tenets as their respect for human rights…
Global finance and corruption
The US has listed Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan as huge money-laundering jurisdictions in the Basel AML Index. The index ranks money laundering and terrorist financing risks around the world. George…
Global hidden enemy
Compared to related occurrences in the past, for instance the SARS outbreak in 2003, the global economy has become significantly more integrated, and China plays a far superior role in…
The dream of a global ceasefire
The horrors of wars and conflicts continue to haunt millions of people across the world amidst the ravages of a pandemic that has inflicted heavy losses on humankind. More than…
With Taliban deal, US shifts away from two decades of global war
In making peace with the Taliban, the United States is moving to end its longest-ever war and also signalling a major shift: After two decades, an era of global US…
FATF and global Politics
Rarely does China express its opinions on global politics vocally. But in the case of politicization of FATF, it has minced no words. It strongly expressed its indignation over the…
