How is classified information typically shared and can officials declassify secrets whenever they want? A national security expert explains
Government officials with classified information clearance typically have a range of secure ways they can view or discuss ...
The move toward AI deregulation could put financial markets at risk
Eliminating AI safeguards can increase uncertainty for financial institutions and, in a worst-case scenario, increase the ...
Thousands are feared dead in Myanmar’s quake. Trump’s USAID cuts will cause even more unnecessary deaths
USAID accounted for a third of Myanmar’s foreign aid last year. Now, this funding is gone as the country grapples with a ...
A Sydney ‘dark romance’ author is charged with producing child sex abuse material. How do we police books in Australia?
A new age-gap ‘romance’ has created an uproar: its hero first noticed the heroine when she was three. An expert on literary ...
US’s new ‘America First’ intelligence approach downplays Russia and ignores climate change
The 2025 report also assesses that Russia “has seized the upper hand in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is on a path ...
We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI officials really did have an influence
Only 1 in 5 Fortune 500 companies made strong racial justice commitments in response to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.
Tourists are cancelling trips to the US – here’s how this could affect its economy
Travellers around the world are reconsidering trips to the US, as cancellations expected to create a US$18 billion dip from ...
Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs
The National Institutes of Health has been integral to scientific progress in treating countless human diseases. Without its ...
Turkey is an incredibly powerful broker in the current world crisis, and a masterful negotiator
Since the early 2000s, Turkey has relied on a foreign policy approach that emphasised cooperation instead of competition.
What users need to know about privacy and data after 23andMe’s bankruptcy filing
The possibility of new ownership over 23andMe has some customers concerned about how their sensitive genetic information will ...
As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans
Long before the large-scale Earth Day protests on April 22, 1970 – often credited with spurring significant environmental ...
Chronic kidney disease often goes undiagnosed, but early detection can prevent severe outcomes
Too often, patients with chronic kidney disease get diagnosed too late – if at all. Addressing risk factors early can stave ...