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Christianity

Do not do your alms before people (1)

In Matthew 6:1, Prof. A. P. Lopukhin discusses the meaning of the Greek word "look" and its connection to the concept of "beware" or "listen."

7 August 2023 · 14 min read

RUSI Reflects: Will New Oil and Gas Licenses Fuel the UK's Energy Security?
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Defense

RUSI Reflects: Will New Oil and Gas Licenses Fuel the UK's Energy Security?

[ad_1] In this episode of RUSI Reflects, Genevieve Kotarska, Research Fellow, Organised Crime and Policing, examines the implications of new oil and gas licences for the UK’s future energy security.…

7 August 2023 · 1 min read

Can War Funders and Profiteers Be Responsible for Crimes in Ukraine?
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Defense

Can War Funders and Profiteers Be Responsible for Crimes in Ukraine?

The potential moral and legal responsibility of all those people for the crimes in Ukraine is a crucial, yet largely overlooked, issue. Historically, these are not altogether uncharted waters. As…

7 August 2023 · 3 min read

Has the Government Forgotten about Serious and Organised Crime?
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Defense

Has the Government Forgotten about Serious and Organised Crime?

[ad_1] But this activity masks a wider malaise in government. Structural changes across key parts of the Home Office have reportedly complicated joint working with counterparts across the system. Staff…

24 July 2023 · 4 min read

In Hot Water: Climate Change, IUU Fishing and Illicit Finance
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Defense

In Hot Water: Climate Change, IUU Fishing and Illicit Finance

[ad_1] For instance, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative was launched in 2002 to facilitate the voluntary disclosure by governments and firms of the beneficial owners of extractive companies. Sadly, the…

21 July 2023 · 4 min read

Foreign Ministries and Cyber Power: Implications of Artificial Intelligence
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Defense

Foreign Ministries and Cyber Power: Implications of Artificial Intelligence

[ad_1] The field of cyber security is no stranger to hyperbole and scaremongering – including the doom rhetoric forecasting a ‘Cyber Pearl Harbour’ or ‘Cyber 9/11’. For AI, the equivalent…

21 July 2023 · 8 min read

After the NATO Summit: Are We Already at War with Russia?
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Defense

After the NATO Summit: Are We Already at War with Russia?

[ad_1] One of the most resounding absences from the discussion in Vilnius was what to do about Russia. Although Ukraine’s membership (or lack thereof), Sweden’s accession and debates around F-16s…

20 July 2023 · 7 min read

Asia

Sanction Persecutors of Falun Gong

About Falun Gong // July 20 marks the anniversary of one of the bloodiest, and yet widely unacknowledged assaults on religious freedom in the contemporary world, medieval in its violence.…

19 July 2023 · 8 min read