Security

• [New] UNEP's climate change work in Africa supports countries to implement their climate action commitments - Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) - to meet food security, create income and opportunities for youth, and economic expansion. / Modern Diplomacy
• [New] China and Pakistan will pursue the hope for peace in an attempt to prevent a civil war in Afghanistan, and mediate for negotiations between the Afghans. / Global Times
• [New] Brazil has developed policies to guarantee food security and minimize food vulnerability, seeking to guarantee access to sustainable water and food. / Department of Economic and Social Affairs
• [New] All over the world, countries' energy security is threatened by global warming and ever-more-frequent natural disasters, and powerful storm systems. / oilprice.com
• [New] The UK and the Republic of Korea continue to collaborate on challenging regional security threats, including conducting joint exercises and military training together. / GOV.UK
• [New] Countries like Iran, Central Asian Republics, Pakistan, and China in Xinjiang will bear the immediate impact, while India and Russia will face security and terrorism challenges. / Observer Research Foundation
• [New] The Department of Justice has gone one step further with China, and has officially charged four Chinese nationals with illicit computer network exploitation activities, as part of a Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as APT40. / Dark Reading
• [New] In the closing horse-trading negotiations of tax audits, taxpayers are often effectively blackmailed to accept compromises involving some degree of double taxation or face the threat of maximum income adjustments to secure a better outcome for Germany in an mutual agreement process (MAP). / International Tax Review
• [New] The MQ-9B system will bring unparalleled reconnaissance capability to the RAF and help to ensure the security of the UK and its allies. / sUAS News - The Business of Drones
• [New] The melt is exposing Russia to new security threats along its northern border but also creating commercial opportunities, most prominently the opening of new sea lanes. / The New York Times
• [New] A team of scientists has identified a promising resistance gene that could help fight a devastating fungus called stem rust, which attacks wheat crops and threatens global food security. / Scimex
• [New] To better protect Australia from the next generation of TSOC groups we need to start by acknowledging the TSOC threat for what it is: a national security threat more urgent and severe than terrorism. / National Security College
• [New] The Taliban's victory will have a disastrous effect on Pakistan's domestic peace and security. / Foreign Affairs Magazine
• [New] Security and Vulnerability Management Market is dominated by major companies such as IBM Corporation, EMC Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, Netiq Corporation, Rapid 7, Tripwire, Qualys, Skybox Security, Alien Vault among others. / IndustryARC
• [New] North America is expected to dominate the global Security and vulnerability management Market in the forecast period 2020-2025 owing the rising use of cloud based networking and growth in IT and Telecom industries. / IndustryARC
• [New] The Global Security and Vulnerability Management Market is estimated to reach $14.1 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 4.0% from 2020 to 2025. / IndustryARC
• [New] The United States should take advantage of any opportunities to resolve issues and remove points of Sino-American tension, recognizing that its bargaining position will gradually deteriorate over time. / Rand Corporation
• [New] To seize the opportunities arising from the market of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and green finance, some global financial institutions are already planning to increase investment or expand their operations in Hong Kong, reflecting international investors' confidence in Hong Kong. / Hong Kong Government
• [New] A Russian naval base in Sudan will enable further Russian power projection in Africa and support the Russian Navy's efforts to reestablish a global footprint. / Institute for the Study of War
• [New] In recent weeks, Japan has signalled a significant foreign policy shift that could have implications for security in the Asia-Pacific region. / The Conversation
• China's effort was not as sophisticated, but it took advantage of a vulnerability that Microsoft had not discovered and used it to conduct espionage and undercut confidence in the security of systems that companies use for their primary communications. / The New York Times
• The executive roundtable discussion will assess Myanmar's current challenges, security issues, the ongoing humanitarian crisis, hampered economic reform, strained bilateral relationships, and governance challenges that have hampered its progress as a nation. / Asia Society
• Beijing has entwined the importance of data with that of national security and the battle for technological supremacy with the U.S., fueling speculation that regulators will use the new cybersecurity review to end the flood of Chinese companies going public in New York. / MSN

Last updated: 27 July 2021