States in the Western Balkans have participated in several EU policies, despite failing to secure full membership of the EU. Maria Giulia Amadio Viceré and Matteo Bonomi explain that this form of cooperation has allowed the EU to maintain its system of regional integration at a time when it has faced a series of crisis-induced … Read more
Nov 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananDisinformation / Artificial Intelligence A Moscow-based company sanctioned by the U.S. earlier this year has been linked to yet another influence operation designed to turn public opinion against Ukraine and erode Western support since at least December 2023. The covert campaign undertaken by Social Design Agency (SDA), leverages videos enhanced using artificial … Read more
Press release shared by Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, November 1, 2024.Photos courtesy of the land trust. The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy announced the protection of 23 acres of land in Sadsbury Township, Crawford County. The land is now a new addition to the Conservancy’s Tryon-Weber Woods Natural Area. The newly protected property, located across Grieser Road from … Read more
Oct 18, 2024Ravie LakshmananInsider Threat / Cyber Espionage North Korean information technology (IT) workers who obtain employment under false identities in Western companies are not only stealing intellectual property, but are also stepping up by demanding ransoms in order to not leak it, marking a new twist to their financially motivated attacks. “In some instances, … Read more
US President Joe Biden said it was important for Ukraine’s Western allies to “sustain our resolve” in supporting the country as he held meetings Friday with European partners, with the coming US presidential election casting a long shadow over his visit to Germany. Biden met Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, Ukraine’s second-biggest military supplier after … Read more
