Big things are happening in US-Venezuela relations. But can they last?More
What Just Happened to UK TBTF Lender Barclays’ Online Banking Services, and What Could It Mean for the Wider World?
What Just Happened to UK TBTF Lender Barclays’ Online Banking Services, and What Could It Mean for the Wider World?More
Remember Ukraine’s “Diia” Digital Governance System? Russian Hackers Brought It Down in December, and It Is Still Partly Down
The Zelensky government’s “state in a smartphone” model of digital identity and governance, once a source of pride and inspiration for other countries, has become a source of derision. More
After “Gulf of America” Rebranding, Will Trump Admin Set Its Sights on Mexico’s Oil and Gas?
What’s in a simple name change? It seems like potentially quite a lot.More
At Davos, Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud on Online Anonymity and Digital Identity
“In our countries, no one can walk the streets with a mask on their face,” and “yet we allow people to roam freely on the Internet without linking their profiles to a real identity.” More
Cold War 2.0 in Mexico: US and Russian Embassies Lock Horns Over International Study Programs
The German embassy also joined the pile-on, with slapstick consequences.More
New York Judge Loretta Preska Just Declared Open Season on Argentina’s Gold Reserves
The question is: where is the gold?More
Even in Switzerland’s Direct Democracy, There Is Little Room for Public Choice on Digital Identity
After two-thirds of Swiss voters rejected the government’s proposed e-ID system in 2021, a slightly revamped “Digital Passport Act (E-ID Act)” is back on the political agenda. More
Where is Guaidó 2.0?
While the old Guaidó lives it up in Florida, at somebody’s apparent expense, the new Guaidó, Edmundo González Urritia, seems determined to spoil Maduro’s party. More
NYT Readies Terrain for Incoming Trump Administration’s Long-Telegraphed Intervention in Mexico
The media’s role in selling the next military misadventure should never be underestimated, even in this media-skeptic age.More
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