Overnight News
Check out our overnight news summaries to stay up to date on global news. Analysts working overnight cull news pertaining to international security issues, technology and global weather threats from outlets around the world:
ONS: 19 June 2013
KEY STORYLINES AFRICA: A UN sanctions panel said the government confirmed two members of the Gaddafi family violated a travel ban, leaving for Oman. AMERICAS: A Mexican state prosecutor said one of the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives, sought for [...]ONS: 18 June 2013
KEY STORYLINES AFRICA: In Nigeria, suspected Islamist extremists attacked a school and a military checkpoint, killing 11, including seven students. AMERICAS: More than 100,000 Brazilians gathered in the streets of several cities to protest poor life standards and heavy taxes. [...]ONS: 17 June 2013
KEY STORYLINES AFRICA: AQIM confirmed that two of its senior commanders were killed in Mali earlier this year. AMERICAS: US President Obama chose lawyer Clifford Sloan to be the Administration’s envoy for closing down Guantanamo. ASIA: In Afghanistan, a Taliban [...]
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Thought Leadership
From the CEO: Personalized and Personal Democracy
As I write while reflecting on the Islands Forum 2012 conference I just attended in Singapore, reserving the right to revise and extend my remarks, there are two grand strategic challenges with which ‘Democracy’ is confronted. First, the personalization of [...]
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Egypt’s Narrative Evolution
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Understanding and Filtering Crowdsourced News
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The Coach: Secrets of Presenting
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