Proliferation
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Declining trust in national media, combined with a
proliferation
of Internet communication, has created a world where the news people read is often created with the goal of “going viral,” not informing the public; the result can barely be called news at all.
Globalization – the
proliferation
of flows of labor, goods, services, money, information, and technology worldwide – seemed to be benefiting everyone except them.
But above all, pressures from a biotechnology industry that stands to profit from the
proliferation
of tests drives the expansion of genetic testing.
Furthermore, given the
proliferation
of strategic partnerships that claim many NAM members (India, for example, has strategic partnerships with the United States, Japan, and Brazil), are the non-aligned really still non-aligned?
In other areas of public policy, such as terrorism, nuclear proliferation, inflation, or vaccination, an “insurance” principle seems to prevail: if there is a sufficient likelihood of significant damage, we take some measured anticipatory action.
The West needs Russian cooperation in dealing with issues like nuclear
proliferation
in Iran and North Korea, the control of nuclear materials and weapons, combating the current wave of radical Islamist terrorism, and energy production and security.
Brazil’s ambivalent stance on human rights and democracy under Lula goes hand in hand with its attitude toward nuclear
proliferation.
With a name and a mission like that – and given the spotty ethical track record of drone warfare – it is little wonder that many are queasy about the continued
proliferation
of flying robots.
These options include developing counter-networks to meet networked security threats such as terrorism and
proliferation
of nuclear, chemical, or biological materials, as well as highly decentralized threats such as piracy.
For example, the three countries’ policies are inadvertently contributing to
proliferation
pressures in Asia and Europe.
Think of climate change; the risks of nuclear energy and proliferation; terrorist threats (qualitatively different from the dangers of conventional war); the collateral effects of political instability; the economic repercussions of financial crises; epidemics (whose risks increase with greater mobility and free trade); and sudden, media-fueled panics, such as Europe’s recent cucumber crisis.
More than 40 countries now have some sort of military-intelligence cyber capability, and with the
proliferation
of offensive cyber capabilities, inadvertent escalation will become increasingly likely.
For Europeans, the NIE has not removed, but rather confirmed, the concerns that in 2003 prompted the EU-3 (Britain, France, and Germany) – namely, that Iran’s nuclear program could eventually give it a military nuclear capability, and that even before that point, it might trigger regional nuclear
proliferation.
Second, it should clearly communicate that the issue is proliferation, not the nature of the Iranian regime.
Lending in the DarkHONG KONG – The
proliferation
of China’s opaque, loosely regulated (or unregulated) shadow-banking system has been raising fears of possible financial instability.
The situation is the same with respect to global growth, energy, resource management, climate change, environment, nuclear proliferation, arms control, and terrorism.
There are, of course, challenges arising from the
proliferation
and systematic use of open data.
The world has hundreds of treaties, institutions, and regimes for governing interstate behavior involving telecommunications, civil aviation, ocean dumping, trade, and even the
proliferation
of nuclear weapons.
An inter-governmental system that falls apart under the challenges of trade negotiations and
proliferation
threats is unlikely to master the deep complexity and multitudinous vested interests that the issue of climate change entails.
This development may be of historic importance if it not only leads to a deepening of US-Indian technical and economic ties, but also strengthens their ability to tackle regional and global challenges, ranging from the
proliferation
of nuclear weapons to climate change.
Consider the
proliferation
of jihadist groups, such as the Islamic State, which continues to seize territory in Iraq and Syria, and Boko Haram, which has been engaged in a brutal campaign of abductions, bombings, and murder in Nigeria.
And Asia and the Middle East would be at risk of nuclear proliferation, as countries lacking the US security backstop would seek to develop their own nuclear arsenals – an approach that Trump has said would be acceptable.
At a special summit called by the President Obama, the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution that opens a new chapter in the UN’s efforts to address nuclear
proliferation
and disarmament.
The result is a
proliferation
of platforms for producing, aggregating, disseminating, and consuming content.
His protectionist stance could incite a global trade war, and his insistence that allies pay for their own defense could lead to dangerous nuclear proliferation, while diminishing American leadership on the world stage.
Six Features of the Disinformation AgeMENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA – Concern about the
proliferation
of disinformation, misinformation, and propaganda has reached the point where many governments are proposing new legislation.
It is this lack of data that is undermining responses to the
proliferation
of disinformation and propaganda, not to mention the political polarization and tribalism that they fuel.
With the
proliferation
of Twitter clones in China (all the major portals now offer microblog services), social movements in China are getting a long-term boost.
We share a commitment to resolving international issues through political means, and both sides have already played a constructive role in addressing global challenges such as climate change, terrorism, and the
proliferation
of weapons of mass destruction.
For its part, the European Union has pursued shortsighted policies to address its economic challenges, without anticipating – or acknowledging – the social and political consequences, including the
proliferation
of anti-EU sentiment.
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