Who Is Taleb A, the Alleged Magdeburg Attacker Who Left at Least Five Dead? 

On December 20th, 2024, at approximately 19:04 local time, a black BMW drove through a Magdeburg Christmas market, killing five and injuring over 200. This comes a day before the eight-year anniversary of a similar attack on a Berlin Christmas market claimed by the Islamic State. German and…

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Information and Regulation: Where is the Line? 

Introduction  In a report entitled United Nations Global Principles for Information Integrity, the United Nations lays out a universal regulatory framework consisting of five principles. These are meant to be respected by the various international actors involved in media production…

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Death Toll Rises to over 300 due to Riots in South Africa

South Africa witnessed one of its most violent weeks since the democratic elections of 1994. Riots and looting this past week have so far left an official death toll of 337 and this figure will surely change as more bodies are discovered amongst the carnage that has been left. From being on…

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Travel Etiquette Tips and Tricks

The opportunity to travel around the world is one of the advantages of being a Global Protection Specialist®. However, with this comes the need to be aware of the differences in the customs and etiquette from one culture to another. What may be perfectly innocuous in one country may be extremely…

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Traveling to a Hot Spot? Use This Packing List

Hong Kong. Turkey. The Middle East. South America. Africa. Even India and Mexico. These are just some of the most dangerous places to travel in 2020 because of geopolitical shifts, terrorism, social unrest, and war. The upcoming 2020 U.S. presidential election also creates an added…

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