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Posted on November 10, 2019 by Russ Roberts

Welcome to the current update of “Brookings: International Affairs” from Hawaii Intelligence Digest. Views expressed in this geopolitical news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content supplied by “The Brookings Institution.” Accessed on 10 November 2019, 2250 UTC, Post 876. Source: https://www.brookings.edu/topic/international-affairs/ Please click link or scroll down to read your selections. INTERNATIONAL…

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Retired News director of Pacific Radio Group Radio Stations on Hawaii-the Big Island. I have more than 40 years of broadcast experience, including positons at KTUH-FM (UH-Manoa), KPOI-FM (Honolulu). KHLO-AM (Hilo), KKBG-FM (KBIG-FM)(Hilo/Kona), KAPA-FM (Hilo-Kona). Native-FM (Hilo-Kona), and ESPN Hawaii (Hilo-Kona). Former University of Hawaii-Hilo librarian. Retired Air Force Officer. Amatuer (Ham) Radio operator since 1977 (currently holds the Amateur Extra Class License from the FCC-KH6JRM).... Can read, write, and speak Russian. Retired on 30 September 2011, but still maintains a Hawaii Island News Blog.

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France, Niger propose to postpone G5 Sahel meeting to early 2020 December 15, 2019
French President Emmanuel Macron and Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou agreed on Thursday to propose a postponement to early 2020 of a meeting of Sahelian country leaders due to take place in France this month, the French presidency said.
French CGT union threatens more protests over pensions plan December 15, 2019
Four branches of France's hardline CGT union, including railway and transport workers, threatened on Sunday to step up protests unless the government withdraws its pension reform proposal this week.
Boris Johnson eyes parliament vote before Christmas to 'get Brexit done' December 15, 2019
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will "get Brexit done" by Jan. 31 and then agree on a new trade deal with the European Union by the end of 2020, cabinet office minister Michael Gove said on Sunday, vowing to deliver on the government's top priority.
Turkey could close Incirlik air base in face of U.S. threats: Erdogan December 15, 2019
Turkey could shut down its Incirlik air base, which hosts U.S. nuclear warheads, in response to threats of U.S. sanctions and a separate U.S. Senate resolution that recognized mass killings of Armenians a century ago as genocide, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
'Total disconnect': Voices from marathon Madrid climate summit December 15, 2019
A U.N. climate summit closed on Sunday with major states snubbing calls for tougher action to combat global warming, prompting sharp criticism from smaller countries and environmental activists.

China's History Shows Us How Elites Can Stop A Society From Progressing December 15, 2019
James Pethokoukis Economics, The history of progress is mostly a history of false starts and a retreat. For some reason, a great 2016 essay by economic historian Joel Mokyr, “Progress isn’t natural,” recently popped into my Twitter feed. In it, Mokyr reminds that the idea of progress — that through its actions and agency humanity […]
Pakistan Won in Afghanistan (While America Lost) December 15, 2019
Michael Rubin Security, Middle East How did this happen? Key point: It's impossible to disentanlge Pakistani influence from Afghanistan. The U.S. war in Afghanistan is winding down, and Pakistan has won. The basic outline of the agreement negotiated by U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad is nothing new: The United States withdraws its forces in exchange for […]
After Brexit: 5 Winston Churchill Films You Need to Watch December 15, 2019
James Jay Carafano History, Europe Learn all about the man who stopped Hitler and may have saved Western Civilization. After Thursday’s elections in the UK, there is no question old Albion is entering a new day. Hopefully that new day will see a U.S.-UK Free Trade Agreement placed on a fast track. The Brits have […]
NATO Nightmare: A Russian Invasion of Iceland? December 15, 2019
Robert Beckhusen Security, Europe You've got to be kidding (but we're not). Key Point: If war broke out, seizing Iceland would have been one of the Soviet's first initiatives. Tom Clancy’s 1986 novel Red Storm Rising depicts a conventional war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. It’s one of Clancy’s best books and, interesting for a […]
Too Cool for School: Why Parents Should Communicate Better With Educators December 15, 2019
Ann M. Ishimaru, Megan Bang, Michelle Valladares Education, Americas A new way is needed for schools to engage with parents. Text messages, email alerts, open houses, fundraising appeals, robocalls – parents know the drill. They are inundated with requests from children’s schools. These missives aren’t really asking for engagement. Rather they can be viewed as […]

Ultra Violence chapter 6: The Meek Shall Inherit the World December 15, 2019
A military science fiction novel about a day when technology mutates war into a dark new form. Soon …
Ian Michael
Toxic climate propaganda is poisoning US public policy December 15, 2019
Dr. Curry explains how toxic climate propaganda contributes to the gridlock in the public policy debate.
Larry Kummer, Editor
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The Democrats need big money for their plans. Economist Karl Smith explains why MMT won't produce it.
Larry Kummer, Editor
The guilty ones preventing good policy about climate change December 13, 2019
Yesterday I proposed a solution. Here is the more important answer: why there will be no solution.
Larry Kummer, Editor
After 30 years of failed climate politics, let’s try science! December 12, 2019
The climate policy debate has run for 30 years with few results. Let's try something different: science!
Larry Kummer, Editor

Germany convicts married couple of spying for Indian intelligence service December 13, 2019
A court in Frankfurt has found a married couple guilty of spying in Germany on behalf of India’s external intelligence service.
Joseph Fitsanakis
Belgian university shuts down Chinese-funded institute due to espionage claims December 12, 2019
One of Belgium’s leading universities has decided to shut down a research institute funded by the Chinese government, after the Belgian intelligence service accused its director of spying on behalf of Beijing.
Ian Allen
Turkey offers to send troops to Libya as tensions rise with Greece, Egypt December 11, 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said his country is prepared to deploy troops to Libya, just days after Ankara surprised analysts by announcing an agreement with the embattled Libyan government in Tripoli.
Joseph Fitsanakis
Victor Sheymov, among Cold War’s most important KGB defectors, dies at 73 December 10, 2019
Victor Ivanovich Sheymov, who is often referred to as one of the most important intelligence defectors of the Cold War, has reportedly died in the American state of Virginia.
Joseph Fitsanakis
Unprecedented trial of ‘secret prisoner’ in Australia raises legal questions December 9, 2019
An unprecedented closed-door trial of a man identified only as “Witness J”, who was convicted earlier this year of a crime that cannot be revealed, has raised questions about the relationship between security and the law in Australia.
Ian Allen

GitLab Doles Out Half a Million Bucks to White Hats December 13, 2019
The DevOps lifecycle management said that response to its year-old bug-bounty program has been robust.
Tara Seals
Pairing Privacy and Security with Digital Identities in Retail December 13, 2019
Omnichannel views of customers are a competitive edge -- but they have to be appropriately implemented.
Eve Maler
Elegant sLoad Carries Out Spying, Payload Delivery in BITS December 13, 2019
The BITS file-transfer component of Windows as a key piece of sLoad's attack methodology.
Tara Seals
Critical Bug in WordPress Plugins Open Sites to Hacker Takeovers December 13, 2019
One flaw found in WordPress plugins Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder and Ultimate Addons for Elementor is actively being exploited.
Tom Spring
FIN8 Targets Card Data at Fuel Pumps December 13, 2019
Paying at the pump has landed in the sights of the notorious PoS-skimming group.
Elizabeth Montalbano

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