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Turkey-Russia Relationship Creates Challenges Inside NATO
December 21, 2021
According to a report from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, the expanding and deepening of Turkey-Russia relations is a disruptor for NATO capabilities and cohesion, with both Ankara and Moscow instrumentalizing the bilateral relationship for their respective geopolitical goals of promoting Islamism and undermining Western values within the Transatlantic Alliance.
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LA Times: How Governments Used the Pandemic to Normalize Surveillance
December 15, 2021
During the Covid pandemic, surveillance has become normalized in the attempt to halt infection rates but as the world learns to live with the virus, the technology is increasingly being used by governments around the world to advance surveillance of citizens as well as the creation of smart cities.
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Kelly: The Values Choice Movement is the next step toward educational freedom
December 09, 2021
Jim Kelly, President of Solidarity Center for Law and Justice, P.C., explains why the school choice movement may be evolving into a values choice movement, with equal access to public funds for the moral and ethical education of children.
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Beijing Winter Olympics: U.S. Announces Diplomatic Boycott
December 08, 2021
The U.S. has announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to China’s poor human rights record, and will not send any official representation to Beijing, however, U.S. athletes will still participate in the games.
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Reuters: U.S. Officials' Phones Hacked by NSO Group Spyware
December 08, 2021
Reuters reports that NSO Group spyware was used to hack into at least nine U.S. state department officials’ iPhones just weeks after the Biden administration placed NSO on a US blacklist due actions contrary to U.S. national security interests.