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Call by Global Leaders: Work Together Now to Stop Cyberattacks on the Healthcare Sector ICRC)
In recent months, cyberattacks have been launched against medical facilities, including in the Czech Republic, France, Spain, Thailand, and the United States as well as against other health authorities. Cyberattacks threaten the medical sector at a time when medical facilities and staff are under immense pressure due to the medical needs arising from the pandemic and from physical violence.

COVID-19 Adds a New Dimension to an Undeclared Third World War (Major-General S. B. Asthana, Future Directions)
In a global tug of war, the COVID-19 pandemic has added a new dimension to the global strategic balance and triggered a chain of events in the struggle for global strategic dominance, besides causing tremendous human suffering. Previously, in order for a conflict to be called a war, the use of military force and a declaration of war were considered basic necessities. War was defined as a condition under which a state prosecuted its perceived right by force. Similarly, a world war is one that involves countries all over the world. The meaning of “force” in the modern era has been extended beyond hard power alone, along with its various dimensions of application. Whereas the goals of earlier world wars were the capture of key territories or the surrender of political leadership and the attendant political will of adversaries, in the current era, the strategic aim revolves around the economic collapse of an adversary; in other words, an adversary’s economy and population centers become the targets. Given that construct, it can be argued that the world was already in an undeclared Third World War, one predicated upon different dimensions and instruments. The COVID-19 pandemic has further changed that war’s trajectory and dimension.

The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet (Andy Greenberg, Wired)
At 22, he single-handedly put a stop to the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen. Then he was arrested by the FBI. This is his untold story.

Will the Pandemic Lead to Outbreaks of Other Maladies? (Anita Shet, New York Times)
Vaccinations worldwide have dropped as the fight against the coronavirus continues.

Inside the Sisterhood Springing Jihadis From Jail (Anne Speckhard, Molly Ellenberg, Daily Beast)
U.S. forces used to keep the prisons, the prisoners, and their guards secure in Syria—until Trump pulled the plug on America’s allies in the fight against ISIS. Now, watch out.

Shortest War Ever? The Anglo-Zanzibar War Over in Less Than 40 Minutes (Peter Suciu, National Interest)
Military leaders don’t actually like wars. Wars disrupt training and no one can truly predict an outcome. But when war does come the leaders all hope for a quick and decisive victory. None was quicker or more decisive than the Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896—from start to finish it lasted less than 40 minutes. It was a David vs. Goliath story, but in this outcome Goliath won the day.