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·· Missing Radioactive Capsule Is Recovered from Western Australia Roadside
The capsule went missing when it fell from a truck
·· Something Has to Give in Postwar Syria
Thirteen years of constant crisis is heading toward inevitable breakdown
·· Is the U.K. the Security Leader Europe Needs?
An unlikely candidate to take the lead in European security matters has now appeared: Great Britain
·· Finding a Way Out of the Societal War Over Ukraine
This conflict has predominantly been a societal confrontation
·· U.S. Guns Are Fueling Violence in Central America, Here’s How to Help Stop the Arms Flow
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·· Seeing Is Believing? Global Scramble to Tackle Deepfakes
Deepfake detectors are vastly outpaced by creators
·· Is the U.S. Military Capable of Learning from the War in Ukraine?
The Pentagon has learned painful lessons in the past—and may have to do so again
·· Hungary Most Corrupt EU Member in 2022: Watchdog
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·· Assessing the Russian and Chinese Economies Geostrategically
The geopolitical tensions have resurrected Cold War blocs
Missing Radioactive Capsule Is Recovered from Western Australia Roadside (James Salmon, The Times)
A tiny radioactive capsule capable of inflicting burns on anyone passing within five meters of it has been found in the Western Australian outback after a frantic six-day search.
The stainless steel capsule, roughly the size of a pea, went missing when it fell from a truck on an 870-mile stretch of the Great Northern Highway between Pilbara in the north of the state and Perth, the state capital. It was found this morning on the side of the highway about 30 miles south of the town of Newman.
The discovery was made by a team from the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization and the Department of Fire and Emergency Services, who placed it in a lead container for safety. Search crews had spent six days scouring the highway using specialist equipment which picked up radiation emitting from the capsule.
Something Has to Give in Postwar Syria (Charles Lister, Foreign Policy)
Syria’s crisis is set to enter its 13th year in March. Although the level of violence across the country remains relatively low today compared with earlier years, the crisis is a long, long way from over. Within Syria, at least six distinct conflicts involving internal actors and foreign governments are ongoing to this day, and all of them show more signs of escalating than calming down.
