April 14, 2016
What happens when the international community simultaneously pursues peace and justice in response to ongoing conflicts? What are the effects of interventions by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the wars in which the institution intervenes?
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March 30, 2016
How does Bolsa Familia, Brazil’s conditional cash transfer program, reach the country’s poorest citizens? A team of researchers, led by Joseph Wong, investigated the program in a case study.
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Despite recognizing that institutionalized cooperation is central to both business and politics in many advanced, industrialized economies, scholars remain divided over the origins, character, and future of “non-liberal” capitalism. This article, written by Darius Ornston and Tobias Schulze-Cleven, seeks to...
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This report, written by Citizen Lab researchers Jakub Dalek, Masashi Crete-Nishihata, and John Scott-Railton, describes the latest iteration in a long-running espionage campaign against the Tibetan community. It details how the attackers continuously adapt their campaigns to their targets, shifting...
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March 1, 2016
Edited by David A. Wolfe and Meric S. Gertler Even in a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, cities remain engines of growth, innovation, and diversity. Increasingly, they are also active participants in the creation of the social and political conditions necessary to...
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This paper by David A. Wolfe, co-directer of the Innovation Policy Lab (IPL), identifies challenges and recommends strategies for fostering a digital economy in Canada and around the world. Part of the IPL’s White Paper Series. Read the full report.
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Baidu Browser is a free web browser for the Windows and Android platforms, produced by Baidu, one of China’s largest technology companies. The browser offers a number of features beyond those found in standard browsers, including video and audio download...
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February 17, 2016
With the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) wreaking terrorist havoc across Syria, Iraq and into Europe, this research paper by MGA student Meghan J King considers the implications of the movement’s reach deep into Africa with its 2015 merger with Nigeria-based Boko...
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Fitness tracking devices monitor heartbeats, measure steps, sleep, and tie into a larger ecosystem of goal setting, diet tracking, and other health activities. Every Step You Fake investigates the privacy and security properties of eight popular wearable fitness tracking systems....
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February 1, 2016
By John Zilcosky Around 1900, when the last blank spaces on their maps were filled, Europeans traveled to far-flung places hoping to find the spectacularly foreign. They discovered instead what Freud called, several years later, the uncannily familiar: disturbing reflections...
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