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The photo shows a large crowd filling a street at night, with streetlights along the right side and the white flag with red cross of Georgia alongside the EU's blue flag with yellow stars. It's clearly cold, as people are wearing hats and heavy coats.

Georgia Risks Falling to a Violent One-Party Regime. The Biden Administration Must Act Now to Stop Its Slide.

The US is failing to forcefully respond to brutality against protesters opposing the Georgian ruling party's move to end EU accession talks.
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The Public Framing of Mass Deportation

The Trump administration will be pressured to rely on deceptive representations of what exactly its deportation programs entail.
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Interpol General Assembly Inches Forward on Transparency, Still Needs Reform Strategy

Amid a trend toward more openness in the police-coordination agency, further action is needed to prevent abuse of systems such as red notices.
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Making Tech Work for Global Criminal Justice

Digital evidence of crimes from open-source investigations can be linked with UN systems to support accountability and atrocity prevention.
Photo shows the National Guard member in a white uniform, helmet and bullet-proof vest turned away from what appears to be a shallow grave, though no remains are apparent, with someone using a pick-ax in the background behind yellow-and-black police tape.

Camera-Fitted Drones May Help Locate Graves of Mexico’s Disappeared

Technologies such as multispectral cameras and drones can replicate the methods of manual search groups more safely and efficiently.
The photo shows a smartphone held by a woman's hand with a screen showing an array of colorful apps on a black background.

How Social Media Interventions Can Aid Atrocity Prevention

Bridging responsible social media with the expertise of those well-versed in the dynamics of mass violence can greatly bolster interventions.
The photo shows a crowd of youth walking under at least two beams holding multiple cameras each, with trees in the background. Many of the students are wearing red, yellow and black uniforms or pink ones.

Early Warning in Atrocity Scenarios Must Account for the Effects of Technology, Good or Bad

Atrocity-prevention systems developed before the spread of new technologies need to more systematically account for their impacts.
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Thinking Beyond Risks: A Symposium on Tech and Atrocity Prevention

Governments and civil society can harness new and established technologies, even while proactively mitigating associated risks.

The Trump Administration Must Make Quantum Technology a Priority in the First 100 Days

The world is on the brink of a quantum revolution and the U.S. lead is narrowing rapidly.
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What’s to Stop Algorithm-Driven Recruiters From Rejecting Able Federal Workers With Neuro-Divergent Disabilities?

The U.S. government has bought AI-assisted recruiting aids, which tend to "screen out" those with developmental or learning disabilities.
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The United States Must Win The Global Open Source AI Race

Critics of open source AI must consider the security implications of strategic competition with China.
A man walks into the glass-paneled entrance of Interpol headquarters, with the organization's name and seal above the door.

As Interpol Gets New Secretary General, What are the Risks of Abuses Over Reforms?

Interpol's General Assembly will formally elect a new operational head from Brazil amid growing political and legal challenges.
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