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Cloud-based Integration and Integration Platform as a Service Concept

Enabling a Thriving Middleware Market

For middleware to flourish, policymakers must align market incentives, address regulatory barriers, and encourage platform cooperation.
The Binnenhof (Dutch Parliament) on Hofvijver lake in the Hague city, South Holland, Netherlands

The Netherlands Apologizes for Involvement in Hawija Airstrike and Lays Out Further Reforms

The Dutch Cabinet's release of a list of commitments on mitigating civilian harm is a major step forward for transparency.
Signage for US broadcaster Voice of America is seen in Washington, DC

Unpacking the Voice of America Litigation

Recent rulings by federal judges provide templates for opposing the destruction of congressionally-created agencies like the Voice of America.
Two diamond miners in yellow helmets and red vests look out over an expansive diamond mine.

In Potential Russia Sanctions Removal, Diamonds Illustrate the Complexities

The web of factors for the diamond industry in any lifting of sanctions could be instructive for other sectors too.
European and us flag composed of binary datastreams

Leveraging International Standards to Protect U.S. Consumers Online, No Congress Required

States can leverage international standards and the EU's centering of human rights to protect consumers online.
The photo shows the cart headed toward the camera, against a backdrop of war-ravaged buildings.

New Israeli Guidelines Threaten to Eliminate Humanitarian Action in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Almost Entirely

A revised registration process for international NGOs aiding Palestinians creates a chilling effect against criticism and accountability.
The photo shows four very long, shallow docked boats arrayed next to each other diagonally across the image, seemingly made of iron or metal, carrying belongings and one with a number of adults and children in it. Other people are on land at the back of the image, next to a dirt road beside fields stretching into the distance.

Visa Revocations Disregard South Sudan War Risks, Overlook U.S. Communities’ Embrace of Refugees

The breadth and depth of support for South Sudanese across red and blue states has origins in evangelical backing for the young country.
Bosnian Muslims carry caskets containing remains of 66 bodies, during a mass burial ceremony in the Eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad

Bosnian Serb Separatist Leader’s Defiance of Arrest Warrant Stirs Wartime Memories

A war survivor says the response to Dodik's separatism must be firm and unequivocal for the sake of regional and European security.
The photo shows a red Chinese flag with gold stars flying over a disaster scene -- a building partly collapsed and leaning, with a pile of rubble at its base and a crowd of rescue workers and civilians around it.

America’s Absence in Myanmar’s Early Earthquake Response: A Moral and Strategic Failure

US foreign aid gutting hampers humanitarian response to Myanmar's earthquake toll, leaving gaps filled by China for its strategic gain.
A cherry tree in bloom near the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S. Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg

Remarkable Things in the Government’s Alien Enemies Act Briefs to the Supreme Court

The Acting Solicitor General's briefs "fall considerably short of the historical standards for quality and forthrightness that typify briefs that the Office of the Solicitor General…
Social media restrictions and suppression of speech as censorship to censor opinions and thought in a 3D illustration style.

Regulated Democracy and Regulated Speech

Lawmakers are right to worry about platforms’ power over public discourse and democracy. But legislative responses too often seek to empower the government to set new rules for…
IMAGE: (L) Abstract chat icons over a digital surface (via Getty Images); (M) Visualization of an online network (via Getty Images); (R) Popular social media apps on an Apple iPhone (via Getty Images).

Regulating Social Media Platforms: Government, Speech, and the Law

Launching a new series with leading experts on regulating the information environment, co-organized by NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights and Tech Policy Press.
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