Category: Technology
Unpacking the EU cookie policy
We are constantly disrupted and interfered by it, luring into our searches, and claiming a few centimetres of our screens. Indeed, we have reached a time where not only bakers
Read MoreA Study of Pressure and Time: Polemic Surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Nears an Uneasy Resolution
When Morgan Freeman’s character in the iconic 1994 movie The Shawshank Redemption pondered about the study of pressure and time, he likened the gradual but mighty power of geology to
Read MoreThe EU’s white paper on Artificial Intelligence: Pushing for progress while keeping Pandora’s box locked?
Over the last couple of days, several high ranking Silicon Valley executives — including Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg — paid visits to Brussels. In the build-up to this week’s announcement,
Read MoreRaising Stakes in a Losing Game: The Reprehensible Revival of Weapons of Mass Destruction
When trying to identify the most pressing threats to peace, it may seem tempting to look at novel scientific and technological developments, such as the weaponization of increasingly autonomous technologies
Read MoreScars Too Deep to Heal: Historical Legacies and the Japanese-South Korean Trade Dispute
As territorial claims in the South China Sea continue to test the patience of regional hegemons and superpowers alike, an economic conflict of a less visible, yet equally significant nature,
Read MoreOnline, In Line: Cuba’s Internet Liberalisation Only a Small Reason to Celebrate
Last Wednesday, Cuba’s Ministry of Communication announced that as of July 29, business owners and citizens of the island nation will be permitted to set up private Wi-Fi networks within
Read MoreA Prudent People with a Grand Legacy: The Suruí Struggle Against Deforestation in the Amazon
Fifteen thousand years ago, at the conclusion of the last ice age, the ancestors of Almir Narayamoga Suruí’s tribe settled in the Amazon basin, having traversed thousands of kilometres across
Read MoreThe Need for Renewable Energy Sources: Answers Found in Lithium Mining in Bolivia
Lithium is a vital mineral resource in the storage of energy in the form of batteries. Bolivia, one of the World’s poorest nations, is sitting on the World’s second-largest lithium
Read More1984 Is Now – How China Keeps Track of Its 1.4 Billion Citizens
If you had to award your public behavior a (Dutch) grade: which one would it be? Do you always pay your rent and tuition fees on time, are you involved
Read MoreBellingcat and Social Media: How to Become an Armchair Journalist
This article was inspired by a presentation given by Christiaan Triebert, a former member of this editorial staff, during Clio’s annual conference on Tuesday, May 8th. For decades, investigative journalism
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