Category Digital Policy and Society

UAE navigates war, energy and security risks

How regional war heightened UAE security risks, including drone incidents near the Barakah nuclear power station, disrupted shipping concerns, and prompted diplomatic pushes for de-escalation while maintaining energy stability.

Syrian diaspora reconnects a war-torn nation after decades of isolation

How is Syria’s tech diaspora helping rebuild opportunities and digital infrastructure for a country that was long cut off from global systems?

Information war in Sudan deepens as journalists fight to preserve the truth

How are internet shutdowns, information warfare, destroyed archives, and the collapse of local media shaping what the world knows and doesn’t know about Sudan?

Reconstruction hopes are dashed as Gaza slips from global focus

How is the Iran-US war impacting Gaza and stalling its post-ceasefire recovery?

Geopolitical chess leaves twenty thousand seafarers trapped

How is the current geopolitical situation in the Middle East causing a human crisis in the Strait of Hormuz?

Hezbollah, a ‘deep state’ dragging Lebanon into war with Israel

How much influence can Hezbollah wield in a nation that has sought to ban its military activity?

Jordan balances multi threats: Iran, Gaza and economic pressures

How have Jordanians reacted to threats from the war in Iran and Gaza?

Iran targets privacy apps during internet blackout

‘Privacy tools threaten governments,’ says expert, as NetBlocks estimates shutdowns cost Iran about $37 million per day

Calls grow to teach blockchain in Nigeria law schools

‘If courts lack a basic understanding of distributed ledger technology, they cannot properly deliver justice,’ says blockchain lawyer Olayimika Oyebanji

They called Bitcoin a trend. Now it’s a fight for financial freedom

‘Bitcoiners don’t trust anyone. They avoid faith in governments and companies as much as possible,’ says La Boulangerie by Vulpes CEO

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