THREAT REPORTS
HOW THE 2018 WORLD CUP EVENT WAS KEPT SECURED
The 2018 World Cup, hosted by Russia, was – as are all World Cups – one of the largest sporting events in the world. More than thirty nations compete over the course of roughly a month in a tournament that watched both remotely and in-person by countless individuals throughout the world. For many, the World Cup and similar events are intended to be times to acknowledge extremely talented athleticism and to revel in national pride; however, for security in the host country and throughout the world, it also a time to raise awareness and to be even more vigilant to prevent attacks by criminals, other nation-states, or terrorist organizations.
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A MID 2018 review of GLOBAL CONFLICTS
Coverage of armed conflicts globally tends to be restricted to the major conflicts or those visibly impact the interests of a nation’s media. For Western audiences, over the previous few years, coverage has been focused on the Syrian Civil War and the conflict against the Islamic State in Eastern Syria and Western Iraq; secondarily, coverage has been focused on the Afghan conflict which has been ongoing for more than a decade and a half. A recent list, however, has counted that there are around 65 armed conflicts currently occurring in the world – four of which (The War in Afghanistan, the War in Iraq, The Mexican Drug War, and The Syrian Civil War) have resulted in a minimum of 10,000 violent deaths in the previous year.
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SECURITY BOTS ON PATROL
Amongst the public, there are both fears and hopes for the use of robots in society. Some, probably best termed of as robotic pessimists, concentrate their commentary on the belief that automation will displace significant numbers of workers and, subsequently, cause social discontent. Others, the optimists, are focused more on the advances in productivity, safety – by removing people from dangerous or injury prone work – and with the capability of allowing surplus labor to concentrate on more value-added processes and activities. Regardless of where one is on this continuum, robots are in use, and their use is continuing to penetrate additional areas of life. For example, only a few years ago, a robotic vacuum was created to help free people up from a relatively labor-intensive task. Public security is another area where robots are both currently present and likely to increase greatly in the future.
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