Intelligence Futures Working Group

President Trump's Executive Orders threaten to undermine US Soft power and global digital economy at a time when the world can least afford it. from The SecDev Group https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/08/14/trump-bans-tiktok-wechat-open-internet/

Trump’s TikTok and WeChat Bans Could Shatter the Global Internet Trump’s new restrictions on Chinese apps and technology are so far-reaching that the future of the open internet is at stake.

Global megacities are the dynamo of development in the 21st century. The vast majority of cities over 20 million are in Asia and Africa. The future prosperity's of these emerging urban digital economies depends on good governance, investing in informer policymaking, and making cities not just "smarter" but also more attuned to the needs of populations. As part of our "Scotch and Cyber" series, will be drawing upon the expertise of The SecDev Group Principals John De Boer and Rob Muggah to explore the past, present, and future of # agile security in the urban century.

A new groundbreaking book edited by Secdev Managing Director John De Boer looks at the causes and solutions for urban violence. Drawing from more than five years of research across 14 programs, the study looks at the dynamics of insecurity and megacities. Cities are the dynamo growth in the 21st century. Building prosperous, safe cities by addressing the links between urban violence, poverty, and inequality - are the key to unlocking digital opportunities.

Download A free PDF version of the bookhttps://idl-bnc-idrc.dspacedirect.org/bitstream/handle/10625/56926/IDL-56926.pdf

or order it on-line:
https://www.routledge.com/Social-Theories-of-Urban-Violence-in-the-Global-South-Towards-Safe-and/Salahub-Gottsbacher-de-Boer/p/book/9780815368397

Well worth reading... as a warning of what happens when we begin to substitute “belief” for intelligence ...

I'm Sorry for Creating the ‘Gerasimov Doctrine’ I was the first to write about Russia’s infamous high-tech military strategy. One small problem: it doesn't exist.