Waste not, want not. And we want you to do well in this week’s quiz on e-waste! To learn more about the global challenge of e-waste, check out this week’s Special Report: E-Waste’s Toxic Trail.
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The ISN Quiz: The Future of Warfare
This week’s Special Report Drones: War from Afar highlights the pros and cons of using the craft in warfare.
Test your drone knowlege in this week’s ISN Quiz!
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This week the ISN weighs in on the debate about drones, exploring both the risks and benefits associated with their use in modern warfare. The main challenge is to match the reality of the battlefield with theoretical, strategic and operational clarity and to catch up, both analytically and legally, with technological advances.
In our Special Report this week:
- An Analysis by Micah Zenko looks at the pros and cons of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), including lower morale among drone pilots, eroding pilot skills, as well as network safety issues and argues that caution and a broader strategic context are prerequisites for the successful deployment of these tools.
- In this week’s Podcast Peter W Singer of the Brookings Institution discusses the importance of matching our analytical, theoretical and legal understanding of 21st century warfare with the science fiction-like capabilities of modern robotic technology.
- In our News section, Security Watch articles on technological innovations and ethical questions in military robotics, the issue of robot autonomy on the battlefield, and much more.
- In Publications papers from our Digital Library, including an Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) paper examining US and Pakistani strategy in light of drone attacks in Pakistan.
- Primary Resources includes a United States Air Force report on the future of unmanned aircraft systems.
- Links to relevant websites, among them a detailed Defense Science & Technology Agency article on developmental trends in drone technology.
- The IR Directory lists relevant organizations, including the Space Daily, a news network covering science and technology issues in the field.
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The ISN Quiz: The Mediterranean
As we’re focusing on Euro-Mediterranean relations this week, here’s your chance to test your knowledge about the region in the first edition of The ISN Quiz.
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Words do little to convey the kind of destruction unfettered growth has caused in China. Stories of environmental degradation and displacement are common but fail to show the true, human impact of China’s rise.
Contrastingly, spectacular examples of China’s positive ambition are everywhere; in the mushrooming modern mega-cities as well as events such as the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival; a whimsical Disney-like world made entirely of ice, snow and millions upon millions of Christmas lights. A tourist trap perhaps, but also a testament to the innovative and hopeful spirit of the country.
The following photo essays provide insights into the strange world of China’s yin and yang.
- Lu Guang’s stunning, award-winning photography examines the effects of pollution in China on humans as well as landscapes.
- Muge Huang Rong’s touchingly old-fashioned photographs illustrate the impact of displacement in the Three Gorges area.
- Boston Globe’s Alan Taylor has put together a collection of images from the spectacular Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival.