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The Weaponization of Extremism Laws in Belarus: A Systematic Campaign Against Civil Society and Academic Freedom
The Belarusian government has significantly intensified its use of "extremism" legislation to dismantle the remaining pillars of independent thought, targeting academic institutions, human rights organizations, and the Belarusian diaspora with unprecedented legal aggression. On April 14, the Belarusian Supreme Court formally designated the European Humanities University (EHU), a prominent liberal arts institution currently operating in […]
The Weaponization of Civilian Surveillance: How Hacked Security Cameras Have Become a New Frontier in Modern Warfare
For decades, military intelligence gathering relied on a hierarchy of expensive and complex assets: high-altitude spy planes, sophisticated reconnaissance satellites, and covert human intelligence networks. Today, however, that paradigm has shifted toward the mundane. In an era defined by the proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT), the front line of global conflict has migrated […]