Misha Glenny

6 days ago | eurozine.com | Oana Filip |Misha Glenny

Groundwater supplies 65 % of the drinking water used in the EU. Europe has a great average performance when it comes to water infrastructures, and much of the continent is geographically lucky to have access to this resource. But it’s not universal, and things have been breaking down in recent years as climate change shows its effects and the South, the East and even Central Europe are gradually drying up.

2 weeks ago | the-tls.co.uk | Misha Glenny

Elon Musk with his son and Donald Trump in the White House, Washington DC, February 11, 2025 | © Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

1 month ago | europeanvoices.eu | Misha Glenny

The world is dividing into three spheres of influence, but with a crucial difference: Today’s power struggles are driven by digital monopolies, tech wars, and trade barriers rather than ideology. Main image • Misha Glenny is a British journalist, author, and academic, currently serving as Rector of the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna. • Nathan Murrell Commentators often invoke George Orwell’s 1984 to warn us all against encroaching totalitarianism.

1 month ago | smallwarsjournal.com | Robert Muggah |Misha Glenny

Dr. Robert Muggah, Ph.D., one of our El Centro Fellows, had this to say on LinkedIn about his new piece:Organized crime, one of the world’s oldest professions, is entering a new golden age. In our latest long read with Foreign Policy, we explore the breathtaking sophistication, speed, and scale of today’s criminal networks. Globalization accelerated the spread of organized crime, but digital transformation is taking it to the next level.

2 months ago | realcleardefense.com | Robert Muggah |Misha Glenny

The Coming Golden Age of Crime Artificial intelligence and other technologies are turbocharging cartels, mafias, and other illicit networks. Read Full Article »