HACKERS’ WORLD
My wife sent me a warning message recently, saying not to open a video titled ‘Dancing with Hillary.’ “It is a virus that
DIGITAL SERVICES
Imagine going out to a restaurant, and being greeted by a robot and taken to your table on a conveyor belt… and then pressing a button on the table to
BUYING LOCAL
For many people, the ‘buy local’ movement may seem like another passing fad for the privileged. In the United States, it is
FLUID STATE OF PLAY IN THE GULF
Entering the already murky waters of Middle Eastern geopolitics this year was the widening rift between a number of Gulf states (with Saudi Arabia at the forefront) and their erstwhile regional ally Qatar.
SPLIT TIES: THE GULF IN CRISIS
The Arab world’s only trade bloc the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is at risk of disintegration following Saudi Arabia and its three allies announcing on 5 June thatthey have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar.
GEOPOLITICAL QUAGMIRE
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, along with their allies including Egypt, cut all diplomatic ties with Qatar recently. Saudi Arabia and the UAE have also placed on notice all Qatari citizens to leave their shores within two weeks.
TOURISM PROMOTION
While Sri Lanka continues to gain global attention as a tourist hotspot, and features regularly among the leading destinations to visit on a number of travel
TRUMPONOMICS
An American man with limited political experience campaigns against the establishment. He is a Presbyterian, has Scottish
THE G7 SUMMIT
Italy’s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni – the host of this year’s G7 Summit held in Sicily’s ‘Pearl of the Ionian Sea’ Taormina – was joined by the heads of seven
STATE OF THE NATION
First, the ‘strategic reassignment’ of cabinet portfolios was hardly a shuffle. The usual suspects retained their usually suspect
NATIONAL SECURITY
Prior to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka to participate in celebrations marking the International Day of
ANTI-IRAN FRONT
In his first diplomatic mission as President of the United States, Donald Trump hopped on a plane to travel to where some believe
COVER STORY
THE POWER OF CONNECTIVITY
