The killing of George Floyd and the nationwide protests that resulted have been a major wake-up call for many with regards to the role of policing in the United States. Yesterday, Floyd’s hometown of
A fourth round of stuttering negotiations between the UK and Brussels on a post-Brexit trade and security deal ended on 5 June with both sides saying there had been no
A bird's-eye view of Hong Kong. /VCGEditor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities
Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain and
The International Financial Centre (IFC), a landmark highrise in Hong Kong, south China, May 6, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst
The International Financial Centre (IFC), a landmark highrise in Hong Kong, south China, May 6, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst
Apps like Signal are proving invaluable in these days of unrest, and anything we can do to simplify and secure the way we share sensitive information is welcome. To that end Signal has added the abil
Facebook will soon add labels to news outlets owned or otherwise controlled by a government, marking that information as, if not necessarily false or unreliable, at least worth considering the origin
China Southern Airlines flight CZ3001 takes off at Daxing International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, September 25, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and int
As a tumultuous week of protests draws broad attention to America’s open wounds of racist police violence, a coalition of Black founders, advocates, investors and other leaders are issuing a cal
As we continue to see protests across the US (and elsewhere) sparked by the killing of George Floyd by police in Minnesota, SoftBank is announcing a new investment vehicle to back entrepreneurs of col
Editor's note:Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain and
The European Commission is asking for views on how online platforms should be regulated in future, launching a public consultation today on the forthcoming Digital Services Act (DSA).This pan-EU legi
Over the weekend, music industry execs Jamila Thomas and Brianna Agyemang called on fellow industry members to protest police violence against black people by pausing operations for the day. The pair
A protest near the White House over the death of George Floyd in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analy
Even as Facebook continues to take a hands-off approach to monitoring violent rhetoric and disinformation on its platform, the company will make a $10 million donation “to groups working on rac
Protesters rally on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, U.S., May 29, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham an