Challenges facing Arab journalism, freedom, safety and economic security

South Africa and the Arab World: Facing Common Challenges

Today the Arab countries of the Middle East face a challenge familiar to all South Africans: to create jobs for the large cohort of young people reaching working age. Over the next decade or so, the region may experience population growth of 150 million people—the equivalent of adding two Egypts (table 1). In demographic terms, the task is similar to that facing South Africa—only larger. Rising...

Asean and Its Security Offspring: Facing New Challenges

Economic Freedom, Economic Growth And Governments Tax Revenue In (MENA)

Hazmat Routing: Safety and Security Challenges

The railroad industry is being challenged by recent state regulations requiring the disclosure of routing information of trains carrying hazardous materials (hazmat) to the general public. While there is a need to know, the dissemination of such information is contrary to both industry practice and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) rules. The conundrum is that there needs to be disclosure t...

Automotive Safety and Security Integration Challenges

The ever increasing complexity of automotive vehicular systems, their connection to external networks, to the internet of things as well as their greater internal networking opens doors to hacking and malicious attacks. Security and privacy risks in modern automotive vehicular systems are well publicized by now. That violation of security could lead to safety violations – is a well-argued and a...