Gemäß Äußerungen aus Bidens engem Umfeld, die publik geworden seien, sei es unwahrscheinlich, dass er wieder auf diesen Ansatz zurückgreifen werde.
Daily Archives: 9. November 2020
Top US official for Syria and ISIS to retire this month
Joel Rayburn, currently deputy assistant secretary and special envoy for Syria, will take on the responsibilities of engagement with Syria.
Ambassador Nathan Sales, the coordinator for counterterrorism, will take on the role of special envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS.
Flournoy: Neue Verteidigungsministerin?
Es war ja zu befürchten, dass der neue US-Präsident Joseph Biden keine radikale Abkehr von der Kriegspolitik einleiten würde, die er über viele Jahre in führender Position mit zu verantworten hatte.
President Trump tweets firing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper
“I am pleased to announce that Christopher C. Miller, the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (unanimously confirmed by the Senate), will be Acting Secretary of Defense, effective immediately,” the president said in a post.
NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine says he plans to step down
The NASA chief was appointed in late 2017 by Trump to head up the U.S.‘s space exploration agency, making him one of the longest-serving agency heads in the Trump administration.
Alright, so our eventful #November has yet another special day: 9th November!
1918: proclamation of the republic – Germany‘s first step into a democracy
1938: Reichspogromnacht – terror against Jews leading to the Holocaust
1989 – Fall of the Wall, the peaceful revolution
Nov. 9, 1918: Facing revolution at home, Wilhelm II abdicates as German kaiser. Germany becomes a republic.
Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine production begins in Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald reported that it will take CSL about 50 days to completely process the vaccine. According to the newspaper, the company has separate contracts with AstraZeneca and the Australian government for the production of the vaccine.
The AstraZeneca vaccine still needs to be approved by Australia‘s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). Phase three clinical trials of the vaccine are expected to wrap up by the end of this year.
Anschlag in Wien: Observation Mitte Juli abgebrochen
Just als der Attentäter am 21. Juli in der Slowakei Munition für sein Sturmgewehr kaufen wollte, stellte der Verfassungsschutz die Observationen ein.
Greenpeace: „Jede zweite Frucht aus Brasilien mit in EU verbotenen Pestiziden belastet“
Europäische Unternehmen, wie BASF, Bayer und Syngenta, mit Hauptsitz in Deutschland und in der Schweiz, verlagerten die Produktion umstrittener Pestizide inzwischen bewusst nach China, Spanien und Italien.
Neuer Schwung für die Unasur?
Im Zuge der anhaltenden Einmischungen der USA in Lateinamerika fungierte es auch als Gegenentwurf zur US-dominierten Organisation Amerikanischer Staaten (OAS).
Bolivien begeht in feierlichem Staatsakt Einführung von Präsident Luis Arce
Ab Samstag waren Gäste wie der spanische König Felipe VI. zusammen mit Vizepräsident Pablo Iglésias, der argentinische Präsident Alberto Fernández, die Präsidenten von Paraguay (Abdo Benítez), Mexiko (Andrés Manuel López Obrador) und Kolumbien (Iván Duque) angereist.
Auf den Terroranschlag folgt EU-Verschlüsselungsverbot
In Brüssel wird so ein Anlass seit 25 Jahren mit schnöder Regelmäßigkeit dafür missbraucht, längst geplante Überwachungsvorhaben durchzusetzen.
‘Five Eyes’ alliance demands ways to access encrypted apps
(12.10.2020)
The top justice officials of the United States, Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand said in a statement that the growth of end-to-end encrypted apps that make official oversight impossible – like Signal, Telegram, FaceBook Messenger and WhatsApp – “pose significant challenges to public safety.”
“There is increasing consensus across governments and international institutions that action must be taken,” they said.
International Statement: End-To-End Encryption and Public Safety
(11.10.2020)
We urge industry to address our serious concerns where encryption is applied in a way that wholly precludes any legal access to content. We call on technology companies to work with governments to take the following steps, focused on reasonable, technically feasible solutions:
– Embed the safety of the public in system designs, thereby enabling companies to act against illegal content and activity effectively with no reduction to safety, and facilitating the investigation and prosecution of offences and safeguarding the vulnerable;
– Enable law enforcement access to content in a readable and usable format where an authorisation is lawfully issued, is necessary and proportionate, and is subject to strong safeguards and oversight; and
– Engage in consultation with governments and other stakeholders to facilitate legal access in a way that is substantive and genuinely influences design decisions.
Orders from the Top: The EU’s Timetable for Dismantling End-to-End Encryption
(06.10.2020)
The last few months have seen a steady stream of proposals, encouraged by the advocacy of the FBI and Department of Justice, to provide “lawful access” to end-to-end encrypted services in the United States. Now lobbying has moved from the U.S., where Congress has been largely paralyzed by the nation’s polarization problems, to the European Union—where advocates for anti-encryption laws hope to have a smoother ride. A series of leaked documents from the EU’s highest institutions show a blueprint for how they intend to make that happen, with the apparent intention of presenting anti-encryption law to the European Parliament within the next year.
The EU is set to declare war on encryption
(20.09.2020)
The EU is set to declare war on encryption with plans to allow law enforcement officials “targeted lawful access” to protected communications, according to a European Commission internal note seen by the Financial Times.
The note outlines the commission’s aim to “stimulate a discussion” among EU member states “on the issues posed by end-to-end encryption” for the purpose of tackling child abuse and other organised crime networks.
Five governments line up legal challenge to Facebook‘s ‚dangerous‘ encryption of messages between terrorists, paedophiles and criminals
(15.05.2020)
The “Five Eyes” intelligence network of nations is preparing a legal challenge to Facebook’s plan for end-to-end encryption amid fears the platform will become a haven for terrorists and paedophiles.
Ministers from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are due to meet next week to consider legal measures to hold Facebook and other social media platforms liable for messages that could lead to serious criminality.
Geschlossene Lokale: Kärntner weichen nach Friaul aus
Nur wenige Meter vom Grenzübergang Thörl-Maglern entfernt zeigte sich am Sonntag ein Bild, das in Kärnten derzeit unvorstellbar ist: Gäste saßen bei einem Kaffee zusammen und genossen die Sonne.
Bolivia‘s socialists sweep back to power as Arce sworn in as President
Arce, 57, was inaugurated in a ceremony in the highland city of La Paz, in front of heads of state from Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia and Spain, as well as senior officials from Chile, Iran and the government of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro.