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Digest of P/CVE LinkedIn Posts, April 2021 (I/II)
The 40 most-consulted LinkedIn posts on the topic of counter-extremism by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip, first half of April. In descending order.Since mid-2017, we have filed thousands of shares, comments,…
Managing political transitions, avoiding conflict
In all regions of the world, conflicts of transition concerning political power have either been taking place or were taking place, from ancient times up until now. The following points…
Digest of P/CVE LinkedIn Posts, March 2021 (II/II – Easter Edition)
The 40 most-consulted LinkedIn posts on the topic of counter-extremism by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip, second half of March. In descending order.Since mid-2017, we have filed thousands of shares, comments,…
SahelCenter.org – a new Policyinstitute.net initiative
This week, we launched SahelCenter.org – our latest initiative under the umbrella of Policyinstitute.net. You will find studies and news about the greater Sahara-Sahelian region on the new site, which…
Wittgenstein and the Use of Words and Language: A Critical Presentation
This presentation will introduce the works of L. Wittgenstein with regard to words and, more generally, language, in concise form. The influential philosopher considers human language to be isomorphic with…
The CDU and CSU on course to differentiate themselves from the Greens and the SPD
by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip The CSU Group Leader in the German Bundestag, Alexander Dobrindt, has called for a “firewall” to be put up with regard to the Green Party….
Digest of P/CVE LinkedIn Posts, March 2021 (I/II)
The 20 most-consulted LinkedIn posts on the topic of counter-extremism by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip, first half of March. In descending order. Since mid-2017, we have filed thousands of shares,…
Dr. Howard: “We should not gender” robots
by Thorsten Koch MA, PgDip The TWIML AI Podcast this week welcomed Dr. Ayanna Howard, a roboticist and Dean of the College of Engineering at Ohio State University. Her recent…
Preventing election meddling in the US via the Honest Ads Act
by Thorsten Koch MA, PgDip In a recent edition of the Cato Daily Podcast, one of the think tank’s policy analysts, Will Duffield, talked about ongoing proposals towards election reforms…
Digest of P/CVE LinkedIn Posts, February 2021 (II/II)
The 25 most-consulted LinkedIn posts on the topic of counter-extremism by Thorsten Koch, MA, PgDip, first half of February. In descending order. Since mid-2017, we have filed thousands of shares,…