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Climate Environment ESG Sustainability April 21, 2023 Shortfalls of Environment, Social, and Governance Portfolios
| By Alexander Haidar |  Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) focused policies are intended to promote sustainable and socially responsible practices among businesses and organizations. These policies aim to achieve certain goals, such as reducing carbon emissions, promoting social equality, or increasing government transparency and accountability. While the rise of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ...
Business Defense News April 5, 2023 2023 Navy League Sea-Air-Space Expo Draws Thousands of Attendees
  The 2023 Navy League Sea-Air-Space expo, held from April 3-5 in National Harbor, Maryland, brought together over 300 exhibitors to showcase the latest in naval, marine, and coast guard technologies. Speakers and attendees alike discussed critical issues facing the industry, including the need to invest in people and prioritize training and retention programs. During ...
Space Technology March 16, 2023 Space Industry Leaders Exhibit at Washington DC Satellite Show
The Satellite Show 2023 conference was held from March 14th to 16th in Washington D.C. The conference provided a platform for industry leaders, government officials, and satellite enthusiasts to discuss the latest trends and innovations in the satellite industry. The conference included keynote speeches, panel discussions, and an exhibit hall showcasing the latest satellite technologies. ...
Nonprofit March 14, 2023 Nonprofit Teams Meet at the AWS InMotion Nonprofit Conference
On March 14th, 2023, AWS hosted the AWS InMotion Nonprofit Event, bringing together nonprofit leaders, experts, and AWS professionals to share best practices and insights on how technology can help drive positive change in the nonprofit sector. The keynote speaker for the event was Allyson Fryhoff, managing director of nonprofit and nonprofit health at AWS. Other ...
Business EU Ireland UK February 28, 2023 UK, EU propose New Framework on Northern Ireland Border
| By Alexander Haidar | On February 27, 2023 the British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen announced a tentative post-Brexit trade agreement concerning Northern Ireland.[i] The existing Northern Ireland Protocol is an agreement which came into effect in January of 2021 as part of the Brexit ...
AI Technology February 24, 2023 Positive and Negative Implications of NLP Artificial Intelligence
| By Alexander Haidar | Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a rapidly evolving technological innovation of the 21st century whose full potential has yet to be realized. Recent advancements in machine learning has led to an AI model developed by researchers at MIT that can predict which patients are at high risk of developing lung ...
Earthquake News Syria Turkey February 9, 2023 Massive Earthquake in Turkey and Syria; What happens next?  

| By Alexander Haidar |

On February 6, 2023, magnitude 7.8 earthquakes struck in the southern-Turkish city of Gaziantep, causing over 100 aftershocks of magnitude 4 or higher between Türkiye and Syria. Initial estimates suggest upwards of 10,000 people have been killed, with numbers expected to rise as many more are still trapped under debris of collapsed buildings. Several shocking videos released on social media sites show Turkish and Syrian citizens surveying the preliminary damage as aftershocks cause entire buildings to collapse in on themselves. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a 3 month state-of-emergency in the 10 affected regions and mobilized 25,000 search and rescue personnel.

Energy Lebanon Middle East January 31, 2023 Lebanon Energy Market: Outlook and Opportunities

| By Alexander Haidar | Contents Introduction Over the course of the past decade, the economic situation in Lebanon has made life increasingly difficult for its population of roughly 6 million people.[1] Within the last few years in particular, Lebanon has gone from seeing a widespread social movement against the broken system of government; to …

Business Technology January 23, 2023 Amazon Cloud Gets More Global Thunder with New AWS Data Centers in US, Australia, and India
| By Alexander Haidar | On January 20, 2023, Governor Glenn Younkin of Virginia announced that the Amazon subsidiary Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to invest $35 Billion into expanding its operations in the state over the next seventeen years. According to the Director of Economic Development for AWS, investment from the company has ...
Technology November 18, 2022 MIT Creates 3D Printing Technique with Alloys for Extreme Environments
| By Alex Haidar |  MIT developers published a research paper in the peer-reviewed journal Additive Manufacturing which demonstrated the potential for metal components used in high-stress and temperature applications (such as turbine blades) to be 3D printed from a specially heat-treated nickel superalloy. Currently, air turbine blades are fabricated from solid castings of mixed ...