Tag: Urbanisation

Security in a world of cities

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Commentary

When the Internet Displaces the Town Square

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, form a shield wall at the National Gendarmerie Training Center in St. Astier, France, June 19, 2015. The Marines trained to operate through dense smoke and riot-control gas while maintaining tightly organized formations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Danielle Dixon/Released)

Urbanisation, tech, and culture amid revolution

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Model

Nodes, Neighbours and Footfall

President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are cheered and welcomed by crowds Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, along the motorcade route in Ahmedabad, India. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

A new simulation model looks at how social networks influence attendance in festivals and movies

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Securing India’s Cities

Managing traffic in front of the Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. Credit: Flickr/US Department of State.

Defeating extant and new urban threats is a geopolitical imperative