Tra il 21 ed il 24 gennaio si è svolto tra le montagne svizzere di Davos l’annuale World Economic Forum che, come tutti sappiamo, costituisce un buon punto di osservazione sugli scenari politico-economici internazionali. Qui di seguito una selezione delle sessioni più utili secondo il mio modestissimo punto di vista.
Iniziamo con i forum, quest’anno particolarmente interessanti: A Multipolar World, Geo-Economic Competition, Global Financial Stability, Leadership in Crisis, Debate: The Price of Instability, Iraq and Syria: The Strategic Context, Recharging Europe, Regions in Transformation: Arab World, Regions in Transformation: Eurasia, The Geo-Economics of Energy, The Geopolitical Outlook, The New Energy Context,
Infine i briefing: The Global Economic Outlook, China’s Impact as a Global Investor, Currency Shocks, Global Risks 2015, Military ad Intelligence.
In particolare, però, vi segnalo questi due dibattiti: The Future of Intelligence Agencies, The Future of Military.
Grazie Sil, questa sera sarà tutto mio con calma!
Buona giornata a tutti e baci! :*
TORONTO, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Canada's main spy agency will
get new powers aimed at disrupting potential terror attacks
under security legislation to be unveiled on Friday, Canadian
media said on Thursday.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), which
currently only gathers information and then hands it over to
police for action, will be given powers to act itself to prevent
potential attacks, Canadian media said.
Under the new law, which will be presented in Parliament,
CSIS will be able to block financial transactions, stop people
from travelling abroad to join extremist groups and intercept
material that can be used in an attack. It would need to obtain
a judicial warrant first.
"The goal is for CSIS to move from an intelligence-gathering
service to an agency that will have the power to disrupt or
diminish potential terrorist threats under appropriate judicial
oversight," CBC News quoted an unnamed source as saying.
The agency will not be allowed to detain or arrest people.
The new law will also let police detain potential terror
suspects for longer periods without charge, the reports said,
and make it easier to track and monitor suspects.
Security officials have been on alert since a gunman
attacked Canada's Parliament in October, fatally shooting a
soldier at a nearby war memorial.
The attack by a so-called "lone wolf" Canadian citizen came
two days after another Canadian convert ran down two soldiers in
Quebec, killing one.
After the Parliament attack, the Canadian government
introduced a bill to enhance CSIS. It said at the time it would
bring other legislation designed to pre-empt threats and crack
down on hate speech.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whose ruling
Conservatives are trailing in polls heading into a federal
election this year, said this week that the new law would not
infringe on constitutionally protected rights to free speech,
association and religion.
Experts, including constitutional lawyers, have noted that
law enforcement agencies already have wide-ranging powers at
their disposal and could use rarely tapped provisions under
Canada's 2013 Anti-Terrorism Act.
Lawyers have said the fact that these options have been
rarely tapped by authorities is a sign that more regular
techniques and procedures are sufficient for now.