In dealing with Iran, Boris Johnson will have to choose between two conflicting pressures: the interests of his country, and demands of the bully.

The bully wants the UK to be in conflict with Iran; specifically, to hold Iran's tanker no matter how Iran retaliates. The UK's interest is to make a deal and free both tankers.

I expect that Johnson values the bully's backing more, so I predict he will not exchange the two ships.

The German government is just beginning to recognize that "the cloud" is too cloudy and shady to be trusted for personal data.

The US embassy staff that reported a strange illness in Cuba have shown a special and unusual pattern of brain structure abnormalities.

Why Isn’t Publicly Funded Conservation on Private Land More Accountable?

A general demonstration that anonymizing data is ineffective for protecting privacy.