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WikiLeaks, transparency, and the responsibilities of citizens
I keep reading about how the WikiLeaks fiasco is good for America because it forces our government to become more transparent to its citizens. One common refrain is, “We need to know what the government is doing in our name.” … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Groups, Nations, News, Politics, Security, Society, United States, WikiLeaks, World Watch
Tagged accountability, actions, Citizens, Consequences, Government, responsibility, transparency, WikiLeaks
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Julian Assange: The new kingmaker?
The rise of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks represents the rise of the non-state actor as a significant force on the world state. While historically such actors were terrorist groups, Assange and his website represent a new entry: that of the … Continue reading
Posted in Defense, Diplomacy, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Government, Groups, Nations, News, Security, Society, United States, WikiLeaks, World Watch
Tagged Consequences, Governments, Julian Assange, non-state actors, WikiLeaks
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The closing in of the government has begun
The state department has taken the extraordinary step of disconnecting its own classified computer systems from the rest of the government’s classified computer network as a result of the WikiLeaks debacle. While this move will limit the number of people … Continue reading
Posted in Diplomacy, Government, Nations, News, Politics, Security, Society, United States, WikiLeaks, World Watch
Tagged Citizens, classified information, damage, exposure, Government, non-state actors, State Department, WikiLeaks
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Can a non-state actor kill government transparency?
Via The Daily Beast, over at Newsweek, Christopher Dickey makes the point that the WikiLeaks dump of classified State Department documents could have the effect of making the government more closed and more opaque both to the world and within … Continue reading
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Tagged actions, Consequences, Julian Assange, non-state actors, opacity, transparency, WikiLeaks
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Non-state actors
The recent release of over 80,000* classified documents by the website WikiLeaks represents what is very likely the largest and most damaging public disclosure of protected information to the public in the history of espionage. The potential damage caused by … Continue reading
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Tagged disclosures, Governments, Julian Assange, non-state actors, secrets, Threats, WikiLeaks
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