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Planet A<\/strong><\/p>\n

The European Commission has adopted<\/a> a joint communication setting out a framework to address \u2018the growing impact of climate change and environmental degradation in the fields of peace, security, and defence\u2019. It builds on the recent pledge<\/a> by the EU and NATO to strengthen cooperation on addressing the security implications of climate change.<\/p>\n

The EU framework identifies<\/a> four main priorities: strengthening planning, decision-making and implementation through evidence-based analysis; integrating responses to climate and security challenges in external EU actions; enhancing the climate adaptation and mitigation measures of member states\u2019 civilian and military operations; reinforcing international partnerships through multilateral forums.<\/p>\n

The document outlines a number of measures<\/a> to facilitate each of these priorities, including establishing a climate and security data and analysis hub, developing conflict risk models to bolster early warning capacity, and deploying environmental advisers to all EU missions and operations.<\/p>\n

Democracy watch<\/strong><\/p>\n

French police have come under renewed scrutiny following last month\u2019s fatal shooting<\/a> of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent, after video emerged of a brutal arrest during an annual rally against police violence. Images showed the brother of a black man who died in custody in 2016 being wrestled to the ground<\/a> by officers from a controversial rapid reaction force. The events have rekindled<\/a> pent-up frustrations and accusations of institutional racism and resulted in violent clashes between demonstrators and police.<\/p>\n

Rights groups have long criticised the crowd-control methods<\/a> used by French law enforcement. A UN committee issued a statement urging France to pass legislation that defines and prohibits racial profiling<\/a>. France\u2019s foreign ministry dismissed<\/a> the remarks as \u2018excessive\u2019 and \u2018unfounded\u2019.<\/p>\n

The government wants to avoid a repeat of the 2005 riots<\/a> that shook France\u2019s multiracial communities and has banned<\/a> the sale, possession, transport and use of fireworks ahead of the Bastille Day national holiday.<\/p>\n

Information operations<\/strong><\/p>\n

YouTube has shut down<\/a> the accounts of three users identified by South Korean intelligence as tools of North Korea\u2019s psychological warfare efforts. The three video bloggers, or vloggers, were purportedly linked to North Korean state media and had been blocked domestically by Seoul. YouTube\u2019s parent company, Google, said last year that the accounts didn\u2019t violate its policies.<\/p>\n

In a statement about the company\u2019s decision to remove the accounts, a YouTube spokesperson noted<\/a>: \u2018Google is committed to compliance with applicable US sanctions and trade compliance laws, including those related to North Korea.\u2019<\/p>\n

The vloggers were English-speaking young women and children who posted about their lives in North Korea, discussing seemingly mundane activities<\/a> like visiting tourist sites and reading Harry Potter books. According to South Korea\u2019s National Intelligence Service, they were meant to add a veil of normality over the harsh realities<\/a> of life in North Korea. Analysts have noted that most people in North Korea don\u2019t have access to the internet and that such content is impossible to produce and circulate unless it is tied to the state media.<\/p>\n

Follow the money<\/strong><\/p>\n

The US Treasury has imposed sanctions<\/a> on four companies accused of funding Russia\u2019s Wagner mercenary group. In a statement released last month, the Treasury said that these companies based in the United Arab Emirates, the Central African Republic and Russia had \u2018engaged in illicit gold dealings\u2019 to sustain and expand the group\u2019s armed forces, including in Ukraine and some African countries.<\/p>\n

Implementation of the sanctions had been on hold <\/a>because US officials wanted to avoid appearing to favour a side in the recent power struggle <\/a>between Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n

The Wagner Group <\/a>was first identified in 2014 when it started backing pro-Russian separatist forces in eastern Ukraine and has since grown into a sprawling international business <\/a>with mining interests and fighters across Africa and the Middle East. Following last month\u2019s failed mutiny, it\u2019s unclear what will happen with Prigozhin and his private army in Ukraine and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Terror byte<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indian National Security Adviser Ajay Doval has urged the UK to address the threat of Khalistani extremism directed at Indian high commission officials by taking strong public action<\/a> such as deportation and legal prosecution. Doval raised the issue while engaging with his UK counterpart, Tim Barrow, at last week\u2019s India\u2013UK strategic dialogue.<\/p>\n

Doval\u2019s comments came a day after India issued a stern message to foreign governments about pro-Khalistan posters <\/a>surfacing in the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. New Delhi has expressed concerns <\/a>that the UK may be downplaying the issue of Khalistani extremism.<\/p>\n

\u2018Khalistan<\/a>\u2019 refers to a proposed independent Sikh state in Punjab, and is a movement that has attracted both domestic and international support from a small but influential number of Sikh extremists. The UK has been an ongoing target of Khalistani extremism. In one recent incident, a Khalistani supporter in London <\/a>pulled down the Indian flag from the high commission\u2019s balcony as part of a protest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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