'13 US Bases Uninhabitable': Pentagon Admits Much Of Iran War Overseen By Personnel 'Working Remotely'

European Commission Proposes Energy & Water Efficiency Disclosure Rules For Data-Centers Authored by Zachary Skidmore via Data Centre Dynamics, The European Commission (EC) has submitted a proposal to require data centers across Europe to disclose their energy and water efficiency metrics. The European Union (EU) aims to triple its data center capacity over the next five to seven years. This has raised concerns about the build-out's potential impact on the power grid and natural resource use. The proposed rules would create a common rating scheme covering data centers with a capacity exceeding 500kW....

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly held direct talks with a senior Hamas member during the deadly 2014 war in Gaza, according to Israeli media. The dialogue was said to have been arranged “behind the backs of the establishment.” Reported by the Hebrew-language outlet Walla on Thursday, the backchannel contacts with Hamas occurred during separate negotiations then taking […]

Pitch For Defense Treaty And Moving US Military To Israel Is Insane Authored by Jennifer Kavanagh via Responsible Statecraft, On August 18, Israel bombed a non-operational Syrian air base, reportedly to derail Turkish plans to deploy military forces to the installation. The move drew swift condemnation from the United States, which did not receive prior notification despite its growing support for Syria, its alliance with Turkey, and the presence of thousands of U.S. military personnel based nearby, in Jordan and other parts of the region. Is this the behavior of a "model...