Analysis: The era of geopolitical cyber wars

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The 'scramble for Africa' indirectly led to the First World War. Will the 'scramble for the internet' provoke the Third World War?

In 2014, exactly 100 years after the First World War broke out, the Third World War will kick off. That’s the somewhat precise forecast of Russian geopolitical analyst Konstantin Sivkov. Certain...

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