For much of the past, wars have been fought to seize territory, oil and strategic influence. Global wars were characterized by large merchant fleets, weapons and naval forces. But for modern day governments, racing to develop powerful technologies, digita... See more
On May 3, 2026, two men stood in an Israeli courtroom in Ashkelon, their presence a stark reminder of the ongoing collision between humanitarian activism and state-sanctioned force. Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish-Swedish national of Palestinian origin, and Th... See more
Abstract Automatic classification of literary text by historical era can support literary analysis and reveal stylistic evolution. We study this problem for Urdu poetry across three eras, classical, modern, and contemporary. We introduce a new dataset of ... See more
