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This paper explores the growing threat of cyberterrorism to cultural property, emphasizing that in today’s digital age, heritage assets face unprecedented, multidimensional risks in cyberspace. First, it elucidates the concept, characteristics, and operational modalities of cyberterrorism, highlighting diverse methods of infiltration and attack in virtual environments. Next, from a digital perspective, it examines the importance and vulnerability of cultural property—particularly museum databases and historical artifacts—while underscoring the potential risks they encounter online. Drawing on multiple real-world cases (e.g., large-scale cyberattacks on museums in the United States, the deliberate vandalism of relics at Australia’s Golden Dragon Museum), this study demonstrates how cyberterrorism can inflict both direct and indirect damage on cultural heritage assets.Finally, the paper synthesizes a range of response strategies. These include technical measures (e.g., fortifying cybersecurity infrastructure, leveraging blockchain and artificial intelligence), managerial approaches (e.g., enhancing staff training, establishing comprehensive cybersecurity governance), and international cooperative efforts (e.g., creating cross-border intelligence-sharing platforms, standardizing global cybersecurity protocols). Ultimately, the author calls for concerted collaboration among governments, international organizations, academic institutions, and the broader public to safeguard the collective cultural heritage of humankind from evolving cyber threats.

Iraq, as the "cradle of human civilization," faces severe threats to its cultural heritage due to globalization, industrialization, wars, and smuggling. Armed conflicts and illicit trade have caused large-scale destruction of historical sites. Compared to oil, the Kurdish issue, and economic reconstruction, cultural heritage protection has received insufficient attention in Middle East studies. Political, economic, and military factors contribute to the continued deterioration of Iraq's cultural heritage. UNESCO and other organizations integrate cultural heritage protection into humanitarian aid, security strategies, and peacebuilding efforts. Iraq must enhance its management system, legal framework, and international cooperation to safeguard its cultural heritage. Cultural heritage is crucial for Iraq’s identity, political stability, and global cultural diversity. Strengthening global collaboration and cultural exchanges is essential for the sustainable development of human civilization.

With the intensification of global climate change, the frequency and severity of extreme weather events are steadily increasing, posing significant challenges to the preservation of cultural heritage. The 2019 fire in Pingyao Ancient City, Shanxi, serves as a typical case, illustrating how the climate crisis can directly threaten historical and cultural heritage. Through a case study of the Pingyao fire, this paper examines the impact of climate change on cultural heritage preservation, particularly the exacerbation of extreme weather events. By analyzing the causes of the fire, the influence of climate factors, and the damage caused to heritage buildings, this research proposes strategies for adapting cultural heritage preservation to climate change. These include optimizing disaster prevention mechanisms, applying technological tools, and emphasizing the importance of public participation. Lastly, the paper summarizes the lessons learned from the Pingyao fire and offers valuable insights for protecting other cultural heritage sites in the context of the climate crisis.

With the intensification of global climate change and the frequent occurrence of extreme weather events, the critical infrastructure of cities is facing increasing risks and challenges. This paper explores the importance of improving the resilience of critical infrastructure in large cities in an era of climate crisis. By analyzing different types of critical infrastructure and their impact on urban security, this paper points out that once the urban infrastructure such as transportation, power, communication, water resources is damaged, it will seriously affect the normal operation of the city. Combining the case of Zhengzhou's "July 20" rainstorm disaster in 2021 and Zhuozhou's rainstorm event in 2023, this paper reveals the main problems facing the current infrastructure, including inadequate design and maintenance, lagging emergency response mechanism and difficulties in inter-departmental coordination. Therefore, this paper proposes improvement measures such as optimizing the construction of critical infrastructure, strengthening the emergency management mechanism, and enhancing the capacity of resource reserve and dispatch, so as to improve the resilience of critical infrastructure in extreme climates and ensure urban safety and sustainable development. The paper emphasizes that building smarter and more adaptable critical infrastructure systems will be a key direction to deal with future disasters.