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(Syria/Russia) Syria and Russia strategies

Pavel K. Baev writes for The Jamestown Foundation: It took a telephone call from United States President Joseph Biden last Friday (July 9) afternoon...

(WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference in Geneva

Dmitry Grozoubinski writes for East Asia Forum: The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), originally scheduled for Nur-Sultan in December 2019, is...

(Australia/Malaysia) The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP). Strategic partnership

Adam Leong Kok Wey writes for East Asia Forum: Against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia and Malaysia have elevated their strategic partnership...

(USA) Portland. Racial equity in a development project

Meg Walker writes for Brookings: It’s been over a year since calls for anti-racist urban policies echoed in cities around the country. It was in this...

USA – Opportunities and risks of remote education

Brookings writes: The COVID pandemic forced many schools and universities to remote education where students logged onto video calls for their classes. At one level,...

(Sub Saharan Africa) Pandemic, poverty, electricity access

Tamara White writes for Brookings: On June 14, the United Nations released its 2021 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Report, which examines the world’s progress toward...

(South Korea) South Korea and disinformation

Heidi Tworek and Yoojung Lee writes for Brookings: Baseless rumors about new technologies spreading cancerous radiation. Politicians condemning negative stories as “false” or “defamatory.” Deepening polarization amid constant...

(USA) The American Rescue Plan and local business districts

Kelly Humrichouser and Patrice Frey writes for Brookings: From rural downtowns to urban commercial corridors, local business districts are centers of civic life and commercial activity....

(Taiwan) December referendum on whether to reverse President Tsai Ing-wen’s decision to allow importation of U.S. pork

Ryan Hass writes for Brookings: The decision that Taiwan’s voters reach in the December referendum on whether to reverse President Tsai Ing-wen’s decision to...

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