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Israel – The Evyatar Outpost: Israel’s New Pioneers (Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen, BESA Center)

The establishment of the Evyatar outpost is a direct continuation of the activist pioneering ethos that the Yishuv leadership developed during the Arab riots...

UK – The UK as a ‘Global Science Superpower’: Going from Rhetoric to Reality? (Ardi Janjeva, RUSI)

The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) will ‘provide strategic direction on the use of science and technology as tools to tackle great societal challenges, level...

China/Biodiversity – Biodiversity in China: Conserving nature, securing the future (Chatham House)

The COVID-19 crisis has reiterated the importance of biodiversity conservation by highlighting the linkages between biodiversity and human health. Human activity has degraded ecosystems and...

China/Multilateralism – What does China mean when it talks about multilateralism? (Chatham House)

As the world’s largest carbon emitter by volume, China plays a crucial role in global climate talks but it is also a significant player...

Ukraine – Could a judicial ombudsman help solve Ukraine’s rule of law problems? (Bate Toms, Atlantic Council)

Ukraine should have a bright future as Europe’s leading agricultural producer and a growing IT powerhouse. However, corruption continues to hold back this progress. Could...

USA – The Real Inflation Risk (Daron Acemoglu, Project-Syndicate)

While the risk of sustained US inflation should not be ignored, nor should it cloud our view of what is really at stake in...

Afghanistan – After Afghanistan Falls (Djoomart Otorbaev, Project-Syndicate)

With US and NATO troops on their way out and the Taliban making rapid territorial gains, Russia, China, and Central Asian governments are increasingly...

Central Banks – Central Banking, Fast and Slow (Mohamed A. El-Erian, Project-Syndicate)

As the global economy emerges from the COVID-19 shock, systemically important central banks are faced with the unenviable task of deciding when and how...

Space – The heart of a lunar sensor (ESA)

The heart of the Exospheric Mass Spectrometer (EMS) is visible in this image of the key sensor that will study the abundance of lunar...

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