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Gaza – Now that the guns are silent, minds turn to reconstruction (Al Jazeera)

Sultan Barakat To avoid repeating past mistakes, the international community needs to rethink how it coordinates rebuilding efforts in Gaza. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/25/now-that-the-guns-are-silent-minds-turn-to-reconstruction

Africa/USA – Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Africa’s most overlooked crises and opportunities

Although Africa continues to face challenges like the pandemic, terrorism, and poverty, the Biden administration understands that “we need to focus on the opportunities”...

Africa/USA – Africa is America’s greatest geopolitical opportunity. Does the US know it? (Atlantic Council)

Rama Yade Today the world celebrates Africa Day, which commemorates the founding of the Organization of African Unity on May 25, 1963. On that day,...

USA – Phasing Out Coal from U.S. Electricity Increasingly a Regional Challenge (CSIS)

Nikos Tsafos Electricity generation from coal in the United States fell 20 percent in 2020, bringing it to its lowest point since 1972. https://www.csis.org/analysis/phasing-out-coal-us-electricity-increasingly-regional-challenge

USA – New Senate China Bill Needs a Credible Latin American Dimension (CSIS)

Daniel F. Runde In a welcome demonstration of bipartisanship, the U.S. Senate has renewed efforts to develop a comprehensive policy on China, producing a landmark...

USA – Thinking Small: How the Intelligence Community Can Catalyze Digital Transformation (CSIS)

Jake Harrington Strategists in Washington, London, and other allied capitals continue to paint a bleak picture of the future https://www.csis.org/analysis/thinking-small-how-intelligence-community-can-catalyze-digital-transformation

Venezuela – Lessons for negotiations in Venezuela: a roadmap (CSIS)

Moises Rendon & Claudia Fernandez In January 2019, Juan Guaidó was promptly recognized by the United States and more than 50 other democracies around the...

New Caledonia – New Caledonia eyes final vote on independence (The Interpreter)

DENISE FISHER France wants to get serious about the future. But its method may prove counterproductive. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/new-caledonia-eyes-final-vote-independence

Myanmar – Myanmar is not the next Syria (The Interpreter)

HENRY STOREY Comparisons may help draw attention to the crisis, but they ignore essential differences. https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myanmar-not-next-syria

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