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The US Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to downgrade Mexico would mean that Mexican carriers could not launch new US flights, and would limit their...

President Ndaw, PM Ouane reportedly taken to a military base outside the capital Bamako. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/24/military-arrest-malis-president-pm-following-govt-reshuffle

Ethiopia’s government protests restrictions imposed by Washington over alleged human rights abuses in the Tigray region. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/24/ethiopia-accuses-us-of-meddling-after-sanctions-over-tigray

Phone call between US president and Egyptian counterpart comes as Secretary of State Blinken is heading to region. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/25/biden-discusses-gaza-ceasefire-with-egypts-president-sisi

John Taishu Pitt, Georgetown University With the increased digitalisation of the global economy, there is growing international focus on how to tax multinational corporations (MNCs) in...

Dharish David, SIM Global Education In the second week of April 2021, India gained six new ‘unicorns’ — startups with a valuation of US$1 billion or more....

Michael E. O’Hanlon As President Joe Biden and his team settle into their new jobs, how should they view the national security challenges facing the...

Eswar Prasad Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, was launched in 2009. Today, there are thousands of cryptocurrencies with a total value of about $2 trillion. https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/five-myths-about-cryptocurrency/

John Hudak It is no secret that the Democratic Party priority for cannabis policy reform is not a priority in the Biden White House. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/05/24/why-has-president-biden-been-slow-to-embrace-cannabis-reform/