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Russia/Ukraine – DPR and LPR Increasingly at Odds, Complicating Moscow’s Approach to Ukraine (The Jamestown Foundation)

Paul Goble Most commentators in Russia, Ukraine and the West tend to treat the Moscow-backed breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic (DPR, LPR),...

USA/Russia – The Dimming Prospects of US-Russian Deescalation (The Jamestown Foundation)

Pavel Felgenhauer United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, met for the first time in person on...

Internally Displaced People/Climate Change – The number of internally displaced people reached a record high in 2020 (WEF)

Kate Whiting There were 40.5 million new internal displacements in 2020 – the highest annual figure for 10 years. These were triggered globally by...

Climate Action – Decarbonising aviation requires a transition to sustainable fuel. Here’s how governments can help (WEF)

Kevin Soubly, Lauren Uppink Decarbonising aviation is only possible with the support of both international political leadership and public-private collaboration. Cabinet ministers from five...

Technology/Climate Change – Fibre-optics aren’t just for the web. Here’s how they’re helping predict sea level rises (WEF)

Robert Law, Adam Booth Fibre-optic cables are normally associated with the internet, but a new study has shown how they can provide new insights...

Climate Action – The automobile industry can lead the clean mobility movement. This is how (WEF)

Jasmeet Singh To reduce the environmental footprint of automobiles, automakers need to focus on aspects that span the production, use and end-of-life phases. Replacing...

Climate Change/Corporate Governance – How to spot greenwashing – and how to stop it (WEF)

Felicity Spors Greenwashing could slow our progress towards meeting climate and social goals. Here's how policy-makers, organizations and consumers can spot it – and...

Energy/Climate Change – How to green the planet – one revolution at a time (WEF)

Nandita Parshad, David G. Victor The energy transition is better understood as a series of industrial and agricultural revolutions. These revolutions begin locally -...

Africa – COVID-19 in Africa: our WHO media briefing (WEF)

Speakers Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa Dena Ringold, World Bank, Regional Director, Human Development, West and Central Africa Region Razia Khan,...

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