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South Korea/North Korea/USA – Why the Singapore Statement still matters for Seoul (East Asia Forum)

Minseon Ku, Ohio State University While it is custom for state leaders to invite newly elected heads of other governments to meet, South Korean President...

Australia/Myanmar – Are critics of Australia’s response to the Myanmar coup expecting too much? (East Asia Forum)

Melissa Conley Tyler, University of Melbourne Australia has been criticised for not doing enough in reaction to Myanmar’s coup. It has been urged to impose targeted...

The West Is Not the World (GMF)

Rachel Tausendfreund There is an unseen connection between the social justice debates in Western societies and the fate of the West and the liberal international...

USA/Europe/NATO – Why the U.S. Should Meddle in Europe to Stop Autocratizing NATO Allies (GMF)

Daniel Hegedüs While the Biden administration has elevated the fight against authoritarian trends and corruption to a foreign policy priority, the U.S. now faces a...

USA – The New Cyber Executive Order is a Good Start, But Needs a Supercharge from Congress (GMF)

Adam Bobrow Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed a broad executive order on cybersecurity to fill gaps exposed by several massive recent cyber incidents. The executive order is a...

Turkey/Kurds/Middle East – Turkey and the Kurdish Factor in the Middle East (GMF)

Bilgay Duman is doctoral researcher at Abant İzzet Baysal University. He wrote his postgraduate thesis on “The Turkmen and Kirkuk in post-Saddam Period”. He serves...

Africa – The High Cost of Underrating Africa (Project-Syndicate)

HIPPOLYTE FOFACK International credit-rating agencies perennially assign overinflated risks to Africa, irrespective of its improving macroeconomic fundamentals or the global economic environment. These “perception premiums”...

Vaccine Licensing, Production, and Global Distribution (Project-Syndicate)

MICHAEL SPENCE Although much of the current COVID-19 vaccine debate is focused on the question of waivers for intellectual-property rights, the transfer of knowledge and...

Building Vaccine Trust, While Managing Risk (Project-Syndicate)

HEIDI J. LARSON How risks associated with some COVID-19 vaccines are managed, communicated, and – most important – perceived will be crucial to sustaining public...

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