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Biden’s Pentagon policy chief Colin Kahl confirmed with GOP senators absent (Defense News)

Joe Gould The Senate confirmed Colin Kahl to be the undersecretary of defense for policy in a 49-45 party-line vote Tuesday. https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2021/04/27/bidens-pentagon-policy-chief-colin-kahl-poised-for-confirmation-with-gop-senators-absent/

NATO tees up negotiations on artificial intelligence in weapons (Defense News)

Sebastian Sprenger NATO officials are kicking around a new set of questions for member states on artificial intelligence in defense applications, as the alliance seeks...

Biden picks Shyu for DoD research and engineering chief (Defense News)

Joe Gould and Aaron Mehta President Joe Biden has formally announced Heidi Shyu as his nominee for undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and Meredith Berger...

Biden to nominate Frank Kendall as Air Force secretary (Defense News)

Valerie Insinna and Joe Gould The Biden administration has officially nominated Frank Kendall to serve as secretary of the Air Force and Gina Ortiz Jones for undersecretary of the...

Africa – The African Continental Free Trade Area and exchange rate misalignments (Brookings)

Francisco G. Carneiro and Ferdinand Owoundi African hopes are on the rise with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that became effective on January 1, 2021. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2021/04/27/the-african-continental-free-trade-area-and-exchange-rate-misalignments/  

USA – In Philadelphia, efforts to increase educational attainment must consider the racial earnings gap (Brookings)

Andre M. Perry, Carl Romer, and Anthony Barr In March, President Joe Biden introduced his $2 trillion American Jobs Plan, which endeavors to refurbish the country’s infrastructure and...

USA/Afghanistan – Biden’s Afghan gamble (Brookings)

Bruce Riedel President Biden has made a big decision on Afghanistan, with significant risks. After much consideration, I believe he has done the right thing...

USA – Tax reforms to raise revenue efficiently and equitably (Brookings)

Wendy Edelberg, Elizabeth Lee, Sara Estep, and Madison Bober As the United States rebuilds its economy following the pandemic, policymakers are considering various tax reforms that would raise...

Strengthening the G-20 in an era of great power geopolitical competition (Brookings)

Colin I. Bradford Now that it is clear that geopolitical confrontation is part of the repertoire of U.S.-China relations, there is a danger that this...

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