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USA – California’s net neutrality law and the case for zero-rating government services (Brookings)

Nicol Turner Lee California’s 2018 net neutrality law, SB-822, recently went into effect and concerns have been already raised about the legality of “zero-rating,” the practice...

Poverty and fragility: Where will the poor live in 2030? (Brookings)

Jasmin Baier, Marina Buch Kristensen, and Søren Davidsen The world is experiencing a tipping point in its fight against poverty. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2021/04/19/poverty-and-fragility-where-will-the-poor-live-in-2030/

Nigeria – Student kidnappings threaten collapse of Nigerian education system (Brookings)

Adedeji Adeniran and Marco Castradori The Nigerian education system is deep into crises on multiple fronts, including in areas of access and quality of education. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2021/04/19/student-kidnappings-threaten-collapse-of-nigerian-education-system/

(USA) Georgia’s voter suppression bill is an assault on our democracy (Brookings)

Andre M. Perry and Anthony Barr Just three short months ago, a violent mob overran our nation’s Capitol Building to revolt against certifying Joe Biden as the...

It is now time to focus on multilateral order (Brookings)

Bruce Jones and Susana Malcorra The current crisis in global order stems from much more than after-effects of Trumpism and the anti-multilateral instincts of the former US...

USA – The American Rescue Plan’s Premium Tax Credit Expansion—State policy considerations (Brookings)

Jason Levitis and Daniel Meuse On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the ARP), a wide-ranging package of health care and economic...

Africa – It’s easy to exaggerate the scope of the jobs problem in Africa. The real story is nuanced (Brookings)

Louise Fox It is not uncommon for research articles and blogs on youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa to open with a statement such as: “Sub-Saharan...

Belarus – An Alarming Twist in Belarus’s Political Crisis (The Jamestown Foundation)

 Grigory Ioffe The socio-political conflict in Belarus has the potential to grow even more acute, even though street rallies have all but disappeared and the...

Ukraine/Russia/France/Germany – Macron, Merkel, Zelenskyy Meet to Defuse Russian War Scare (The Jamestown Foundation)

Vladimir Socor On April 16, in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron hosted talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in person and with German Chancellor Angela...

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