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(Africa) Africa’s green bond market trails behind other regions (Brookings)

Leo Holtz and Chris Heitzig The United Nations predicts that the African continent will be one of the most severely impacted regions in the world by climate change, which...

(Syria) Syrian uprising 10-year anniversary: A political economy perspective (Syrian Observer, Brookings)

Steven Heydemann and Jihad Yazigi Bashar al-Assad’s first decade in power saw some positive economic developments and a level of corruption that was high but not necessarily...

(Innovation/Technology) Podcast: Brendan Nyhan on extremist content on YouTube (Brookings)

Brendan Nyhan, Quinta Jurecic, and Evelyn Douek YouTube is widely viewed as an engine of radicalization for users on the platform, but Brendan Nyhan, a professor of...

(Innovation/Technology) The emerging markets e-commerce opportunity (Brookings)

Christoph Ungerer While e-commerce giants such as Amazon dominate the headlines in the COVID-19 economy, the news can be deceiving. In much of the world,...

(USA) Are federal disaster policies making the harmful impacts of climate change even worse? (Brookings)

Sadie Frank, Eric Gesick, and David G. Victor Over the last year, we have been studying how the physical impacts of climate change might affect the financial...

(Education/Climate Change) Unleashing the creativity of teachers and students to combat climate change: An opportunity for global leadership (Brookings)

Christina Kwauk and Rebecca Winthrop What if, with a little leadership from global heads of state, including U.S. President Biden and U.K. Prime Minister Johnson, there was...

(North Korea/USA) N Korea hits Biden’s ‘provocation’, threatens more arms build-up (Al Jazeera)

US president has condemned as UN violation Pyongyang’s latest launch of two weapons from its east coast into the Sea of Japan. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/27/n-korea-hits-bidens-provocation-threatens-more-arms-build-up

(Mozambique) Over 180 people trapped in Mozambique hotel after ISIL attack (Al Jazeera)

Several people reportedly dead after attack in Palma near a liquified natural gas site in Cabo Delgado province. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/27/over-180-people-trapped-in-mozambique-hotel-after-isil-attack

(Yemen) Six years on, peace remains elusive for Yemen (Al Jazeera)

Gamal Gasim On its sixth anniversary, Yemen’s devastating conflict is still continuing at full force. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/26/six-years-on-peace-remains-elusive-for-yemen

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