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(Innovation/Technology) Acquisition-happy space infrastructure company Redwire set to go public via SPAC (TechCrunch)

Darrell Etherington The latest in a string of space tech SPACs announced this year is Redwire, an entity created by a PE firm in 2020,...

(Innovation/Technology) Indian edtech giant Byju’s in talks to raise over $600 million at $15 billion valuation (TechCrunch)

Manish Singh Indian edtech giant Byju’s, which raised over a billion dollars last year as the pandemic accelerated the adoption of online learning services in...

(Yemen) The end of Yemen (Brookings)

Gregory D. Johnsen Six years ago today, Saudi Arabia announced the beginning of Operation Decisive Storm from Washington, DC. Riyadh said the initial airstrikes were designed to...

(USA) Rebuilding for the vast scope of FCC responsibilities (Brookings)

Tom Wheeler The regulatory scope of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) extends to approximately one-sixth of the domestic economy. What makes the impact of the agency...

(USA) Teachers’ unions: Scapegoats or bad-faith actors in COVID-19 school reopening decisions? (Brookings)

Bradley D. Marianno Northshore School District in Washington state made national news when it shuttered its doors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic on...

(Innovation/Technology) Video games are the new contested space for public policy (Brookings)

Joshua Foust In February, the video game publisher Victura announced it would launch what it described as a realistic video-game portrayal of the Second Battle...

(Europe) Antifragile Europe (Project-Syndicate, Brookings)

Javier Solana The word “resilience” has been used a dizzying number of times since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a year ago. Most interpret resilience...

(USA/Germany) Rebuilding US-German relations: Harder than it appears (Brookings)

Steven Pifer The German government and many Germans breathed a sigh of relief when Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in November. Mr. Trump damaged U.S....

(Africa) Youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa: Progress and prospects (Brookings)

Louise Fox and Dhruv Gandhi As the world’s youngest region, improving employment opportunities, especially for youth, is important in sub-Saharan Africa for several reasons, including the fact...

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