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(Tunisia/Libya) Tunisian President Saied to visit Libya to back ‘democratic path’ (Al Jazeera)

Tunisian President Kais Saied’s visit – the first since 2012 – comes days after the unity government was sworn in. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/17/tunisias-saied-to-visit-libya

(USA/China) The US and China: Avoiding a meltdown (Al Jazeera)

Marwan Bishara The Biden administration is preparing for a Pivot to Asia 2.0, but there is little it can do to stop China rising. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/17/the-us-and-china-avoiding-a-meltdown

(Serbia/China) Serbia’s vaccine diplomacy in China’s shadow (Al Jazeera)

Angel Petrov A large shipment of a Chinese vaccine has helped Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić improve his political fortunes. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/17/serbias-vaccine-diplomacy-in-chinas-shadow

(Climate Change) Top cleantech R&D priorities to help tackle climate change (WEF)

Peter Schniering Pressing climate change targets require the energy industry to accelerate its efforts on developing clean technology https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/cleantech-investment-priorities-energy-transition/

(Climate Change) How symbiosis can help industrial clusters reach net-zero (WEF)

Peter Laybourn Industrial symbiosis keeps valuable resources in use for as long as possible by identifying cross-sectoral business opportunities for utilising them https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/industrial-symbiosis-clusters/  

(Future of Work) This is how to future-proof your company, according to McKinsey (WEF)

Natalie Marchant Even before COVID-19, many executives were worried their companies were organized for a world that is disappearing https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/future-ready-companies-mckinsey-covid-19/

(Future of Work) WFH: How do deal with a year of accumulated burnout (WEF)

Nilufar Ahmed Our new way of working has been known to cause burnout and Zoom fatigue https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/covid19-burnout-video-exhaustion/

(Future of Work) How does working from home impact productivity? (WEF)

Masayuki Morikawa Working from home has become more widespread in advanced economies due to COVID-19 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/study-how-does-working-from-home-help-productivity/

(USA) 11 AEI scholars discuss the deterrent value of America’s military (AEI)

This long post recounts an informal discussion among 11 AEI Foreign and Defense Policy fellows about the deterrent value of American military forces operating...

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