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(China/Algeria/Morocco) China’s chance to bridge the Algeria–Morocco divide (East Asia Forum)

Michaël Tanchum and Nerea Álvarez-Aríztegui, University of Navarra China is at a crossroads as it expands its economic presence in Northwest Africa. Heightening tensions between...

(South Korea) K-Quarantine: exporting South Korea’s COVID-19 management strategy (East Asia Forum)

Juliette Schwak, Franklin University Switzerland South Korea is launching a roadmap to export its COVID-19 management strategy. But the plan faces several limitations due to...

(Myanmar/China/ASEAN) Will Myanmar’s coup help China influence ASEAN? (East Asia Forum)

Henrick Z Tsjeng, RSIS On 16 January 2021, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded a visit to four ASEAN countries. One destination was Myanmar, the...

(USA) Why the trope of Black-Asian conflict in the face of anti-Asian violence dismisses solidarity (Brookings)

Jennifer Lee and Tiffany Huang A recent survey shows that more than three out of four Asian Americans worry about experiencing hate crimes, harassment, and discrimination because of...

(Africa) The promises and perils of Africa’s digital revolution (Brookings)

Nathaniel Allen Across the African continent, the relentless spread of networks, sensors, artificial intelligence, and automation is driving a revolution to an unknown destination. https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/the-promises-and-perils-of-africas-digital-revolution/

(Africa) Facilitating the transformational AfCFTA: Tools for eliminating bottlenecks (Brookings)

Benedict Okey Oramah Africa was on the cusp of a revolutionary economic transformation before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and the ensuing crisis just underlined the...

(USA) Biden’s first address to the nation: Truth, empathy and results (Brookings)

Elaine Kamarck President Joe Biden’s first primetime address to the nation showed just how profoundly different his presidency will be from his predecessor’s. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/03/11/bidens-first-address-to-the-nation-truth-empathy-and-results/

(USA) New child tax credit could slash poverty now and boost social mobility later (Brookings)

Christopher Pulliam and Richard V. Reeves Child poverty is center stage in current policy debates, at last. Far too many American children grow up poor. One in seven children...

(USA) Death from above: How criminal organizations’ use of drones threatens Americans (Brookings)

Michael Sinclair Over 81,000 Americans died of drug overdoses between June 2019 and May 2020. It was the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in U.S. history, driven...

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