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(Nigeria) Deepening access to capital for Nigerian MSMEs during a pandemic (Brookings)

Toyin Adeniji While Nigeria has, so far, seemingly been spared the public health onslaught created by COVID-19, the country has not escaped the urgent economic...

(Development Countries/Sovereign Debt) Managing developing countries’ sovereign debt (Brookings)

José Antonio Ocampo Before the COVID-19 crisis, several low-income countries and some emerging economies were already facing sovereign debt problems, but this issue has become...

(Arab World) Heavy lies the crown: The survival of Arab monarchies, 10 years after the Arab Spring (Brookings)

Yasmina Abouzzohour Ten years ago, the Arab uprisings unseated four “presidents for life” in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and Yemen. The Middle East and North Africa’s...

(Technology/Innovation) TechTank Podcast Episode 14: How companies surveil workers and ways employees can protect themselves (Brookings)

Darrell M. West Today, under the coronavirus quarantines and lockdowns, most of us are working from home. This transition to a virtual world has blurred...

(USA) Why Texas had catastrophic blackouts (Brookings)

Colby Galliher, Kelsey Landau, and Julia Bourkland During last month’s winter storm that swept over much of the U.S., the electric grid in Texas came just “seconds...

(USA) The case for a civil rights exception to the filibuster (Brookings)

Rashawn Ray When racial progress is actively being pursued, there are people who will fight tooth and nail to preserve inequality. To protect democracy and...

(Japan) ‘We don’t know when it will end’: 10 years after Fukushima (Al Jazeera)

Michael Penn Tens of thousands were evacuated after the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, and many still worry about the risks of...

(USA) US visa applicants denied under Trump ‘Muslim ban’ can reapply (Al Jazeera)

Applicants who were refused visas prior to January 20, 2020, can submit new applications and pay a new application fee https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/9/us-says-visa-applicants-denied-under-trump-ban-can-reapply

(USA/Venezuelans) US offers temporary protected status to thousands of Venezuelans (Al Jazeera)

Biden administration move would shield Venezuelans already in the US from deportation and allow them to work legally https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/9/us-offers-temporary-protected-status-to-thousands-of-venezuelans

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