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(USA/Syria/Iran) Experts React: US airstrike in Syria targets Iran-backed militias (Atlantic Council)

William F. Wechsler, Kirsten Fontenrose, Barry Pavel, Barbara Slavin, Thomas S. Warrick, Borzou Daragahi, Abdulrahman al-Masri, C. Anthony Pfaff, Nader Uskowi, Mark N. Katz, Karim Mezran, Masoud Mostajabi On February 25, the US military carried out airstrikes in...

(USA/Russia) How to deploy economic tools against Putin’s aggression (Atlantic Council)

Brian O’Toole, Daniel Fried On February 22, the Biden administration took its first actions in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s long list of aggressive and repressive actions:...

(USA/Saudi Arabia) After the Khashoggi report: How the US can respond and avoid blowback (Atlantic Council)

Kirsten Fontenrose The new US administration has been carefully timing three major movements on Saudi Arabia this week: the release of a declassified intelligence report...

(USA/Iran) The real roots of Iranian anti-Americanism (AEI, The National Interest)

Michael Rubin The 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran shocked not only Americans but also the world. It was an unprecedented event. As...

(Asia) Ministers, Experts Chart Asia’s Digitalization Pathway to Sustainable Post-COVID-19 Growth (ADBI)

Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Research and Technology Minister Bambang P. S. Brodjonegoro highlighted developing Asia’s potential to leverage COVID-19 accelerated digitalization...

(Asia) Of the People, for the People: Economic Corridors, High-Speed Railways, and Quality of Life in Post-COVID-19 Asia (ADBI)

Jayal, Richa As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues to disrupt global economic activity, developing Asia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is now expected to...

(Pandemic/Governance) Dealing with Corporate Distress, Repair, and Reallocation after the Pandemic (ADBI)

Rajan, Raghuram The economic response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has varied across the world, depending on whether countries have had fiscal resources...

(Europe/ASEAN) An Energy Policy for ASEAN? Lessons from the EU Experience on Energy Integration, Security, and Decarbonization (ADBI)

Diaz-Rainey, Ivan Tulloch, Daniel J. Ahmed, Iftekhar McCarten, Matthew Taghizadeh-Hesary, Farhad The European Union (EU) has redefined the energy sphere in Europe over the...

(China) Fintech development transforming the financial landscape in the People’s Republic of China (ADBI)

Huang Yiping Financial technology (fintech) is rapidly changing the financial landscape in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), with important implications for financial inclusion and...

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