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(USA) Why Investors Bought the First Certified Green Bond to Protect Forests for Drinking Water (World Resources Institute)

Lizzie Marsters, James Anderson and Todd Gartner Lake Maumelle in central Arkansas is a blue gem surrounded by rich forests of oak, hickory and short-leaf pine. https://www.wri.org/blog/2021/02/green-bond-forest-protection-central-arkansas-water

(Ukraine/Europe) Ukraine, EU Locked in Clash of Cultures and Values (The Jamestown Foundation)

Oleg Varfolomeyev The Ukrainian government concluded a series of agreements and held important discussions with European Union officials during Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal’s February 9–11...

(Russia/Iran/Turkey/Caspian Region) Moscow Expanding Ties With Iran to Counter Growing Turkish Influence Around Caspian (The Jamestown Foundation)

Paul Goble Moscow is alarmed by the expansion of Turkish influence in the Caspian region, most immediately by Turkey’s enthusiasm for trans-Caspian natural gas pipelines,...

(Armenia) Armenia’s Military Leadership, Civilian Opposition Move to Oust Pashinian’s Government (The Jamestown Foundation)

Vladimir Socor A military-civilian putsch broke out in Yerevan today (February 25) against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and his government, who are blamed for Armenia’s disastrous defeat...

(Russia/Karabakh) Russia’s Iskander Missiles Fail in Karabakh but Cause Crisis in Armenia (The Jamestown Foundation)

Pavel Felgenhauer The Second Karabakh War, between Armenia and Azerbaijan, began on September 27, 2020, and ended on November 9, 2020, with a Russian-brokered and...

(Greece/Europe) How has the profile of new jobs changed in Greece and the EU? (ELIAMEP)

Dimitris Katsikas, Apostolos Fasianos The period preceding the Covid-19 pandemic was marked by a strengthening of the labour market dynamics. In Greece, following a deep...

(Greece) Greece’s Rise as a Trans-Mediterranean Power: Greece’s Eastern Mediterranean strategic shift to Europe-to-Africa and Europe-to-Middle East connectivity (ELIAMEP)

Michael Tanchum Greece stands at the threshold of a strategic shift that could see the Hellenic Republic become Europe’s geopolitical gatekeeper of the emerging East...

(Somalia) A Last Chance to End Somalia’s Dangerous Election Impasse (Crisis Group)

Clashes in Mogadishu following the expiry of the president’s term highlight the risks of the standoff between the federal government and the opposition over...

(Sri Lanka) Sri Lanka: Prevention Should Be at Heart of New Human Rights Council Resolution (Crisis Group)

Alan Keenan The UN Human Rights Council will soon discuss Sri Lanka, where the new government has scotched truth and justice efforts related to the...

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