Uncategorized

(Europe) EU ‘antenna’ outposts to submit proposals for bloc development aid (Euractiv)

Vlagyiszlav Makszimov EU delegations are to submit by the end of February their proposals for spending development aid based on consultations in their respective countries,...

(Europe) The EU adaptation strategy is everybody’s cup of coffee (Euractiv)

The EU Adaptation Strategy presents not only priorities for action, but a vision of how adaptation to climate change should take place, writes Richard...

(Ghana) A conversation with Mohammed Adjei Sowah, mayor of Accra (Brookings)

February 4, Anthony F. Pipa, senior fellow in the Brookings Global Economy and Development program, hosted Mayor Mohammed Adjei Sowah of Accra, Ghana. The...

(Bulgaria) Can Bulgaria catch the digital wave? Defining the policy priorities (Brookings)

Anwar Aridi and Daniel Querejazu Bulgaria is on the periphery of Europe, both geographically and economically. Could the wave of new digital technologies help bring the country...

(USA) Penalizing Black hair in the name of academic success is undeniably racist, unfounded, and against the law (Brookings)

Howard Henderson and Jennifer Wyatt Bourgeois Black students are three to six times more likely to be suspended or expelled from school, and today, there remains a...

(Natural Resource Governance) Transforming natural resource governance: Break silos, sharpen politics (Brookings)

Norman Eisen, Michael Jarvis, Suneeta Kaimal, Daniel Kaufmann, Kelsey Landau, Robin J. Lewis, Allison Merkel, Mario Picon, and Erica Westenberg The political dimensions of natural resource governance are more prominent than ever. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2021/02/23/transforming-natural-resource-governance-break-silos-sharpen-politics/

(Facebook) Facebook’s Oversight Board makes an imperfect case for private governance (Brookings)

David Morar The Facebook Oversight Board recently released its first decisions on selected content moderation “cases”, and is in the process of deciding whether to allow former President Donald Trump back on the...

(USA) How to build more equitable vaccine distribution technology (Brookings)

Laura Moy and Yael Cannon The COVID-19 pandemic and the distribution of vaccines that promise to bring it to an end have spotlighted inequities in our nation’s...

(USA) If it’s Broke, Fix it. Restoring Federal Government Ethics and Rule of Law (Brookings)

Norman Eisen, Virginia Canter, Claire Finkelstein, Joseph Foti, Richard Painter, Walter M. Shaub, Jr., and Anne Weismann “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” So goes the old adage. Its corollary,...

Latest articles