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(Bering Sea/Climate Change) A changing Bering Sea is influencing weather far to the south, scientists say (Arctic Today)

Yereth Rosen Warming and thawing in the Bering Sea, which has erased winter ice and scrambled and rearranged the marine ecosystem, is also affecting areas thousands...

(Russia/Norway/USA) Russia announces Bear Gap missile tests as US bombers deploy to Norway (Arctic Today)

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer Russia has announced missile testing in international waters north of Norway beginning Thursday, as U.S. strategic bombers deploy to...

(Arctic) Agents and the Arctic: The Case for Increased Use of Agent-Based Modeling to Study Permafrost (The Arctic Institute)

Sierra Hicks, Christopher McComb and Lilian Alessa Permafrost thaw is one of the world’s most pressing climate problems, already disrupting lifestyles, livelihoods, economies, and ecosystems in the north,...

(USA/CCDF Policies) Key Cross-State Variations in CCDF Policies as of October 1, 2019 (Urban Institute)

Kelly Dwyer Sarah Minton Danielle Kwon Kennedy Weisner The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) provides federal money to States, Territories, and Tribes to subsidize the cost of...

(USA/Credit Health) Tracking the Credit Health of Washington, DC Residents (Urban Institute)

Caleb Quakenbush Madeline Brown Kassandra Martinchek Breno Braga Signe-Mary McKernan Oriya Cohen Shamoiya Washington Alexander Carther Financial health reflects residents’ ability to manage their daily finances, be resilient to economic shocks, and...

(USA/Credit Health) Tracking the Credit Health of Detroit Residents (Urban Institute)

Caleb Quakenbush Madeline Brown Kassandra Martinchek Breno Braga Signe-Mary McKernan Oriya Cohen Shamoiya Washington Alexander Carther Financial health reflects residents’ ability to manage their daily finances, be resilient to economic shocks, and...

(USA/Credit Health) Tracking the Credit Health of Houston Residents (Urban Institute)

Caleb Quakenbush Madeline Brown Kassandra Martinchek Breno Braga Signe-Mary McKernan Oriya Cohen Shamoiya Washington Alexander Carther Financial health reflects residents’ ability to manage their daily finances, be resilient to economic shocks, and...

(Indonesia) Are Indonesia’s “rubber” laws limiting freedom of speech? (The Interpreter)

JIM NOLAN In an unexpected announcement, Indonesian President Joko (Jokowi) Widodo this month called upon Indonesia’s military and police leadership to “improve supervision to ensure that the implementation...

(CPTPP) Expanding the CPTPP: A form guide to prospective members (The Interpreter)

HAYLEY CHANNER, JEFFREY WILSON In February, the United Kingdom became the first nation to formally apply to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership...

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